Melanie Bessel is a skilled manufacturing engineer with over a decade of experience in the field, currently serving as Manufacturing Engineer I at Telephonics since June 2012. Melanie's expertise includes supporting production teams to enhance productivity and quality in circuit cards and integration work cells while applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Previous roles at Telephonics included Manufacturing Engineer II and Manufacturing Engineer III, where responsibilities encompassed coordinating assembly transitions, managing issues in the Advanced Manufacturing lab, and preparing operational documentation. Prior experience includes a Process Engineering internship at Amphenol Aerospace and an undergraduate course assistant role at Binghamton University, complemented by technical support experience at IBM. Melanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Binghamton University.