• Directly manage a team of packaging engineers and the Brown-Forman packaging lab manager• Overall team is responsible for managing and implementing all new product development projects at Brown-Forman from Concept development to production to launch in market• Team is responsible for new product development projects globally at all production facilities and external co-packing facilities worldwide: Over 150 active NPD projects• Actively recruited, currently manage and lead a diverse team including ESL direct reports• Team develops and manages project timelines for all projects in Microsoft Project or Smartsheets for all plants and Brown Forman brands• Team attends and approves initial production runs of new materials at supplier facilities globally • Team manages new product development projects across all areas of the organization: sales, marketing, supply chain, purchasing, legal, suppliers, design agencies and external co-packers• Team develops all new product prototypes, designs and completes all development testing, and organizes all line trials in the new product development process• Organized and Developed a Packaging Engineering SWOT analysis and a Packaging Lab SWOT Analysis to measure the current capabilities, strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the Packaging Engineering group at Brown-Forman.• Develop targeted strategic goals for each team member based on continuous competitor benchmarking within and outside of Brown-Forman• Implemented the use of 3-D printing to improve speed to market for new product development projects• Developed Packaging Lab 3 year strategic plan, which provides strategic goals and objectives to move the lab into a stronger packaging research center • Implement lean process improvements in production facilities and packaging

• Led new product development project management and Packaging Engineering activities for all Jack Daniels Bottling, Casa Herradura Tequila, Woodford Reserve Bottling, and Louisville Bottling Operations projects• Managed artwork creation and approval on a variety of packaging materials with design, supply chain, marketing and legal teams• Completed and approved all material specifications used in Brown-Forman production facilities with all raw material suppliers on a variety of materials including labels, closures, cartons, cases, thermoforms, promotional items, glass and plastic containers• Managed new product development projects across all areas of the organization: sales, marketing, supply chain, purchasing, legal, suppliers, design agencies and external co-packers• Directly supervised and managed the Brown-Forman Packaging Department Co-op student• Attended and approved initial production runs of new materials at various supplier facilities in North America, Europe, South America and Asia

• Led Packaging Engineering activities for all Sonoma Cutrer Winery projects• Led all new product development, project management, testing, implementation, packaging engineering and quality resolution for all projects at Woodford Reserve Distillery, Casa Herradura and Sonoma Cutrer Winery for the following brands: Woodford Reserve, WR Derby, WR Masters Collection, Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon, Collingwood Canadian Whiskey, Herradura, El Jimador, Antiguo, Pepe Lopez, Don Eduardo, and Sonoma Cutrer• Managed new product development projects across all areas of the organization: sales, marketing, supply chain, purchasing, legal, suppliers, design agencies, R&D, quality control and production• Completed and approved all material specifications with all raw material suppliers on a variety of materials including labels, closures, cartons, cases, thermoforms, promotional items, glass and plastic containers• Successfully attended, inspected and approved large scale yearly production runs at 6 different supplier facilities in China• Attended and approved initial production runs of new materials at various supplier facilities in North America, Europe, South America and Asia

• Designed, tested, managed and executed approximately 70 seasonal New Product development projects annually with the following brands: Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, Finlandia, El Jimador, and Woodford Reserve among others• Managed new product development projects across all areas of the organization: sales, marketing, supply chain, purchasing, legal, suppliers, design agencies and external co-packers• Suggested and implemented the use of a new packing instruction process with graphic images that improved training and quality at our external manufacturing facilities resulting in an overall improvement in packing quality• Completed and approved all material specifications with all raw material suppliers on a variety of materials including labels, closures, cartons, cases, thermoforms, promotional items, glass and plastic containers• Attended and approved initial production runs of new materials at various supplier facilities in North America, Europe, South America and Asia

• Designed, developed, and approved packaging for over 50 finished goods and 180 component parts• Saved 25,000 dollars per year with a material, design, and handling change for a component part package that reduced the overall purchase price per piece from the supplier• Saved 64,000 dollars on a project by creating a design composed of mostly recycled material that is normally discarded internally• Designed a universal finished goods rack capable of storing every finished good in the plant instead of previously used part specific packaging• Worked with and developed all logistics processes related to warehousing, material flow and packing• Co-led project that nearly doubled the capacity of a warehouse within the same square footage and footprint• Worked alongside the engineering department with new production lines and other start up operations• Developed a fork lift training program according to OSHA standards• Trained all fork lift drivers in the plant on a variety of forklifts• Designed a more efficient chemical storage room layout that increased the storage capacity by 30 percent and improved access to materials• Participated as a Kaizen team member on multiple projects to improve targeted production lines

• Assisted designer with case development and sample production for all customers• Operated CAD table and produced all samples for a variety of customers• Worked directly with sales representatives and the designer on all projects

• Performed over 50 different lab tests on a variety of packaging materials including labels, closures, cartons, glass and plastic containers• Approved or rejected incoming material based on PDS test results• Worked directly with packaging engineers on test results, possible solutions, and projects moving forward