Shawn Oakes

Experience

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  Creative Forming, Inc.

  May 1990 - May 2006

  Project Manager/Design Engineer

  Managed custom thermoformed packaging products from concept through commercialization. Involved close customer interaction, specification development, budget management, vendor selection, production cost estimation, critical path scheduling, and process control. Designed parts and tooling on Pro/Engineer. Set up and ran pilot equipment.

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  Spartech Corporation

  May 2006 - Mar 2008

  Project Manager/Design Engineer

  Managed custom thermoformed packaging products from concept through commercialization. Involved close customer interaction, specification development, budget management, vendor selection, production cost estimation, critical path scheduling, and process control. Designed parts and tooling on Pro/Engineer. Set up and ran pilot equipment.

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  Georgia-Pacific LLC

  Mar 2008 - now

  Develop new packaging solutions. Provide plastics design and processing expertise to the entire business. Research and explore new polymer options, along with monitoring current state of our plastics portfolio. Create value through cost reduction and innovation. Work with Cutlery Category leaders to set, prioritize, and complete innovation objectives. Oversee critical path schedule, identify potential technical problems, and set resources necessary to resolve them. Primary technical contact for the business. Manage research and development projects for the Food Services Solutions and Tabletop businesses. Design and develop new thermoformed and injection molded products. Manage project schedules and coordinate lab testing.

  • Senior Plastics Development Engineer

    Aug 2014 - now

  • Research and Development Manager

    Mar 2010 - Aug 2014

  • R&D Engineer

    Mar 2008 - Mar 2010