Experience

Insight Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • 2014 - Present

  Insight Promotions executes customized product promotion programs for major CPG companies. Specialties include: In-Pack 2D & 3D premiums, In-Pack food samples, On-Pack labeling, E-commerce/Online Grocery (OG) initiatives and Shopper Marketing pursuits. Our team of seasoned professionals has automatically in-packed over 1 billion 2D and 3D product promotions and was the first to automate the in-packing of premiums and fragile food items at line speeds. Our turnkey, on-the-line process supports seamless, efficient, and economical marketing promotions and promotion packaging for even the most complex programs.



Constar International

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager - Packaging Design Engineering

  • 2010 - 2014

  - Manage all functions of Design Group, report to VP of Corporate Technologies- Provide direction, outline priorities, schedule, and budget resources- Facilitate intellectual property (IP) actions internally and with outside counsel- Utilize, coordinate and maintain 3D CAD & FEA resources and software- Conduct consumer research, focus groups and ideation for new product designs- Direct industrial design and rapid prototype resources- Hire, train, evaluate and motivate Design Group direct reports

• Supervisor - Packaging Design Engineering

  • 2005 - 2010

  - Manage direct reports while continuing to provide individual design deliverables- Prioritize, maintain and drive the Design Group project schedule for Design Engineers- Mentor, derive project criteria, check and approve assignments for Design Engineers- Manage outside resources (Design, FEA, Industrial Design, 3D SLA prototypes, etc.)- Foster business relationships while assisting Director of Design Engineering- Wide mouth heat-set task force projects: pasta sauce, salsa, mayonnaise and apple sauce- 28mm PCO 1881 finish conversion task force projects: PepsiCo, DPSG and IBC

• Senior Packaging Design Engineer

  • 2004 - 2005

  - Execute design projects with minimal supervision and provide expert opinion- Assist customers, plant personnel, project engineers, machine shops and sales staff- Work together with industrial designer and customers to develop packaging- Document and establish procedures for Design Manual setting departmental standards- Ensure preform compatibility for selected bottles

• Packaging Design Engineer

  • 2001 - 2004

  - Design PET stretch-blown containers & preforms for the consumer packaging industry- Container categories include: water, CSD, cold-fill, wine/liquor/FABs and hot-fill food & beverages- Construct 3D prototypes on Z-Corp model machine



X-Terrain Corp.

• Bartlett, IL

• Entrepreneur

  • 2000 - 2001

  - Developed and marketed thermoformed toy products in the extreme sports industry - Identify products to fulfill customer needs, create promotions and align resources - Presented at trade shows, conducted sales and handled all business functions - Developed and marketed thermoformed toy products in the extreme sports industry - Identify products to fulfill customer needs, create promotions and align resources - Presented at trade shows, conducted sales and handled all business functions



Innovative Plastech Inc.

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

• Product Designer

  • 1999 - 2000

  - Designed thermoformed packaging and molds for the consumer packaging industry - Offered customers various packaging alternatives in trays, clamshells and tri-folds - Designed thermoformed packaging and molds for the consumer packaging industry - Offered customers various packaging alternatives in trays, clamshells and tri-folds



Altium Packaging

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Engineer

  • 1990 - 1999

  - Designed extrusion molds for PP & HDPE bottles in the consumer packaging industry - Facilitate mold component drawing/data exchange and provide instructions to mold shops - Assisted mold implementation from construction to unit testing to startup in production plants - Document and establish procedures for Mold Design Manual setting departmental standards - Designed extrusion molds for PP & HDPE bottles in the consumer packaging industry - Facilitate mold component drawing/data exchange and provide instructions to mold shops - Assisted mold implementation from construction to unit testing to startup in production plants - Document and establish procedures for Mold Design Manual setting departmental standards



Rexam PLC

• United Kingdom
• Packaging & Containers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mold Design Engineer

  • 1995 - 1995

  - Designed, detailed and revised injection molds in the cap/closure and medical industries - Designed, detailed and revised injection molds in the cap/closure and medical industries



AT&T Global Services (contract)

• Lisle, IL

• 3D CAD Modeler

  • 1988 - 1990

  - 3D CAD Modeling of sheet metal piece parts and assemblies in the telecommunications industry - 3D CAD Modeling of sheet metal piece parts and assemblies in the telecommunications industry



Jewel-Osco

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Department Manager - Liquor

  • 1982 - 1989

  - Retail, sales, maintain inventory, merchandise displays and customer service - Retail, sales, maintain inventory, merchandise displays and customer service



Murray Bicycles & Jolly Rancher Candies BMX Freestyle Team

• Brentwood, TN

• Manager & Pro Member of Nationwide Touring Bicycle Stunt Team

  • 1984 - 1987

  - Competed, performed shows, appeared in print ads, radio and TV to promote the brands - Competed, performed shows, appeared in print ads, radio and TV to promote the brands