» Senior creative packaging design, engineering and leadership role to develop holistic packaging solutions for Fortune 100 clients.» Client facing role » Responsible for creation of design direction, concept development, engineering design, prototyping, production part creation and collaborating with internal manufacturing team to execute. » Leverage extensive packaging manufacturing knowledge and experience.» Collaborating with sales, and international manufacturing to ensure design intent and high quality execution.

» Senior creative design, engineering and leadership role overseeing molded fiber product development operations.» Use 3D printing technology to iterate product development prior to tooling development.» Collaborate with sales, clients, product design, engineering, quality, and internal and external manufacturing to ensure design intent.*company closed 5/31/23

» Partnered with sales team at ALL AMERICAN CONTAINERS team acquired by VERITIV. » Senior creative design, engineering and leadership role overseeing rigid packaging development. (Bottles, containers, closures, etc.)» Designed blow molded containers in plastic and glass using various manufacturing methods. (BM, EBM, ISBM, etc.) » Designed various closures for containers designed. (Screw caps, Hinged caps, disc tops, etc.)» Used 3D printing technology to iterate product development prior to tooling development.» Directly collaborated with sales, clients, creative agencies, internal designers, and manufacturing suppliers to ensure design intent.

» Creative design, engineering, and leadership role participating in and overseeing packaging development operations for southeast region.» Responsible for multiple design centers.» Directly collaborate with sales, clients, creative agencies, internal designers and manufacturing to ensure design intent and integrity.» Responsible for design center and ISTA center planning and creation.» Responsible for budget, employee hiring, development as well as annual evaluations and retention metrics.

» Creative design, engineering, and leadership role participating in and overseeing packaging development operations for central US region.» Responsible for multiple design centers.» Consultative lead for all sales, clients, creative agencies, internal designers and manufacturing to ensure design intent and integrity.» Strong acumen in all aspects of supply chain manufacturing partners located nationally and internationally.» Full Design segment P&L responsibility for multi-regional budget.» Designated recruiting responsibilities for all design centers. Participated in external recruiting events at educational institutions.

» Creative design, engineering, and supervisory role overseeing packaging development operations within Aurora design center.» Creative and strategic lead on large scale national and international opportunities.» Directly interface with sales, clients, creative agencies, internal designers and manufacturing to ensure integrity.» Oversight of all supply chain manufacturing partners located nationally and internationally.

Hired to lead European launch of RIM new product campaign in Czech Republic» Developed and secured comprehensive packaging programs for existing multi location sales team and many clients: consumer electronics, telephony, automotive, industrial, etc. (clients such as HP-Palm, RIM, Affinia Group, Shure, Peerless, Philips, Purell.)» Created and led team of structural and graphic designers for all packaging programs.» Green fielded and hired, directed and managed photographers, food stylists and product appearance specialists.» Architect of first mentorship program as well as directed middle and junior level designers.» Projected all project leads for development of projects according to client budget parameters.

» Designed, developed and managed entire metroPCS mobile phone packaging initiative.» Developed packaging concepts and market positioning for client.» Designed and developed production ready, injection molded components.» Designed graphics for entire line of 11 phone models to be implemented.» Managed multiple projects through development phases from creative to manufacturing. (clients such as Gillette, Bic, Hersheys, HP, L’oreal, Motorola, Robert Bosch, Sanford and Zebco).» Collaborated with manufacturing and clients to comprehend requirements and maintain design intent.

» managed product/strategy design firm» developed large product development campaigns for fortune 500 companies.