Senior global technical leader bringing together materials engineering and data science to support unmet analytics needs in the product development, regulatory compliance, and procurement functions. - Conceptualized new product analytics platform to support growth, simplification and cost optimization - Designed and implemented ETL pipeline in Databricks to process and link data from multiple proprietary systems - Created models to predict product performance from raw materials and product composition data - Partnered with procurement to analyze and optimize raw material spend - Developed custom IoT sensor and machine vision solutions to measure product quality

Amcor acquired Bemis in 2019. This role was expanded to have a greater global impact as a leader in materials characterization and supplier strategy. - Formalized and expanded the Global Core R&D Materials team, while maintaining leadership of the North American laboratory services. - Responsible for integrating legacy Bemis and Amcor processes for raw material qualification. - Developed tools to track acquisition synergies relating to raw material qualifications and reported to executive leadership team. - Led raw materials research and vendor technical partnerships. - Created standardized raw material benchmark testing protocols and raw material technical database. - Partnered with procurement on significant global raw material bids, resulting in measurable raw material savings. - Applied data science skills to create new ways of analyzing product / raw material portfolio, resulting in a quantitative method to managing supply chain risk and identification of new value engineering opportunities.

Led R&D Analytical (Laboratory) Services, providing chemical analytics, physical testing and modeling/simulation support for R&D and manufacturing operations in North America and globally. - Responsible for safe use of laboratory and pilot extrusion equipment at the Neenah Innovation Center. - Analysis of 200-300 samples/week to support new product development and root cause investigation. - Polymer analysis: rheology, thermal properties, spectroscopy, gas chromatography - Physical testing: tensile, impact, permeability and optical properties - Led overhaul of process/method documentation to ensure safety of staff and consistency of results. - Developed KPIs that yielded year-on-year improvements in service with a 15% cut in laboratory staffing - Created succession plan and mentored a senior staff member to take over primary management of labsConceptualized and began building the new Materials R&D team within this role to support product development engineers with polymers subject-matter expertise, early-stage materials testing (lab and pilot scale). Managed technical relationships with key raw materials suppliers, and began to build a portfolio including cost take-out, application support and next-generation materials development programs.

Led team of 5 engineers focused on flexible film development for retail liquid packaging (juices, sauces, etc.). - Partnered with commercial leadership to manage portfolio of growth and profit enhancement programs. - Led cross-functional stage-gate implementation within segment - Built portfolio management tools used by the segment leadership team, leading to the cancellation of programs not aligned with the business strategy - Drove product consolidation and profitability by developing tools to analyze raw material and manufacturing costs

Broadening assignment as an inaugural member of Bemis Leader Broadening Program (LBP). - Responsible for profitability and product management in confection and ready-to-eat cereal segments. - Exceeded gross margin target in assigned segments - Developed data-driven, competitive, price/cost models for customer bids exceeding $100M, which led to multi-year contracts with increased revenue

Progressively increasing responsibility in customer-focused development of food packaging materials. - Blown film coextrusion, twin-screw compounding and polymers, including bio-based/degradable polymers - Co-inventor on 5 granted patents - CEO Technical Achievement Award for development and commercialization of proprietary high barrier polymer alloy - Led cross-functional team that earned executive leadership and board support for $12M capital investment