Results-focused, detail-oriented: Maddy Best identifies cost-saving projects, new equipment technologies, and operational practices to improve line performance at Post Consumer Brands, a Lakeville-based packaged foods company. A 2021 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s in bioproducts and biosystems engineering, she launched Post’s Early Career Professional group to provide a supportive experience for employees stepping into a new role or new stage of their career. Along the way, Best sought support and built a dedicated network for the group, while openly sharing her own experiences as a new employee. She’s involved in many projects supporting Post’s manufacturing plants including waste reduction, improving reliability, reducing downtime, ergonomic safety, and utility reduction.