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Lead Process Engineer on business critical new asset install and start up for capacity expansion ($24MM tandem co-extrusion laminator).-Developed key performance indicators for production, waste and quality of each specification and gained endorsement from Marketing and Sales teams. -Defined machine acceptance and commissioning criteria.-Set up standard work, machine operating conditions, and 5S in machine area. -Managed shift hand off meetings between capital team and production to hit project milestones in all three scale up phases and deliver quality product.Responsible for high visibility innovative new product scale up (top 5 project company-wide)-Coordinated design of experiment trials-Analyzed run data to determine manufacturing limits and presented options to improveControlled quality and waste by implementing machine operating condition standardization and QA testing compliance audits. -Improved compliance from 40% to 95% on 200+ machine parameters. -Determined customer claim root cause and corrective actions for 42% annual savings.Supervised and mentored a co-op for 12 months.

Lead Product Development Engineer on customer facing team with Marketing and Sales for a top 5 cheese customer ($57MM in sales).-Technical resource for front end innovation to develop an advanced package structure for the industry based on customer critical to quality requirements. -Created internal trials to run in the production plants and analyzed performance data in order to complete $1MM in commercialization projects through the stage-gate process. -Delivered continuous improvement by resolving issues with film functionality and cost take out by performing specification maintenance. Formulated film specifications for products running on a wide range of packaging equipment-Vertical form fill seal, horizontal form fill seal flexible pouches, horizontal form fill seal rigid packages, flow wrappers and shrink packaging machines

Lead Process Engineer for transfer and start-up of asset from plant consolidation (solvent based adhesive laminator). -Vetted process changes needed due to machine modifications.-Trained operators on technology new to the plant.Team leader for multidisciplinary plant wide continuous improvement and cost take out projects for set-up time reduction, run speed increases and scrap reduction. -Defined, tracked, and implemented projects resulting in 40% waste reduction on a solvent-less adhesive laminator and 25% changeover time reduction on an extrusion laminator. Supervised and mentored two co-ops for 18 months.

Developed easy open tear feature for single serve on the go packaging using multidirectional laser.- Interfaced with the machine vendor for troubleshooting and capability definition. -Supported customer focused development projects.Delivered cost take out initiatives based on film construction for top 5 customer with diverse portfolio.Presented sections of Bemis University to visiting customers.