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Minneapolis, MN

Strategic team builder, innovator, and leader of corporate-wide projects and programs. Successful in directing teams that create new products and develop innovative solutions to problems, especially in packaging formats and materials development areas. Experience in identifying, developing, and commercializing convenient Total Product Offerings leveraging.

Plymouth, MN

Consults, develops and implements packaging and product solutions for manufacturers, brand design firms and packaging converters across a wide variety of product forms both for food, medical device and hard goods. Experienced in materials, formats, features, equipment, test methodologies, consumer interaction and immersion techniques. Can help in.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Leds initiatives and IP creation for complex, long term packaging development for multiple businesses. Member of the Connected Innovation team representing Packaging Development for the Meals platform; building a global network that connects technologies with consumer and retailer needs.  Appointed to the Meals platform New Product Pipeline team, creating.

Plymouth, MN

Consulted, developed and implemented packaging for major manufacturers, graphic design firms and packaging converters like 3M, Adalis, Appleton Paper, Baker Associates, Best Brands, Biosphere, Cargill, Caribou Coffee, Capsule, CH Robinson, Clif Bar, ConAgra, DAI/USAID, Disney, General Mills, Gerber, Heinz, Honeywell, Kemin Industries, Kemps Dairy.

Minnetonka, MN

Created the R&D Packaging Development Group to establish a Packaging Development function. Defined and implemented the vision, roles and responsibilities with key players in three different divisions and shared services (product development, engineering, operations, sourcing, distribution). Established breadth and depth of divisional project work, assessed.

Minneapolis, MN

Played a key leadership role in combining the overall Pillsbury and General Mills Packaging Groups into one business unit. Personally led and managed the R&D Packaging team for Pillsbury’s Bakery and Foodservice division ($1.9B sales with General Mills Foodservices). Managed the packaging function through four company integrations. Handled all hiring.

Minneapolis, MN

Played a key leadership role in combining the overall Pillsbury and General Mills Packaging Groups into one business unit. Personally led and managed the R&D Packaging team for Pillsbury’s Bakery and Foodservice division ($1.9B sales with General Mills Foodservices). Managed the packaging function through four company integrations. Handled all hiring.

Omaha, NE

Managed Packaging Engineers in R&D that supported initiatives for all brands and channels.-Invented, developed and coordinated cross-functional team for both package and product revisions for adding microwavability to Marie Callender's pot pies.-Led project team to convert Banquet's specialty chicken lines from poly-coated cartons to polybags. Test market.

Minneapolis, MN

Participated in the development and implementation of products and packages within the following divisions: Refrigerated Dough, Bakery Mixes, Pizza and Snacks and Green Giant. Member of microwave research team for 3 years.-Inventor on four patents in the field of microwave technology dealing with alternate types of susceptors, field modifying devices and.