Mary Kate Waldron
About Mary Kate Waldron
Mary Kate Waldron is a Quality Manager with extensive experience in quality assurance and engineering, currently working at Dollar Shave Club. She has a background in chemical engineering and business, with previous roles at Unilever and Air Products, where she implemented process improvements and safety initiatives.
Work at Dollar Shave Club
Mary Kate Waldron has been serving as the Quality Manager at Dollar Shave Club since 2020. In this role, she oversees quality assurance processes and ensures that products meet the company's standards. Her responsibilities include implementing quality control measures and collaborating with various departments to maintain product integrity. Waldron's experience in quality management contributes to the overall effectiveness of the company's operations.
Education and Expertise
Mary Kate Waldron holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she studied from 2005 to 2010. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, completing her studies from 2019 to 2022. Her educational background provides her with a strong foundation in both engineering principles and business management.
Background in Unilever
Waldron's professional background includes significant experience at Unilever, where she held various positions from 2010 to 2018. She started as a Compounding Supervisor and later progressed to roles such as Lead Supplier Quality Specialist and Senior Process Engineer. During her tenure, she implemented root-cause analysis techniques that reduced non-conformance product rates and led initiatives to achieve zero recordable incidents in her department.
Internship Experience at Air Products
In 2009, Mary Kate Waldron completed a three-month internship as a Project Engineering Intern at Air Products in the Allentown, Pennsylvania Area. This early experience provided her with practical insights into engineering projects and operations, laying the groundwork for her future career in quality management and process engineering.
Contributions to Process Improvement
Throughout her career, Waldron has been involved in various data-driven projects aimed at improving efficiency and quality in manufacturing processes. At Unilever, she utilized Total Productive Maintenance methodology to enhance operations in the compounding department. Additionally, she participated in HAZOP teams and validation teams for new capital equipment projects, contributing to the standardization of work processes.