David Hall, Cppm Email & Phone Number

Chaska, Minnesota, United States

Collaborative problem solver with experience in polymer, medical devices, food, and film manufacturing industries. Leverage international expertise to develop required relationships, effectively working with global cross-functional teams to successfully commercialize various products. Creative leader capable of managing diverse complex projects across.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Quality Engineer – Commercial Solutions Division 2020 - 2023
• As part of a cross functional team, successfully managed the qualification process for a critical resin replacement. This contributed to the overall enhancement of building safety films, ensured compliance with.
• Spearheaded and directed quality support initiatives for existing products within the Building Window Film, Auto Window Film, and Paint Protection Film portfolios that helped maintain the high quality standards for the.
• Headed the quality engineering efforts for New Product Introductions within the Building Window Film, Auto Window Film, and Paint Protection Film portfolios.
• Managed the oversight of quality control for external suppliers, verifying compliance with 3M quality standardsProduct Engineer – Renewable Energy Division 2015-2019
• Primary engineer for a critical anti-counterfeit initiative, overseeing the successful implementation of equipment installations across eight locations spanning four countries.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Partnered with robotics vendor to develop specifications and equipment requirements to insure robots met process needs for a new tortilla production process
• Conducted trials with robotics vendor to test initial handheld prototypes through full scale equipment to reduce risk
• Completed initial set up and installation of robotic equipment to prepare for production runs as part of an $8.1 million capital project for a new product launch in Europe
• Conducted initial testing, collaborated with product experts and leveraged product coating expertise to design a new product offering and process for production in the China market
• Conducted initial pilot plant trial to determine the feasibility of using a new oven technology for baking multiple products. Recommended the oven to the snacks team as it enabled a 40% reduction in granola bar bake.
• Provided support to India, China, Latin America, Spain, and Australia by conducting formulation experiments, process equipment trials and vendor selection on various projects translating technical needs within R&D and.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Developed formula to meet consumer preferences, conducted pilot plant and production facility trials to confirm manufacturing feasibility, reformulated the product based on the trials and completed start up production.
• Worked with vendors to research alternate ingredients to meet new product needs on a tight time line successfully achieving year one sales volume
• Evaluated a variety of alternate ingredients and formulations to deliver over $1 MM in cost savings without impacting consumer liking.
• Coordinated cross functional team responsible for regaining Cinnamon Toast Crunch® total brand superiority resulting in consumer preference
• Developed various non-traditional cereal offerings to achieve incremental growth in the category

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Served as a liason between domestic product developers and system engineers at international mills to develop and comercialize surgical drapes and gowns.
• Developed and implemented new workflow process to qualify raw material changes in finished products
• Leveraged language and cultural skills to translate technical needs to facilities in Mexico, Honduras, and Slovakia
• Managed 5-10 projects at a time to take the concept from initial prototypes to comercial ready products ready to be managed by logistics coordinators
• Provided cost estimates to developers
• Completed all required FDA documentation for new products

Roswell, GA

• Evaluated unique challenges and recommended mixed polymer waste stream reclaim cost saving opportunities
• Commercialized use of film laminate reclaim generating $1.1 million in annual cost savings

Roswell, GA

Determined humidity and media thickness correlation to effectively electorstatically treat nonwoven materials used in the production of air filters.

Deepwater, NJ

Member of a team to investigate and identify solutions to mitigate steam trap failures. Recommended camera installation specifics to maintain operator safety during chemical truck unloading.

Deepwater, NJ

Maintained field waste acceptance lab and developed incoming waste toxicity test to preserve site wide microbial waste treatment.

Greater Memphis Area

Determine ideal max rates and designed new inlets to improve the efficiency of a product cooler. Identified and recommended solutions to enable packaging line operators to manage increased product throughput.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Spanish Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Theta Tau Professional co-ed Engineering Fraternity

Professional Project Management Certification