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PlastChicks
by Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri
PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin, is a plastics podcast hosted by Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri, talking about popular plastics topics and the people inspiring the industry! This podcast is sponsored by SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals. Look for new episodes the first Friday of every month.
Episodes
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Season 9 Episode 7 - John Wiley, LS Mtron Injection Molding Machine
PlastChicks host Lynzie Nebel is solo in this episode recorded live on the rooftop during the Global Tech Day 2026 at the new LS Mtron Global Tech Center in South Korea. She interviews John Wiley, VP of Operations, LS Mtron Injection Molding Machine. They discuss what makes a good service...
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Season 9 Episode 6 - Paul Caprio, LS Mtron
PlastChicks host Lynzie Nebel is solo in this episode recorded live at the new LS Mtron Global Tech Center in South Korea during the Global Tech Day 2026. She interviews Paul Caprio, President of LS Mtron for the U.S. and Canada. They discuss his reasons for joining LS Mtron, his nearly 40 years…
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Season 9 Episode 5 - Poolside with Wendy and Steve Hoenig
Episode Description PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri sit down with Wendy and Steve Hoenig poolside at the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) and Plastics Hall of Fame (PHoF) Spring 2026 Networking/Conference in Sarasota, Florida to explore their remarkable journey through the...
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Season 9 Episode 4 - Poolside with Tim and Barb Womer
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri interview Tim and Barb Womer poolside at the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) and Plastics Hall of Fame (PHoF) Spring 2026 Networking/Conference in Sarasota, Florida. They speak to Tim and Barb about how they met, balancing work and personal…
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Season 9 Episode 3 - Poolside with Norm and Sue Fowler
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri interview Norm and Sue Fowler poolside at the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) and Plastics Hall of Fame (PHoF) Spring 2026 Networking/Conference in Sarasota, Florida. They speak to Norm and Sue about how they met, their relationship and home…
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Season 9 Episode 2 - Justin Riney - INEOS Styrolution
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Justin Riney, Sustainability Commercial Manager Americas at INEOS Styrolution and host of the podcast, Redefining Plastics. They explored his path into the plastics industry and podcasting, common myths around plastics and recycling, challenges...
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Season 9 Episode 1 - Lexington Peterson - Engel
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Lexington Peterson, Business Development Manager in Automotive and Mobility at Engel. They discussed SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, sustainability, her plastics engineering career journey, advancements in large-scale thermoplastic...
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Season 8 Episode 10 - Geoff Foster, Core Technology
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Geoff Foster, CEO and President of Core Technology. They discuss how he founded his own plastics injection molding company, what's fueling their 300% growth since Covid, critical skills for engineering students, the importance of building...
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Season 8 Episode 9 - Pia Fischer, Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Pia Fischer, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University. They discuss the development of her interest in plastics, injection molding, skill building for success…
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Season 8 Episode 8 - Matt Seaholm and Pat Farrey, Plastics Industry Association
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host the Plastics Industry Association, featuring Matt Seaholm, President & CEO, and Pat Farrey, Executive VP & Chief Integration Officer. They discuss the merger of the Plastics Industry Association and SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals to…
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Season 8 - Episode 7 - David Routsis and Hannah Donnellan, Routsis Training, LLC
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host David Routsis, President, and Hannah Donnellan, Sales and Marketing Associate, Routsis Training, LLC. They discussed identifying training needs in the plastics industry, addressing the challenges of capturing specific staff manufacturing...
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Season 8 - Episode 6 - Tuan TranPham, Anisoprint
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Tuan TranPham, "the most-followed person in 3D printing," and President of the Americas and Asia Pacific at Anisoprint. They discuss the evolution of his career in 3D printing and the plastics industry, his desire to educate and inspire about…
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Special PlastChicks Scholarship Episode - Eve Vitale, Gina Grady, Brian Grady, and Claire Marble
On this special PlastChicks Scholarship episode, PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri receive an on-air surprise! Eve Vitale, Gina Grady, and Brian Grady announce a new endowed PlastChicks Scholarship Fund to award scholarships forever to deserving plastics students. Thanks to Gina and...
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Season 8 - Episode 4 - Sean Petterson, Supersede
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Sean Petterson, CEO of Supersede. They discussed the founding of Supersede, marine and construction material manufacturing, the process for using recycled plastics, logistics management, the challenges of green solutions and carbon-reduction...
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Season 8 - Episode 3 - Kohei Shinohara, Sodick
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Kohei Shinohara, Senior Vice President at Sodick, live from the Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference at PennState Behrend, June 11-12, 2025. They discussed injection molding machine design, medical and precision…
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Season 8 - Episode 2 - Lisa van der Vorst, Mold-Masters Ltd.
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Lisa van der Vorst, Senior Sales Director-North America at Mold-Masters Ltd., live from the Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference at PennState Behrend, June 11-12, 2025. They discussed the state of the industry and future of...
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Season 8 - Episode 1 - Dr. Shilpa Manjure, Northern Technologies International Corporation/Natur-Tec
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Shilpa Manjure, Global Technical Leader at Northern Technologies International Corporation/Natur-Tec and SPE's Bioplastics and Renewable Technologies Division Chair. They discussed how her interest in plastics and biopolymers developed, the...
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Season 7 - Episode 10 - Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, Eurofins | EAG Laboratories
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, Director of Project Management for Eurofins | EAG Laboratories. They discuss her journey in materials science, her role as a "technical therapist," determining the best approach to address varying client needs, most common...
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Season 7 - Episode 9 - April Brown, Moldex3D
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host April Brown, Applications Engineer at Moldex3D. They discuss her professional journey to a plastics industry career, injection molding simulation projects, reducing manufacturing cost and optimizing processes while reducing waste and…
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Season 7 - Episode 8 - Andy Francis, Q-Lab
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Andy Francis, Vice President of Marketing at Q-Lab Corporation. They discuss the big forces of plastics weathering, the arch nemeses of plastics, the difficulty of service life prediction, techniques and equipment for testing the effects of...
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Season 7 Episode 7 - The Kenders
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host the Kenders, siblings with careers in plastics: Laura Kender, Polymer Process Engineer at Corning Life Sciences; Elizabeth Kender, Senior Product Developer at New Balance; and Stephen Kender, Senior Design Engineer at UPPAbaby. They discuss how...
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Season 7 Episode 6 - Andy Kamholz, Edge Precision Manufacturing
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Andy Kamholz, CEO, Edge Precision Manufacturing. They discuss compression molding micro features on a macro part, micropore filters, hiring strategies for success, building a thriving corporate culture, the challenges in launching a new...
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Season 7 Episode 5 - Lytia Watson, Vice President of Human Resources, Deceuninck North America
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Lytia Watson, Vice President of Human Resources, Deceuninck North America. They discuss her educational journey, approaching impediments with curiosity, finding the best employees for your company, removing bias in hiring decisions, building...
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Season 7 Episode 4 - Tanisha Francis, 2024 PlastChicks Scholarship Winner
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Tanisha Francis, 2024 PlastChicks Scholarship Winner, Computer Engineering Senior at Kettering University, and President of the Kettering University SPE Student Chapter. They discuss the development of her interest in the plastics industry, her...
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Season 7 Episode 3 - Emily Bowser, Biomerics
Live from NPE2024! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Emily Bowser, Process and Tooling Engineering Manager at Biomerics. They discussed improving processes to reduce scrap, the impact of mentorship on professional growth, 3-D printing, advice for aspiring engineers, emerging...
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Season 7 Episode 2 - Leslie Sonne, Star Thermoplastics
Live from NPE2024! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Leslie Sonne, Senior Business Development Manager at Star Thermoplastics, a Hexpol TPE company. They discussed her career journey at Star Thermoplastics, working with clients to determine the best TPE formulations to meet…
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Season 7 Episode 1 - Bailey Robin, Matium
Live from NPE2024! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Bailey Robin, Co-Founder and CEO, Matium. They discuss the journey that led him to found Matium and his future plans. Matium combines sustainable market and material science perspectives to create a comprehensive…
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Season 6 Episode 9 - Jay Shoemaker, Western Michigan University and HL&S Consulting
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jay Shoemaker, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University and owner of HL&S Consulting. They discussed mold design, his work with Moldflow and iMFLUX, plastics education, mold design publications, and his participation in...
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Season 6 Bonus Episode - Jess Rodriguez, Berry Global, Inc.
Bonus Episode! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jess Rodriguez, Sustainability Project Manager at Berry Global, Inc. They discussed her journey in the plastics industry and working with designers and customers to improve sustainability and recyclability in healthcare packaging...
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Season 6 Episode 8 - Jake Kelly-Walley, Matrix Polymers
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jake Kelly-Walley, an R&D Engineer at Matrix Polymers and PhD Student at Queen's University Belfast. They discussed UN Sustainable Development Goals, responsible consumption of materials, introducing post-consumer recycling into rotational...
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Season 6 Episode 7 - Wendy Hoenig, H & H Business Development
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Wendy Hoenig, CEO at H & H Business Development, 2024 inductee into the Plastics Hall of Fame, and 2018 Women Breaking the Mold award winner. They discussed Plastics Pioneers, her work at Dow, product incubation, emerging trends in the plastics...
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Season 6 Episode 6 - Dr. Ellen Lee, Ford Motor Company
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Ellen Lee, Technical Leader of Additive Manufacturing Research at Ford Motor Company, live from ANTEC® 2024. They discuss her journey in additive manufacturing, challenges in using additive manufacturing in the automotive sector, developing...
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Season 6 Episode 5 - Darien Dierksen, Procter & Gamble
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Darien Dierksen, Senior Application Engineer at Procter & Gamble. They discuss her journey in the plastics industry, mentoring, challenges for women in the plastics industry, sustainable solutions at Procter & Gamble, the importance of…
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Season 6 Episode 4 - Alethea Schaeffer, USHECO
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Alethea Schaeffer, VP of Sales & Engineering, USHECO. They discuss her journey in the plastics industry, thermoforming processes, the company's entrepreneurial approach to manufacturing, designing for manufacturing, approaches to…
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Season 6 Episode 3 - Co-CEOs - Hoffer Plastics
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host the co-CEOs of Hoffer Plastics: Gretchen Hoffer Farb, Charlotte Hoffer Canning and Alex Hoffer. They discuss the dynamics of a family-owned injection-molding plastics business, their approach to innovation in the plastics industry, the…
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Season 6 Episode 2 - Monika Stroeder, PhD - NOVA Chemicals
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Monika Stroeder, PhD, Team Leader, Circular Products R&D at NOVA Chemicals. They review her role in developing new products, her move into technical services, packaging, sustainability and finally into research and development of circular...
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Season 6 Episode 1 - Madison Kramer, PlastChicks Scholarship Winner
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Madison Kramer, a Plastics Engineering sophomore at Penn State Behrend and the first PlastChicks Scholarship Winner. They discuss her scholarship, her interest in plastics engineering, how Lynzie and Mercedes created the PlastChicks podcast,...
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Season 5 Episode 10 - Sarah Webber, Plastic Ingenuity
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Sarah Webber, Sustainable Packaging Engineer for Plastic Ingenuity. They discuss her sustainable plastics industry career journey, encouraging others to explore careers in plastics, the importance of involving packaging engineers early in the...
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Season 5 Episode 9 - Mitch Rife, Delta TechOps
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Mitch Rife, Engineering Manager for Additive Manufacturing, Delta TechOps. They discuss transitioning from subtractive to additive manufacturing processes; designing for 3D printing while considering injection molding requirements should...
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Season 5 Episode 8 - Kate Davenport, Eureka Recycling
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Kate Davenport, Co-President of Eureka Recycling, a nonprofit zero waste organization and social enterprise recycler based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They discuss the economics and opportunities in providing recycling services, including…
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Season 5 Episode 7 - Nathan Rader-Edkin, Plastics Innovation and Resource Center, Pennsylvania College of Technology
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Nathan Rader-Edkin, Plastics Innovation and Resource Center Program Manager, Pennsylvania College of Technology, a Plastics News Rising Star for 2023, and a co-founder of a new plastics career site, PlasticsPostings.com. They discuss his…
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Season 5 Episode 6 - Dr. Sherrika Sanders, Manner Polymers
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Sherrika Sanders, Senior Technical Engineer, Manner Polymers and member of the SPE DEI Advisory Board. They discuss her career journey, being one of the Hidden Figures of Dallas, developing small molecules to authenticate fuel and consumer...
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Season 5 Episode 5 - Rashed Islam, Lyft
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Rashed Islam, Head of Product Integrity at Lyft - Transit, Bikes, and Scooters. They discuss his journey in his product integrity career, working at Google and Lyft, the challenges of implementing recycled plastics in products, sustainable...
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Season 5 Episode 4 - Alexandre Martel and Filippos Voulpiotis, 3Dnatives
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host 3Dnatives guests Alexandre Martel, Co-Founder, and Filippos Voulpiotis, Chief Business Officer. They discuss the role of 3Dnatives as a reliable source of information on the latest trends of the Additive Manufacturing market, common...
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Season 5 Episode 3 - 2022 SPE Foundation Scholarship Winners
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host four of the 2022 SPE Foundation Scholarship winners: Rachel LeBlanc, Allen Román, Kelsey Allis, and Wyatt McGraw. The SPE Foundation is an arm of SPE that supports the development of plastics professionals by funding quality educational…
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Season 5 Episode 2 - Ed Hall, Baerlocher USA
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Ed Hall, President and CEO of Baerlocher USA, discuss Ed's career journey, the importance of ethics and diversity in the workforce, Baerlocher USA's move into sustainability and services, and the need for the plastics industry to get...
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Season 5 Episode 1 - Mason Myers, Autodesk
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Mason Myers, Principal Implementation Consultant at Autodesk, discuss the advantages of using simulation software to make it easier to get a process up and running, saving time and money using simulations, Autodesk's Moldflow Simulation...
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Season 4 Episode 10 - Neil Thompson, Teach the Geek
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Neil Thompson, Founder of Teach the Geek, author and podcaster of Teach the Geek to Speak, discuss helping STEM professionals develop their presentation skills to further their career development, the challenges engineers face when...
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Season 4 Episode 9 - Dr. Katrina Knauer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and BOTTLE Consortium
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Dr. Katrina Knauer, Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and CTO of the BOTTLE (Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment) Consortium discuss attaining your ideal job in...
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Season 4 Episode 8 - Pat Haney, MTD Micromolding
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Pat Haney, Research and Development Engineer, MTD Micromolding, examine research and development in micro-medical plastics injection molding; the unique challenges of super-small molding, including differences in non-Newtonian fluid...
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PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin, is a plastics podcast hosted by Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri, talking about popular plastics topics and the people inspiring the industry! This podcast is sponsored by SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals. Look for new episodes the first Friday of every month.
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PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin, is a plastics podcast hosted by Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri, talking about popular plastics topics and the people inspiring the industry! This podcast is sponsored by SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals. Look for new episodes the first Friday of every...
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