Experience

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  The scotts miracle-gro company

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Packaging r&d student co-op

  • Hands on experience in a consumer based packaging company• Worked with wide variety of packaging materials (Plastic films, corrugated, etc.)• Opportunity to lead projects, work with marketing, purchasing, and variety of vendors • Experienced with PLM and SAP when working with BOMs • Traveled to multiple packaging facilities (PCA, IP, Silgan Plastics, CHEP, etc.)

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  Chainalytics

  Jul 2013 - Nov 2013

  Contract packaging engineer

  • Assisted in package harmonization projects that helped clients discover productivity, efficiency, and sustainability gains• Gained experience operating a Kongsberg cutting table and ArtiosCAD package design software • Worked with packaging consultants to offer package design, prototyping, and testing services• Gained experience using Excel spreadsheets for project data collection• Conducted corrugated compression, environmental chamber, and jerk handle testing

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  General mills

  Dec 2013 - Jan 2020

  Packaging Engineer in the Baking platform with a focus on innovation, renovation, HMM, and SGC. • Responsible for full implementation of food packaging projects within all material categories. Collaborating globally with cross functional business partners and external suppliers to fulfill demanding customer needs for retail and club standards. • Exceeded annual stretch targets of $500M+ HMM cost savings by evaluating packaging materials, designs, processes, and equipment. Challenging the status quo by conducting appropriate consumer alienation research and communicating reasons upward. • Delivering innovative packaging solutions based upon consumer/customer needs and keeping up to date with new packaging technologies, i.e. reseal films and retail ready case designs. • Actively leading and managing plant trial runs to qualify packaging within the manufacturing facilities for new product launches, startups as well as to develop best performance line setups and practices. Show less • CAD Team Lead for technical drawing creation, work globally with Packaging R&D, graphics departments, and print vendors to capture die line / print requirements • Expertise in ArtiosCAD, assist GTECH (innovation) with new package design • Workflow knowledge of transferring technical drawing metadata to packaging specifications• Assist Packaging Engineers and QRO Packaging Material Managers in capturing technical attributes of package design in raw material specifications• Leverage PLM knowledge in analyzing, reporting, and managing PLM document statuses against project timelines, proficient with SAP & INTERSPEC systems Show less

  • Packaging Engineer

    Aug 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Packaging Quality Specialist in the QRO Systems, Specifications and Labeling group

    Dec 2013 - Jan 2020
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  3m

  Jan 2020 - Aug 2023

  • Projected $3MM+ in cost savings projects for 2023 between insourcing manual pack outs to EOL automation and revising packaging designs to reduce blank size and print coverage • Led innovative package design project leading to a patent submission for a paper dispenser box • Sustainability focused to reduce, replace, reuse, and recycle. Replacing shrink film with paper bands, and qualifying paperboard with increased recycled content • Provided packaging leadership on automation projects for a +$1MM savings project • Maintained strong business support and successfully launched a new sustainable product/packaging line while being challenged with two workloads (Post-it & Scotch) during coverage for a colleague

  • Senior Packaging Engineer

    Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Advanced Packaging Engineer

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2022
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  Ecolab

  Aug 2023 - now

  Principal packaging engineer