Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Marketing and Leadership to define and execute annual operating and strategic plans. Accountable for new business pipeline across seven global ProAmpac sites. Communicate to Executive Team regarding new business metrics. Lead assessment of new technology and materials relevant to flexible packaging. Develop processes for improving speed to market: quoting, trials, and contingency planning

Responsible for on-boarding new business, internal and external quality issues, regulatory and product safety aspects of two Chicago regional facilities. Oversee regulatory information including FDA compliance and adherence to DMF. Actively manage six direct reports and ten indirect reports in the quality and technical areas. Review new and emerging technology for feasibility in commercial applications.* Utilize statistical analysis and trending to determine areas of focus* Restructured Technical and Quality team to share resources across the sites. Identified personnel and skill deficiencies and filled those gaps with internal and external candidates* Develop strategic plan for new business development in-line with company and customer expectations* Communicate with customers and sales team regarding status of projects* Lead cross-functional teams in specific quality or technical projects* Create tools to ensure vendor compliance of raw materials to FDA and SQF regulations

Managed new business pipeline for medical and food packaging opportunities. Oversaw regulatory information, including Drug Master File, FDA and EPA compliance. Actively managed four Technical and Quality direct reports. Rewrote the Quality Management System (QMS) and received ISO certification

Identified new technologies for packaging films that led to new business opportunities. Assisted with process improvements to reduce costs throughout the facility. Standardized stability testing protocol to facilitate analysis of chemically resistant materials

Managed new product sales for five facilities in the Division. Supervised four employees in the Product Development Group. Oversaw regulatory information for the Division, including FDA compliance, Drug Master File, and hazard communication

Managed product development activities in extrusion coating, profile sheet extrusion, and gravure coatings across two sites. Coached and mentored three employees in Technical Department

Managed development projects from inception through commercialization. Communicated results and recommendations through technical and non-technical reports. Led cross-functional teams to troubleshoot process problems to create improvements. Developed a tracking database for development projects