Jacqueline Hardin

Jacqueline Hardin is a skilled Metal 3D Printing Specialist at Mattel, Inc., specializing in metal additive manufacturing for toy production since January 2023. Prior to this role, Hardin worked at QuesTek Innovations LLC for nearly six years, initially as a Materials Engineering Applications Intern, progressing to a Materials Engineer, where expertise in sample preparation and metal materials characterization was developed. Academic experience includes research on thin film mechanical properties at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the same institution. Early research at Buehler involved fracture surface analysis of steel screws, contributing to failure analysis presentations. Hardin's foundational education includes an honors science major diploma from Lane Tech College Prep.