Technical Director with 30+ years of increasingly responsible positions directing consumer package development of up to 23 staff, building alliances, strategic planning, managing project portfolio and budgets of $2+MM operating expense, $1MM project expense, and $3+MM in capital. Successfully launched dozens of innovative designs in the beverage, food and medical device industries using a variety of processing technologies, materials, equipment, and change management. Supported proactive global operations standardization and simplification. Extensive problem solving experience, independent quality assessments, lab SOP, environmental and regulatory compliance. Influenced Senior Management often. Diverse experience in pressurized glass, metal, and plastic containers; aseptic cans, cups and bricks; gas and gamma irradiation sterilized pouches; retorted cans and glass bottles; hot filled glass, metal, plastic rigid, flexible and bag-in-box packages; refrigerated paperboard cartons, plastic bottles; frozen plastic bottle, cans and cups; fin-seal confection wraps; assorted secondary and tertiary packages. Inducted into PMMI Hall of Fame in 2012. Inducted into MSU Hall of Fame 2013.