Michael Lonsway Email & Phone Number

Mason, Michigan

Mason, Michigan

Perrysburg, Ohio

Established and led team accountable for developing the enterprise wide product innovation competency. Global strategic role working closely with international customers, Regional Marketing & Sales VP’s, other senior executives to identify growth opportunities and commercialize differentiated & defendable product technologies. Drove strategic customer engagement along with building functional excellence through innovation process, capabilities and culture. - Initiated market driven innovation process and road mapping programs that led to over 2,000 ideas and insights resulting in 120 developed ventures with a global market opportunity over $10 billion.- Identified, prioritized and initiated (3) innovation platforms and strategic technology roadmaps with a targeted EBIT of $150 million dollars within 5 years. - Team effort resulted in the identification, ideation, validation and development of breakthrough product technologies in consumer convenience, temperature enhancement, flow management, product authenticity and flavor preservation- Activated strategic customer opportunity sessions resulting in a robust pipeline of over 100 customer initiatives around the world- Built the creative environment that resulted in a rich intellectual property portfolio with over 300 disclosures and 70 patent applications over the past 6 years following zero product invention records or patents in the prior decade

Perrysburg, Ohio

Led team of 20 product development professionals to create, design, engineer and commercialize award winning glass packaging for a diverse portfolio of consumer products for the $2.0 billion North American division. - Increased the number of new product launches from 2 in 2004 to 75 in 2010 with no increase in operating expense.- Drove speed to market by reducing lead times 50% and implementing rapid prototyping capabilities- Improved customer satisfaction from 24% to 38% from 2008 to 2010 representing the largest improvement in the corporate survey for all regions and touch points.- Team won numerous honors/awards including: Miller Coors - 2010, Innovation Supplier of the Year, Pentaward (Gold), IDEA (International Design Excellence Award), Multiple Clear Choice Awards - Commercialized breakthrough technologies including internal embossing (Miller Lite Vortex™) and black glass

Perrysburg, Ohio

As part of the executive staff, established the technical center of expertise, developed and initiated the technology strategy and led the technical functions of New Product Development, Process Engineering and Operations Engineering.

Perrysburg, Ohio

Led 85 product development professionals to create new plastic packaging for a diverse portfolio of consumer products: food, beverage, personal care, household products, and pharmaceuticals. Managed an active portfolio of ~500 projects. Implemented a standard, streamlined and simplified NPD work flow process improving speed to market by 25%. . Team effort resulted in breakthrough products in unconventional hot fill panels, light-weighting and design. This work created a rich intellectual property portfolio generating a 45% increase in invention record submittals.. Team won numerous honors/awards including Beverage Packaging Global Design Award and Dupont Awards. Light-weighting and cycle improvement initiatives led to regular industry benchmarks in both areas

Mba, Management

Bs, Electrical Engineering