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Harrison, Nj, Us

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Hands-on for qualification process, line trials, and packaging specifications.• Provide packaging solutions to optimize supply chain.• Consulting to improve packaging process and be in compliance with regulations.• Coordinate, and conduct packaging trials to validate and advance technical packaging and total product opportunities.• Provide effective communication and documentation of work including technical plans, specification creation/modification, experimental reports, and financial analysis.• Build and leverage technical depth of technical material knowledge to drive innovation and margin improvements.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Led the development, commercialization, and optimization of packaging equipment projects for initiatives by marketing and quality needs. Directed capital and project management to drive growth through new equipment capabilities and equipment asset replacement to support customer demands. Managed relationships with vendors and suppliers to ensure proper capabilities and research in packaging equipment.• Continued research of new equipment technologies for optimization of packaging equipment to reduce cost across facilities and drive packaging designs to reduce scrap by 50% and provide business optimization.• Headed the Global State of Technology group, an initiative to present new technologies to the global internal community with a podcast.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, Us

Directs the development, commercialization, and optimization of packaging equipment projects for initiatives by marketing and quality needs. Leads capital and project management to drive growth through new equipment capabilities and equipment asset replacement to support customer demands. Manages relationships with vendors and suppliers to ensure proper capabilities and research in packaging equipment and technologies including procurement negotiation. Delivers project plan, scope of work, capital budget and schedule development, equipment/line commissioning including turnover documentation of project specifications.• Explores new technologies for optimization of packaging equipment to reduce operational cost by a minimum of 40%.• Manager of the Co-op Interns Program for the Packaging Systems Group.• Leads development of complex projects and provides solutions thinking on the future of packaging

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Oversight to new packaging line development, construction, and implementation. Contributed to project teams involving packaging specifications, development test of materials, process capability studies, equipment validation, and process/test method validation and supplier quality. Designed and coordinated standard engineering tests and experiments for new products and delivered project plan, scope of work, budget, and schedule development.• Fully supported new or existing packages, documentation, products, and process problems as related to design, material, or packaging process and logistics.

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

Directed packaging components project management at Puerto Rico Operations and headquarters for product transfers, new packaging components platforms development and full lines equipment with budget over $10M, new product introduction, line trials, design development, test methods application, and shipping qualifications. Created initial commercialization timelines. Supported field issue resolution, supply chain and process excellence. Maintained open communication and built strong relations between internal functional areas and customers, and suppliers and external engineering firms. Managed projects budget and defined value recovery.• Took lead as Supplier Quality Engineer on quality audits to suppliers and problem solving. (i.e.,reducing incoming inspection failure in 70% and improve delivery of material by a 30). • Subject matter expert for new package development and commercialization, problem solving with bottles, labels, films, closures, cartons, corrugated suppliers, packaging processes and equipment.• Led development and optimization of packaging specifications for packaging formats launched, including bill of materials (BOM) development.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Delivered technical support to packaging equipment and product transfer with project management oversight of new product introduction, including product transfer, new equipment, qualification, and layout design. Led development and optimization of packaging equipment specifications for packaging formats launched and the research and insights teams to incorporate packaging requirements into plans. Supported development of new packaging platforms and automated solution. Supervised Consultant Engineers to achieve project goals on budget and on time. Investigated customers complaints and implemented corrective actions to further initiatives.• Took lead as Supplier Quality Engineer on quality audits to suppliers and problem solving. (i.e.,reducing the incoming inspection failure by 40%).• Developed productivity alternatives for the packaging process to reduce downtime by 45%, change over and lead times by 35%; earned Yellow Belt Certification.• Subject matter expert on new package development, processes, equipment and commercialization, and problem solving with bottles, labels, films, closures, cartons, corrugated suppliers.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma