Didion
Mariana Gama is a skilled Process Engineer with extensive experience in the chemical and manufacturing industries. Currently employed at Didion since July 2022, Mariana previously held positions at Tekni-Plex, Inc. as Process Engineer II, and at ExxonMobil, where roles included Utilities Senior Technical Engineer, Process Contact Engineer, and Facilities Planning Engineer. At 3M, Mariana served as a Product Engineer, focusing on the Industrial Adhesives and Tape Division while pursuing Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Early career experiences include a co-op at SC Johnson and various roles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Mariana contributed to engineering education and research. Mariana earned a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015.
Didion
Together, we make a difference. Didion is a family-owned agricultural processing company with two business units, Didion Milling and Didion Bioscience. Didion Milling processes over 86,000 bushels of corn each day from a vast network of local producers. Operating North America’s newest dry corn mill, we separate the richest parts of each kernel and produce ingredients for some of the nation’s most respected food brands. Didion Milling also produces over 350 million meals annually for the USAID program through the USDA. These meals help to fight hunger in four dozen developing nations. The co-located Didion Bioscience facility produces USP-grade alcohol suitable for home cleaning, sanitizing products, cosmetics and more. In addition, Didion Bioscience produces over 50 million gallons of clean-burning ethanol annually.