Lauren Smiley

Lauren Smiley is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as the Reliability and Continuous Improvement Engineering Manager and Interim Maintenance Manager at Catalent Pharma Solutions since August 2017. Responsibilities include leading a team of up to 46 personnel to optimize equipment availability for 24/7 production operations and driving reliability initiatives through Lean principles. Previous roles at Catalent include Senior Process Engineer and Process Engineer, where significant cost-saving projects and system-level improvements were achieved. Prior experience includes positions at NSG Pilkington, Sun Products Corporation, LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky, Ethicon, Inc., and Toyota North America, cumulatively building a strong foundation in manufacturing and process engineering. Lauren Smiley holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky.