Kelsey Gold

Kelsey Gold has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Kelsey is currently working at Monolith as a Lead Core Technology Transfer Engineer since September 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior R&D Process Engineer, Tech Transfer at Monolith from January 2021 to September 2022.

Before joining Monolith, Kelsey worked at Chevron as a Senior Process Engineer from July 2019 to December 2020. In this role, they championed process improvement projects to increase efficiency and maximize profits across multiple process units. Kelsey also mentored junior level engineers to develop talent and encourage future engagement within the company.

From 2012 to 2018, Kelsey worked at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, LLC, where they held two roles. First, they served as an Optimization Analyst from July 2017 to July 2018. In this position, they created and managed product run plans for Crude and Alkylation units, optimizing feed stock selection and flow rates to achieve maximum profitability. Additionally, they collaborated with a diverse team to devise solutions for processing challenging feed stocks. Following this, they worked as a Process Engineer from November 2012 to July 2017. In this role, they monitored daily performance and troubleshooting of various process units, while also developing projects to improve process optimization and efficiency.

Prior to their roles at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, Kelsey worked at Ashland, Inc. as a Production Engineer from August 2010 to November 2012. Here, they monitored and troubleshooted a multi-reactor batch process to ensure product quality and quantity. Kelsey also led a team of hourly employees to ensure safe and reliable plant operations.

Kelsey's earlier experiences include working as an Undergraduate Biodiesel Researcher at Drexel University Biofuels Lab in 2010, a Process Engineering Co-op at Valero Energy Corporation from September 2008 to March 2009, a Drug Development and Research Co-op at Aprecia Pharmaceuticals from September 2007 to March 2008, and an Undergraduate Assistant at Drexel University Fuel Cell Lab in 2007. Kelsey also worked as a Functional Products Co-op at Cognis Corporation from September 2006 to March 2007.

Kelsey Gold earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, studying from 2005 to 2010.