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South Plainfield, New Jersey, US

With the acquisition of G&W Laboratories' NC location by Cosette Pharmaceuticals, my role as Senior Packaging Engineer has expanded. As the companies lead packaging SME I was instrumental in the site to site tech transfer of 89 SKUs over 30 months while our NJ manufacturing location was decommissioned. Cosette has demonstrated a strong focus on organic and.

South Plainfield, NJ, US

• As lead packaging engineer I am responsible for developing and managing all incoming and outgoing packaging for G&W Laboratories, North Carolina. Here we develop, manufacture, and package generic Rx and OTC liquids.
• Collaborate on product introduction teams delivering new products to market
• Benchmark, design, and prototype new componentry
• Generate and maintain engineering drawings & specifications
• Build, update and manage packaging records and bills of materials
• Troubleshoot issues with new and existing packaging designs, materials, and processes - provide creative, timely, and cost-effective solutions

Dublin, County Dublin, IE

While most people probably haven't heard of Perrigo, they've almost certainly used one of their products. Perrigo is an international manufacturer of Rx, private label OTC generic pharmaceuticals, and consumer healthcare products based out of Allegan Michigan.Working within the Packaging Engineering group at our executive headquarters provided me with some.

Maumee, OH, US

Matrix Technologies is an automation integration consulting firm based out of Maumee, OH. with regional branches in Denver, Chicago, Kansas City, and Indianapolis. Matrix Technologies works within a wide variety of industries including automotive, chemical, consumer products, food, oil, and pharmaceuticals. I specifically worked out of our Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• For the 6 months following my time at Kimberly-Clark, I was a member of the Global Packaging Technology and Development team at the Lilly Technology Center North in Indianapolis.
• My role required me to follow cGMP and USP regulatory requirements to properly perform and document material characterization, method qualification, and laboratory testing to Lilly standards of quality. My role also.
• In this roll I had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of pharmaceutical packaging types including: thermoforming, cold forming, vertical form fill sealing, as well as tube and blister packaging.

Irving, TX, US

• For 6 months I worked as a Packaging Engineer at Kimberly-Clark's West Research & Engineering building in Neenah Wisconsin. There I managed many packaging projects in Kimberly-Clark's Baby and Child Care division.
• I resized and created packaging displays, special packs, and standard packaging for Huggies products
• I worked with inventory software like our Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) system every day
• I co-facilitated the first major distribution test runs for the future packaging development team on a very exciting and innovative new packaging design
• I conducted multiple pilot plant tests and organized acquired data into presentations and reports that can be easily understood and utilized by multiple other departments.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Working with Inventory Control at Stryker Instruments in the Stryker APEX internship programPrimary responsibilities included:
• Improving operational efficiency by working with suppliers to reduce or eliminate onsite repackaging
• Working with inventory control team to help identify and rectify inappropriate packaging thusly expanding storage space and improving workplace ergonomics
• Facilitating third party design and performing validation testing for new packaging of parts shipped globally. This included ISO 11607 and ISTA testing and documentation to meet FDA standards.
• Working on barcode standardization between warehousing and suppliers to provide better part pedigree

Richfield, Minnesota, US

Worked in the Geek Squad automotive install bay. Installed 12 volt electronics ranging from remote starts to satellite radio.Obtained certifications in national MECP program for 12 volt electronics and The American Boat and Yacht Council program for DC electronics in marine applications.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Packaging

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Science

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