Posie Pots

Posie Pots are innovative self-watering planter engineered to take the guesswork out of plant care. With Posie Pots, you can enjoy beautiful, healthy plants without constantly monitoring their water levels and health. What makes our business unique is that we provide a corn based eco-friendly solutions, and environmental sustainability product. The design of Posie Pots self-watering planters stems from my background in engineering and my love for horticulture, plants, and interior design. My journey as a mechanical engineer in the agricultural industry is rooted in my extensive background and expertise. A St. Louis University graduate with twenty years of experience in the field has equipped me with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop groundbreaking solutions for the agricultural sector. What makes Posie Pot planters eco-friendly is that they do not require watering for up to thirty days inside the eco-friendly, made from a corn-based plastic sustainable sub-irrigation system. The ingenious system is entirely mechanical, one-piece, and requires no additional electricity. Posie Pots were created and invented by Engineer, Owner, and Chief Operating Officer Wells in November 2012. Posie Pots & 3D Prints LLC was created in February of 2018. The owner has fifteen-plus years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer, Inventor, and Senior Program Manager with extensive experience in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. She has expert-level knowledge of horticulture, growing, and gardening. Her previous professional roles include Engineering Project Manager, Senior Manager, and Engineer for Amazon, the Boeing Company, and Northrop Grumman. Her operations, technical, and management skills include planning from conception to completion, research and development, advanced design & concept engineering, materials configuration management, Six Sigma certification, 5 S, and Lean initiatives. Her incredible people skills, ingenuity, extensive national & international travel, and professional experience supporting consultants, contractors, suppliers, and customer demands have prepared her and her product, Posie Pots, for the St. Louis ecosystem. Her achievements include multiple Patent recognition, Women of Color in Technology Award Winner, Composites R&D expert, Pride Award Certifications, and United States Patent and Trade Office patent holder. Kionna Wells has expert experience in additive manufacturing and 3D imaging. Her core competencies and expertise include ten-plus years of computer-aided drafting and design, composite tooling, rapid prototyping, and development. She is well-versed in various 3D Solid Modeling programs, including Unigraphics, CATIA, and Solid Works. She has hands-on and expert experience as a Tool Designer and Draftswoman for several defense programs. She has completed manufacturing build instructions and build of materials for new and existing products for Boeing and Northrop Grumman. She has expeditiously transitioned products into full-rate production utilizing Additive manufacturing, stereo lithography (SLS), laser sintering, and Rotomold technologies. Her defense manufacturing experiences include rapid build rates and low-cost tooling. She specializes in new product prototyping and fast development for multi-million-dollar contractual research and development projects utilizing methodologies such as Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL) and Technology Readiness Levels (TRL).