Diana Huerta

Experience

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  Texas A&M University

  May 2004 - Aug 2006

  Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

  Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate teaching assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.-Laboratory Instructor: Meats. (4 semesters). -Helped teach: Developing and Implementing HACCP plans -Thesis Project Won 2nd place in the Animal Science Research Graduate Forum (2006).-Aided in USDA Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) training-Assisted with Beef 101, Beef 706 and Pork 101 courses-Teaching Assistant for Animal Science Courses including marketing and food safety. Show less

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  Sealed Air Corporation

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2024

  Led over 17 professionals to solve critical customer needs and support the food packaging business of >$2B in sales. Set direction for over 15 high impact projects to achieve Sustainability, Automation, and Material development goals. Prioritize project work for the team to focus, become more efficient and agile to increase speed to market. Development of employee technical, analytical, and professional skills by goal setting and measuring achievement. Lead global technical training sponsored by Applications, Development and Support team. Represent the company at career fairs for recruitment of technical talent. Core team member of the global committee to advance engagement, communication, and training for R&D. Show less Led global, cross-functional teams to accomplish strategic projects. Mentors, coaches and develops less experienced project managers. Ability to assess needs and set goals. Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plans. Contributes to the overall strategic direction. Develops and tracks departmental metrics. Identifies industry standard best practices and creates improved processes and methodologies for the department. Stakeholders include internal and external contacts.-Led BWIB Medium Regular project from Proposal to the Commercialization Stage. ($5MM business)-Project Manager for Inflatable Bubble products and equipment. Show less Applies and interprets broader scientific or engineering theories and concepts in the field of specialty. Able to act as project leader on specific projects within the department. Able to act as a project leader across interdepartmental lines. Effectively applies knowledge of business, materials, and processes to project assignments. Has a broad base of useful knowledge extending beyond what is needed on projects. Collaborates effectively with appropriate functional areas on projects. Demonstrates problem solving skills. Guides technicians. History of successful completion of projects. Performs experiments to help determine critical project parameters that determine success or failure. Reaches rational conclusions based on experimental evidence. Demonstrated success in completion of work that required imaginative or creative solutions.-Technical Lead of the Restore Mushroom Packaging project using 5 stage project process.-Technical lead of the opening of a production plant to produce Restore Mushroom Packaging.-Deployed DFSS tools such as FMEA, HOA, MSA, and DOE to develop and improve the process of making Restore Mushroom Packaging. Show less Demonstrates project management and teamwork skills. Documents results and authors complex reports and presentations. Plans, implements, & coordinates broad technical tasks with team. Maintains focus on key project objectives. Responsible for outcome. Communicates internally across R & D & Marketing for projects and externally with suppliers & customer support. Directs work of others. Has made significant contributions to projects and technical knowledge base of the company. Demonstrated success in completion of projects that required imaginative or creative solutions. Demonstrated deep knowledge of customer's' applications, and ability to solve complex technical issues in customers' operations.-Commercialized Multi-seal FoldLOK for the cheese, smoked and processed, and adjacent markets business-Applications technical lead for Multi-seal FoldLOK project from Stage Gate 3 to 5.-Led and organized co-workers and technician's work to produce customer samples and testing. Show less Applies scientific and technical knowledge and concepts to work. Plans & implements simple projects under general management supervision. Documents results and authors routine reports and presentations. Collaborates effectively with team members and appropriate functional areas within SEE. Demonstrates problem solving skills. Guides technicians. Demonstrated success in completion of difficult projects in a timely manner. Innovation champion supporting R&D in development and testing. Devises insightful ways to understand and solve difficult problems, whose solutions require the use of multiple techniques and some understanding of the materials, applications and customer processes.-Lead the development of Grip & Tear Bags including barrier bag, cook-in bag, post-pasteurization bag which are all commercial (approx. $25MM in business)-Assisted with the development of Portion Pull bags for cheese, and smoked & processed markets-Worked on the development of the next generation of cook-in casings for sausages-Helped with the consolidation of three barrier bags for meat into one barrier bag offering-Actively participated in safety walks of labs and the Near Miss safety program.-Operated lab equipment such as the Rotary Machine 8600, Cook-in Smoke House, Cook-in Kettle, Burst tester, Shaker Table, Ultravac and other smaller equipment.-Supported the bags business by responding to technical problems and questions in the field and assisting with Stage 5 projects.-Prepared samples for the Marketing and Sales Organization for customer visits and meetings.-Organized samples for exhibitions and shows such as the Poultry Show (8,018 visitors) and AMI (200 retailer reps). 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  • Director of Product Management, Food Packaging Shrink Bags

    Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

  • Sr. Manager, Marketing Product Management, Food Packaging

    Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

  • Sr. Manager, Global Marketing, Fulfillment Platform

    Dec 2021 - Feb 2024

  • Automation Applications Engineering Manager

    Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Applications Engineering Manager (Shrink Bags, Case Ready, and Rollstock)

    May 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Applications Engineering Manager & Technical Expert for Inflatables

    May 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Principal Project Manager

    Dec 2013 - May 2018

  • Sr. Product Development Engineer

    Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Global Sr. Packaging Applications Specialist

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Packaging Applications Specialist

    Sept 2006 - Sept 2011
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  Highline Warren

  Jul 2024 - now

  Director Category Management

  Leader of chemical related businesses for the automotive industry.Develop short and long term strategies that increase value proposition with customers and suppliers.Collaborate with sales to leverage market knowledge to drive growth across multiple go to market channels.Drive product development, assortment decisions, and demand generation that drive both revenue and profitability improvements.Drive alignment across sales, finance, marketing, and supply chain to deliver outcomes for customers. Show less