Experience

PPC Flexible Packaging

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Packaging Engineer

  • May 2020 - Present

• Packaging Engineer

  • Feb 2019 - May 2020



HFM Packaging, Ltd.

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2019



Argon Medical Devices, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Packaging Engineer

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Executed process qualification and validation for new horizontal form, fill, and seal rigid tray packaging line, including additional tray mold qualifications for intravenous biopsy and neonatal catheter products.• Implemented process parameters through qualifications of new packaging equipment to reduce annual packaging production labor and material costs by 25 percent.• Qualified alternate thermoform tray materials, through collaboration with procurement team, across all packaging production form, fill and seal lines to consolidate number of forming and lidstock parts by 75 percent.• Reverse engineered packaging forming and seal die plates for CNC in-house production to replace worn legacy equipment resulting in improvements to packaging integrity and production efficiency.



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Specification Technician - Manpower Contractor

  • May 2015 - Dec 2015

  -Execute specification development to efficiently transfer information to new specification processing system.-Develop global communications with U.K. packaging department to successfully complete specification transfer project in an effective and timely manner.-Establish higher specification understanding and skills using InterSpec regional and global systems. -Execute specification development to efficiently transfer information to new specification processing system.-Develop global communications with U.K. packaging department to successfully complete specification transfer project in an effective and timely manner.-Establish higher specification understanding and skills using InterSpec regional and global systems.

• Packaging Engineer Co-op

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  -Lead packaging engineer developing 2016 innovation project in Men’s and Kid’s hair markets, launching 14 new products with an estimated 8.4MM annual unit volume.-Packaging specification support on brand restage project resulting in an estimated $22MM cost savings-Executed color matching trials qualifying approved target color standards in bimodal HDPE resin. Developed brand component complexity report, highlighting areas of component harmonizing opportunities.-Lead packaging support executing filling trial at manufacturing plant, outlining areas of risk to qualify new innovation on production line. -Developed and validated new pump spring corrosion test method to proactively flag spring corrosion while saving analytical lab resources and time.



ConAgra Foods

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Engineer Co-op

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Packaging Engineer Intern – Private Label Snacks• Designed and executed research experiment to help the business understand the relationship between different packaging types and product breakage for salty snacks- Developed protocol to measure product breakage to be used in future research- Researched areas of production and distribution that contribute to product breakage and areas for potential optimization• Packaging support for new pretzel product emulation through line assistance at co-manufacturer- Studied breakage percentage of competitive product to determine success criteria for on-shelf breakage percentage in order to meet parody of emulated product• Successfully created unit load pattern for Daily Chef Pretzels to meet customer unit load count request- Secured bid with Sam’s Club resulting in $20MM of potential net sales- Increased unit load count by 45% resulting in an equivalent transportation and warehousing cost reduction• Executed shelf-life testing for salty snack innovation- Performed leak testing and headspace analysis to determine significance of nitrogen flushing and its effects on oil rancidity- Investigated the relationship between seal integrity and its effects on headspace and product quality• Communicated with suppliers to acquire material information and die lines to create specifications for all packaging materials to successfully integrate the acquisition of Ralcorp• Effectively worked with cross-functional teams to manage customer driven demands with expedited timelines• Developed a strong business writing ability through the creation of technical reports and presentations to effectively communicate to the team about key findings in research• Received E3 award for “Pushes for Personal Excellence”



Sparty's

• United States
• Retail

• Crew Member

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2013

  Worked as cashier, taking and executing food orders.Ran the grill and fryer for all food orders on a team. Helped with any customer needs.Cleaned the establishment and keep everything organized in order to run efficiently. Worked as cashier, taking and executing food orders.Ran the grill and fryer for all food orders on a team. Helped with any customer needs.Cleaned the establishment and keep everything organized in order to run efficiently.



J&H Family Stores (Mobil Gas Station)

• Cashier

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Executed transactions for gas and in store products. Kept the store running efficiently. Executed transactions for gas and in store products. Kept the store running efficiently.



Silver Lake Country Club

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cart Garage Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Aug 2011

  In charge of all golf carts and members bags in the garage. Assisted all members with getting carts ready with appropriate bags and other equipment.Washed all carts and clubs after members were done golfing.Executed various daily tasks throuhgout the golf course including any customer needs. Trained new garage crew employees. In charge of all golf carts and members bags in the garage. Assisted all members with getting carts ready with appropriate bags and other equipment.Washed all carts and clubs after members were done golfing.Executed various daily tasks throuhgout the golf course including any customer needs. Trained new garage crew employees.