Lori Burskey graduated with a B.S. in Engineering Science in 1995 and started as a Quality Engineer with International Paper's Veratec division in Lewisburg, PA. Throughout the next five years, she supervised the Quality Testing Laboratory, served as Process Engineer for three different nonwoven fabric technologies within the plant, and received Six Sigma Black Belt certifications. In all of these roles, she completed safety, quality, productivity, and cost-saving improvement projects.

Ms. Burskey accepted a position as a Process Engineer with Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies (formerly Rodel – a company supplying polishing pads and slurries to the semiconductor industry) in Newark, DE in 2000. During the past six years, she has significantly expanded her responsibilities for manufacturing processes and equipment in multiple areas of the company. In addition to completing "safety, quality, and productivity" projects, she provides support to Technical Service personnel in troubleshooting customer issues, and presents statistical process control (SPC) updates during customer audits. Ms. Burskey is a dedicated mentor to other Process Engineers, who regularly consult her for assistance with complicated data analyses and statistical problems.

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