Rising Stars
Moneta's first plastics job was at Bridgville, where he started working his senior year of high school, then he interned for Bridgville and Whirlpool Corp.
Rader-Edkin became a senior molding engineer in Franklin Lakes, N.J., in June 2021, then moved back to PCT to be named program manager for the Plastics Innovation and Resource Center in April 2022.
After graduation, Merkle joined Clarkston, Mich.-based resin distributor Chase as an applications development engineer, relocated to the Philadelphia area for field support to the East Coast, then moved to Charlotte, N.C., to support the Southeast area.
After being part of the technical team and using her engineering background, Lopez moved to product line management.
Ferrer Borrell published his first article in 2015 and founded Gau3di, a metal additive manufacturing startup, in 2020.
Jones also belongs to the International Society of Beverage Technologists and participates in the sustainable packaging subcommittee.
Lidia Acosta's start in the plastics industry began as an intern for Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
Rohr, who said her current challenge is integrating new processes to create efficiency, continues to network with current and previous employees "to learn about new career trends and opportunities."
Johnson is responsible for providing insights from the American Chemistry Council's Resin Report to include in M. Holland's strategic vision and plan.
Leng also was the president of the Society of Plastics Engineers at OU and organized several events with guest speakers to discuss plastics and sustainability.
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