Kochin Chiang

Experience

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  Unisource Global Solutions

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Responsibilities included:• Understood customer needs and requirements to develop effective packaging part visual, dimensional, and performance quality specifications for domestic and international partners and oversea product/packaging assembly sites.• Set requirements for raw material or intermediate products for suppliers and monitor their compliance.• Oversaw all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards.• Supervised inspectors, technicians and other staff and provided guidance and feedback.• Partnered with Design and manufacturing partners to develop style-guides, design-for-manufacturing (DFM) parameters, and all other specification development and ensuring successful NPI transition from concept to reality.• Kept accurate documentation and performed statistical analysis. Show less Responsibilities included:• Developed, configured and optimized molded pulp processes from inception through to start up and certification.• Developed best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output.• Performed risk assessments on new product development and provided feedback to minimize business impact.• Provided process documentation and operating instructions on molded pulp, injection molding, and packaging testing technologies. • Assessed processes, took measurements and interpreted data. Show less

  • Global Quality Manager

    Dec 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Process Development Engineer

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
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  Foster Farms

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

  Packaging Engineer

  Responsibilities included:• Coordinate, own and develop packaging specification standards to ensure technical and manufacturing performance, as well as cost effectiveness. • Plan and develop consumer packaging to deliver company sales growth plans - in close cooperation with product line managers and R&D managers. • Create project plans and harness resources to ensure project milestones are met within expectations of timeline, quality and budget.• Work with key functions to design packaging through the use of appropriate structure analyses, test methods, design methodologies, feasibility justification, and business case processes.• Develop and execute test methods, validations, and protocols for packaging related developments and projects.• Consult with vendors in the development of packaging for components and materials. Work directly with packaging suppliers and production to execute appropriate trials to ensure production readiness. Show less

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  SunOpta

  Mar 2017 - Jan 2024

  • R&D Manager - Packaging

    Jun 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Packaging Engineer

    Mar 2017 - Jun 2022
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  Premier Nutrition: The Good Energy People

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior Manager Packaging Engineering