Stella So is a Principal Reliability Engineer at Bayer's biotech manufacturing plant in Berkeley, CA. She leads the plant's mechanical integrity program that improves equipment uptime by developing asset condition monitoring programs and preventive maintenance plans for critical systems. She regularly partners with stakeholders in Quality, Maintenance, Utilities, Plant Engineering, Production, and Manufacturing Sciences to deliver safety and regulatory compliance projects. Prior to reliability engineering, Stella was leading lean six sigma initiatives in Operational Excellence and drove continuous improvement in Bayer's warehouse logistics operations. Stella holds graduate degrees in operations research and transportation engineering, and was formerly a consultant for California government agencies, advancing public mobility and intelligent transportation systems projects.

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition. We design our products and services to serve the most essential human needs of health and nutrition. At the same time, we strive to address some of the world’s biggest challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. At Bayer, we’re committed to driving sustainable development and generate a positive impact with our businesses. Through the power of science, we’re pioneering new possibilities that advance life for all of us. That means reimagining how we care for ourselves and one another by empowering everyday health, improving approaches to patient care, and finding better ways to nourish our communities around the world.