Experience

National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Sep 2023 - Present



TC Transcontinental

• Canada
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Research Engineer

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2023

  Research in recyclable innovations for flexible packaging, and high quality PE film recycling.



Placon Corporation

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• New Product Development Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Oct 2020

  Madison Wi -Lead product development of 380 new Placon products over five years to achieve greater competitive market share in foodservice packaging -Assemble, commission and lead cross functional project teams including: Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, and Regulatory departments -Develop and manage project timelines, capital expeditures, and communication strategy -Manage the life cycle of stock products including forecasting of new launches and obsolescence -Further… Show more -Lead product development of 380 new Placon products over five years to achieve greater competitive market share in foodservice packaging -Assemble, commission and lead cross functional project teams including: Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, and Regulatory departments -Develop and manage project timelines, capital expeditures, and communication strategy -Manage the life cycle of stock products including forecasting of new launches and obsolescence -Further developed Customer Records Management system (Salesforce) to streamline sales and customer service processes -Identified and executed product improvement activities to increase sales, streamline corporate work processes and improve profitability -Provided technical support and service to customers to support integration of packing within their existing operations -Lead market research to become trendsetters in our packaging design, functionality, and user experience Lean/Six Sigma Steering Team, mentor Green and Black Belts through certification projects. Create lean training and drive lean culture Show less



Placon

• Process Engineer

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2014

  PET recycling of both bottle and thermoform feed stocks, extrusion of high PCR sheet, and thermoform product development.



Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

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

• R&D Engineering Intern

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007



Kohler Co.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgical Engineering Co-op

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2006