Contract testing, Lab management: 2015 - Current

PKG 101: Principles of Packaging - InstructorPKG 322: Packaging - Paper & Paperboard - TAPKG 323: Packaging with Plastics - TAPKG 485: Packaging Development - TABUS 491: Special Topics in Business, Using Golf in Business - TA

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• Responsible for design and prototype creation of automotive components for packaging and commercial pop displays• Tracked, recorded and analyzed material usage data• Participated in marketing planning with management to establish an organizational strategy for a rapidly changing/restructuring business environment• Engaged in planning for reorganization of plant layout to enhance production capacity, distribution dynamics, and input/output flow of inventory• Identified cost saving opportunities through analysis of strategic planning process

• Coordinated multiple projects among three laboratories while providing support for technicians• Conducted vendor quality audits for production plants• Exercised a system of priority and time management for running overlapping projects of various length• Managed an individual research project in addition to daily responsibilities, resulting in publication of research• Conducted trial research on edgewise compression strength of small flutecorrugated board to identify unspecified strength characteristics for BoxManufacturer CertificationPublication: Frank, Benjamin; Wilson, Cory. "An evaluation of ECT sample height for small flute board grades and Box Manufacturer's Certification Compliance." TAPPI Journal of ScienceJune 2009 Vol.8.No.6. Pp.24-28.