PACKAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE• Effective mentor and leader; Manage a team of engineers on daily tasks, projects, and priority setting.• Manager of 2 Test Labs; Environmental (temperature) / Physical (drop, vibe, shock, compression) test equipment and schedules.• Decision-maker; Provide packaging support globally for NPD; primary & secondary packaging, labeling & barcoding, and other packaging components • Generate sustainability focused decisions through performance testing and data analysis.• Active Core Team member, supporting Packaging, Labeling, and Supply Chain/L&D.• Troubleshoot & Resolve packaging related issues using PSP, root cause investigations, Kaizen core values, & CAPA.• Continuous improvement; Focus on test methods / procedures to include intelligent design, reproducible results, clarifications; to achieve standalone documentation.• Cross-Functional team member; daily interface with internal and external stakeholders.• Cold Chain technical subject matter expert with 15 years of testing experience and data analysis.

PACKAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE• Decision-maker; Provide packaging support globally for NPD; primary & secondary packaging, labeling & barcoding, and other packaging components, also author packaging test methods and procedures. ASTMD3103, D4169, ISTA, DOT• Manage a small team of engineers on daily tasks, projects, and priority setting. Effective mentor and leader.• Active Core Team member, supporting Packaging and Labeling, as well as Supply Chain/L&D.• Cross-Functional team member; daily interface with internal and external stakeholders including Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, & Operations.• Cold Chain technical subject matter expert with 15 years of testing experience and data analysis.• Facilitator of internal cross-training with seasoned associates to level-load project work.• Coordinate the release and implementation of new and enhanced product packaging solutions focusing on function and sustainment.• Conduct testing on thermal design and execute qualifications of cold chain packaging.• Resolution of packaging related issues using PSP, root cause investigations, kaizen core values, & CAPA.• Author of technical documentation for test procedures, protocols, and reports. • Continuous improvement of test methods and procedures to include intelligent design, reproducible results, clarifications; to achieve standalone documentation.

• Leader in global labeling changes, barcoding, and expert in change control systems for consumables packaging changes.• Involved in hiring and management of temporary associates (x3).• Provide critical input in cold chain changes, test methods, and data analysis.• Key contributor for New Product Development project teams and sustaining activities; design reviews, component inspections, approvals.• Extended core team member.

• Continuous testing with temperature sensitive products in thermal chambers, data collection and analysis. Standardization and optimization of cold chain systems.• Provide packaging related support to existing products by maintaining BOMs and assembly drawings.• Worked in cross-functional teams including Marketing, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory.• Conducted distribution testing, authored test protocols, and reports.• Compliant with ISO, cGMP, and DOT as required.

•Validate cold chain packaging configurations using thermal test chambers.•Design storage and transport packaging for temperature sensitive materials with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals.•Perform ISTA and ASTM distribution testing for small parcel and bulk containers.

•Conducted and authored comprehensive study on the relationship between torque, time, and stretch film/shrink wrap.•Conducted testing on consumer products: product stability testing, distribution, material thickness, label adhesion, corrosion, etc.