Lyzmarie Nicole Irizarry Colón
About Lyzmarie Nicole Irizarry Colón
Lyzmarie Nicole Irizarry Colón is a Process Improvement Engineer currently employed at Milliken & Company in Johnston, South Carolina. She has a background in chemical engineering and has held various engineering and research positions at notable companies including Kimberly-Clark, The Mosaic Company, and Procter & Gamble.
Current Role at Milliken & Company
Lyzmarie Nicole Irizarry Colón serves as a Process Improvement Engineer at Milliken & Company, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she focuses on exploring areas of improvement at the Johnston Milliken plant in South Carolina. Her responsibilities include analyzing processes and implementing strategies to enhance operational efficiency.
Previous Experience in Engineering
Before joining Milliken & Company, Lyzmarie gained valuable experience in various engineering roles. She worked as a Process Engineer Co-op at Kimberly-Clark in 2016 and again in 2017, totaling 14 months in Neenah, Wisconsin, and Beech Island, South Carolina. Additionally, she served as a Process Safety Management Engineer Intern at The Mosaic Company in 2019 for three months and as a Research and Development Intern at Procter & Gamble in 2015 for three months.
Educational Background
Lyzmarie completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Florida, where she studied from 2014 to 2018. Prior to this, she achieved a high school diploma from East Bay High School with a GPA of 5.72. She also participated in a dual enrollment program at Hillsborough Community College, maintaining a GPA of 3.79 from 2013 to 2014.
Research and Development Experience
Lyzmarie has a background in research, having worked as a Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Florida in 2018 for three months. Additionally, she worked as a research assistant in Columbia, South Carolina, for a year and a half, where she focused on expanding her skills in modeling, prototyping, and experimental work.
Early Career Opportunities
Lyzmarie's early career included participation in BP's Discovery Days program in 2015 for one month in the Houston, Texas area. She also served as the P.R.I.D.E. Alliance Web Master at the University of South Florida from 2016 to 2017 for nine months, where she contributed to web management and community engagement.