Colin Bartley Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Leading a global team of subject matter experts. Finding, developing and implementing innovative solutions to improve productivity, quality and production flexibility.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I am a packaging engineer, with over 20 years experience installing, maintaining, fault finding and training on packaging machinery

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as technical packaging lead for 8 managers and analysts and 4 contractors as company expanded into U.S. Reported to Senior Vice President of Purchasing and CCO. Identified, tracked, and executed all packaging-related Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. Managed 1500 SKUs annually• Spearheaded transition to How2Recycle labeling on packaging. Audited company processes, secured management buy-in, and collaborated closely with vendors and Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Provided consumer recycling information for 98% of U.S. sourced products and 80% of internationally sourced products. • Reduced product scanning time in stores by 40% by analyzing packaging requirements, benchmarking scan times for competitors, creating a style guide to optimize bar code placement, and testing results. • Print manager defined and optimized proof process. Technical expert for all print processes (Digital, Flexographic, Lithographic, Dry offset)• Improved data collection by establishing new process for evaluating store and supply chain feedback and reviewing packaging from a customer perspective. Established process to flag errors in data. • Provided 3D renderings and visualizations of stores and assortment, including interactive and augmented reality.• Advocated for and successfully removed EPS, XPS, PVC, and black plastic from U.S. private label assortment. • Served as Microsoft team advocate, creating and managing cross-functional team processes and tracking systems using Teams, SharePoint, Excel, and VBA. Setting up systems to manage version control and allow relevant parts of the business required access to current information.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Uk

Packaging engineer consultant and commissioning engineer

Managed team of 4 engineers and spare parts department supporting the UK and Ireland, with annual turnover of $750K. Arranged, quoted, and planned service contracts for multinational companies. Provided technical assistance to wide customer base covering all engineering disciplines. Managed installation and maintenance work projects. Oversaw health and safety and quality assurance. • Expanded scope of engineering department by implementing in-house repair program for customers. • Conducted detailed analysis of power costs of aging machinery and developed program for vendors to upgrade machinery with refinishing parts. The program averaged 1-2 sales per week after rollout.

Installed and commissioned new packaging machinery and dosing systems globally in FMCG factory environment. Collaborated remotely with Rovema UK team with limited supervision. Performed industrial PC PLC programming and fault-finding. Provided on-site reactive and planned maintenance. Conducted on-site training for operators and engineers and provided technical assistance by phone to wide customer base in multiple industries. • Quickly resolved and addressed catastrophic problems, often within minutes, for high-volume production lines. Managed refurbishment and modernization projects that streamlined operations. Doubled OEE at Kellogg’s Manchester.

Burton Latimer

Packaging engineer working on Bosch, Rovema, Jones, Schubert, Bradman Lake etc..Studied a packaging engineering apprenticeship, carried out installations and full rebuilds in house.

Education record

Mechatronics