She was a fiercely loyal friend, a beloved and valued colleague, a steadfast supporter of women, an advocate for society's most vulnerable and a deeply loving and devoted daughter, granddaughter, niece and cousin. Krissa was known for her fantastic sense of humor and wit, and was the life of the party.
She valued her family and friends above all else. She was a role model for many who crossed her path, and went out of her way to support and mentor other women, especially those pursuing careers in the fields of business and science.īut while Krissa enjoyed and valued her professional career, it was her personal life that meant the most to her. Krissa was the consummate professional, highly valued by her employers and employees and admired by women and men alike for her outstanding ethics and business acumen. Most recently, she led a team of 250-plus members in achieving $42 million in annual sales as a Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive supplier while subsequently completing a post-graduate certificate in data science and business analytics from McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. There she served as a division lean manager in Lexington, Kentucky, before becoming a business unit manager at the company's facility in Woodridge, Illinois. Following her tenure at Caterpillar, she served as a quality and continuous improvement leader at Owens Corning in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving on to Parker Hannifin.
While employed at Caterpillar, Krissa completed her master of business administration at Oklahoma State University in 2014. She led projects in the U.S., Canada and Belgium. Her project portfolio included improvement initiatives for safety, quality, efficiency, process standardization, professional development and cost control. During this time she was a graduate assistant and member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Society of Safety Engineers (now the American Society of Safety Professionals).įollowing her graduation from MSU, Krissa was recruited by Caterpillar, Inc., where she spent more than a decade of her career, beginning as safety professional and industrial hygienist and moving up through the corporate world to become a Six Sigma Black Belt. Krissa received her bachelor of science degree in chemistry from MSU in 2003, and stayed to complete her master of science degree in occupational health and industrial hygiene in 2005. She attended Kaskaskia College before moving on to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and finally Murray State University (MSU) in Murray, Kentucky, where she was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, member of the American Chemical Society and easily made friends with anyone fortunate enough to cross her path. She grew up in Carlyle, Illinois, attending the local grade, junior high and high schools before graduating in 1999.
17, 1981, in Olney, Illinois, she was the beloved only child of George and Susan Dudley. Krissa Suzanne Dudley, beloved daughter, friend and colleague whose zest for life was matched only by her deep love for and devotion to her family and many friends, passed away unexpectedly June 26, 2022, at her home in Naperville, Illinois.