Mukesh Bisaria Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

In my current role reporting to the VP of Innovation and Technology, I manage Winpak’s portfolio of pouch products sold in all regions and all market segments. My chief responsibility is to develop and continuously revitalize a strategic roadmap throughout the entire business life-cycle of "the pouch". I represent all aspects of the pouch product-line externally to clients as well as internally to Business Units and Market Segments. My mandate is to work across Winpak’s functional departments, business units, and manufacturing sites to support profitable growth in any of the markets where pouches are or could be commercialized.

Toronto, Canada

Senior Manager with responsibility to manage R&D/new product development programs including sustainability projects in collaboration with our customers and partners. Developing a strategic vision and a detailed implementation road map with clearly defined targets. Getting cross-functional buy-in from operations, QC, HR & Sales to establish short and long term goals of their respective departments. Manage performance through rigorous processes & timed actions which are reveiwed quarterly.

Mississauga, Ontario

Canadian leader for utility (O&G, Nuclear and Hydro), Maritime and Forestry/Paper market segments. Responsible for penetrating new markets and growing sales of consulting services and training products across all DSS practices. Steered marketing events at several tradeshows and DuPont hosted sessions for senior executives. Successful launch of newest DSS offering – “Risk Factors™ – It is all about the Heart” that employs principles of Affective Psychology to build safety cognizance by reaching out at emotional level.

Mississauga Ontario

Managed Process Safety Management implementation projects at 8 sites of the largest energy producer in Canada. Led delivery teams made up of senior executives (retired VP/GMs and senior managers from DuPont, BP, and Shell) and about 25 subject matter experts. Delivered with high client satisfaction ratings on DSS scale led to repeat sales for 3 years.

Whitby, Ontario/Wilmington Delaware

Managed global bulk bag-in-box product portfolio valued at $15M, with dual reporting in United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US). Directed 5 international aseptic bag manufacturing lines and productivity initiatives. Developed and launched new bulk bags and fitments, targeting novel applications and markets. Managed product line financials, marketing tools and sales corroboration. Provided cross-functional leadership for several regional teams representing manufacturing sites, demand planners, logistics and local marketing & sales teams. Responsible for resolving all product issues (performance, quality and service) with minimal impact on customer operations. Investigated and negotiated credit claims from customers against products in my segment. Dual reporting to global VP of Marketing & Sales and global VP of Technology for Liqui-Box.. • Saved several million dollars through 35% SKU reduction portfolio rationalization, bag structure optimization and improved bag line efficiencies. • Recorded >$1M in new sales in Central (Costa Rica) and South America (Chile and Brazil) by filling orange, banana, pineapple and tomato aseptic products.• Realized ≈30% growth in California aseptic bulk tomato business in 3 years.• Led commercialization of new FlexFX™ aseptic bags for long distance ocean transport in Florida Citrus and Costa Rica pineapple markets, realizing modest, but promising, 1st year sales of <$1M.• Piloted new gasket-less Uniseal™ fitment for LB StarAsept™ aseptic filler, resulting in decision to potentially commercialize, pending expiry of prior patent.

Whitby, Ontario/Columbus, Ohio

Developed and managed market-driven product development initiatives for new applications and markets. Addressed customer issues related to product quality and end-use performance by leveraging research and development (R&D), operations, supply chain and sales resources cross-functionally for design and delivery of technical solutions. • Recovered $6M in sales by resolving 2-decade old quality issue, earning recognition, financial rewards and special VP commendations for team.• Retained $3M revenue by developing ‘co-ex’ film for sour cream pouches for US customer.

Kingston Ontario/Wilmington Delaware

As part of DuPont Fluoroproducts sponsored project, we successfully validated new technology for current collector plates at three FC stack manufacturers.

Kingston, Ontario/Wilmington, Delaware

Led the bipolar plates development program, an apex Research Project (corporate) and also patented technology for injection molded metal-polymer composite plates I also facilitated “Fuel Cells” Session in Annual DuPont technical conference

Kingston, Ontario

In my first DuPont assignment for Engineering Polymers and Packaging & Industrial Polymers businesses, we developed a novel Abcite™ nylon powder coating and successfully validated it in US, Western Europe and Australian markets.

Hamilton,On

Rotational molding of polyolefins - design and fabricated a lab scale uniaxial roto-molding machine. Set up a commercial clam shell rotational molding machine at McMaster University. Published "Anatomy of Rotational Molding Cycle" in ARM industry journal.

Executive Mba, Marketing And Finance, Made Dean"S List

Activities and Societies: Leadership Scholarship Award

Six Sigma Black Belt (Certified), Improving Productline Performance Through Rationalization Of Bulk Bag-In-Box Skus

Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Center For Advanced Polymer Processing And Design (Ch.E.

Anatomy of Uniaxial and Biaxial Rotational Molding Cycles

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

Gel fiber spinning to make ultra-strong (UHMW) Polyeyhylene fibers for ballistic applications.

Ms, Chemical Engineering

B.E., Chemcial Engineering