BAYSTAR
Kathleen McMahon Brand is a professional in the chemical engineering field with experience in various engineering roles. Currently serving as an Olefins Planner and previously as a Senior Project Engineer at BAYSTAR since August 2018, Kathleen has developed strong planning and project management skills. Prior to this, Kathleen worked at Total from June 2014 to August 2018, holding positions as a Production Engineer, Process Engineer, and Risk Assessment Engineer. Kathleen began their career at Total as an Operations Intern in June 2013. Kathleen earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin from 2010 to 2014.
BAYSTAR
Based in Pasadena, Texas, Baystar is a people company that produces highly customized enhanced polyethylene for ultimate performance and sustainable solutions across the value chain. Formed in 2018 to invest in the future of our industry, we became a fully integrated producer with the start-up of our new ethane cracker in Port Arthur in 2022. We’ve handpicked our team based on experience, expertise, shared values, and the character traits that make us unique. Baystar is a proud member of Responsible Care® and is committed to Operation Clean Sweep (OCS), a program dedicated to helping every plastic resin handling operation achieve zero plastic resin loss. Our high-performance and versatile products help our customers remain highly competitive, and we are proudly shaking up the industry with our attentive service. Our motto is: “Less business to business. More person to person.”