Melissa Kiessling is PennDOT Employee of the Quarter

​Montoursville, PA - Melissa Kiessling is the District Office Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter, 2024.​

Melissa serves as the District's Plant Maintenance Materials Coordinator. In this position, she assists the District's nine county offices with procurement and inventory management by monitoring the District's winter materials, managing the district salt reserves, and providing weekly tracking reports throughout the winter to help maintain costs.

Additionally, she analyzes contracts to ensure they meet District goals, which requires analysis of the system, policies, and the ability to forecast future needs.

Melissa is a liaison between Central Office and county organizations within the District regarding procurement and inventory management. She was instrumental in procuring the first pipe lining maintenance contract in the District, which required a great deal of coordination with Central Office, learning the new Jaggaer system, and teaching the vendor community.

Respected statewide for her knowledge in purchasing and procurement, she has served on multiple committees assessing opportunities for improvement in many different realms within the Department.

Recently, she was asked to participate on two focus area teams to test and provide feedback on the PennDOT database, MAPI (Maintenance Accreditation Performance Index), which monitors performance and progress. Melissa is the District Power User for Maintenance IQ, which is a mapping system to plan maintenance work. Her overall knowledge of Maintenance IQ has helped identify and fix issues, she is considered one of the best Power Users of the database in the state.

Melissa is a team player and is willing to assist anyone at any time with questions or concerns. She has a positive attitude and faces every task with a can-do attitude. Her intuitive and innovative approach to work has improved the District's procurement and inventory management procedures.

Melissa is a 19-year employee with PennDOT. She lives in Linden with her husband Wes, sons Caleb and Mayson and daughter Tru. In her spare time, she enjoys painting and being outdoors with her family.

Congratulations to Melissa Kiessling, the PennDOT District 3 Employee of the Quarter.

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