• Design and manage new product developed projects• Currently supporting multiple manufacturing facilities to help improve, and review existing packaging • Participating in Kaizen events to improve the current process, and save cost• Supporting the Jefferson RDC to help implement a new warehouse management• Consolidating and implementing cost saving projects• Lead Packaging Engineer for two Packaging Engineers located in Tijuana and Juarez

• Coordinated and develop packaging materials for new product development• Take the technical lead for packaging on specific projects and take ownership for all aspects of packaging design control on those projects.• Develop and maintain supplier packaging manual to create standard practices• Verify and validate effectiveness of packaging design by conducting packaging environmental tests such as ISTA, SIOC and ASTM standards• Develop/direct creation of packaging drawings, specifications, samples, and written analysis of proposed packaging designs for approval.

• Incorporated new brand guidelines for 3M Personal Safety Division – Gather supplier costs for capital spend to implement new artwork for more than 3,000 SKUs – Hold weekly meetings with graphics, supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure packaging components were implemented correctly and on-time• Evaluated and qualify potential suppliers for US and international facilities – Awarded the Pollution Prevention Pays (3P)• Initiated and supported Kaizen events –Providing continuous improvement throughout packaging and manufacturing process.• Conduct ISTA testing and procedures to ensure prototype packaging meets the requirements to protect the product• Pallet optimization for all earplug dispensers produced within multi-national facilities. – Reduce the number of pallets per year and increased the number of cases per pallet – $127K savings• Recommend vendors, and support purchasing during bid packages to ensure competitive pricing• Ensure packaging files loaded to IPM, SAP, and TOPS are updated and current – Accurately load packaging data into SAP One in preparation for conversion to SAP Polaris• Analyze drawings and specifications of new products to determine physical characteristics for appropriate packaging – Determine if custom tooling is necessary to produce packaging – Develop and document new packaging specifications• Delivered cost savings of $250,000 or more for five consecutive years – Applied Six Sigma tools