SUMMARY: Packaging Professional with proven global leadership ability in consumer packaging. Demonstrated expertise to grasp business needs and effectively evaluate packaging priorities and drive optimization across areas of cost, processes, and people within a company’s packaging operations.
Background includes a history of consistent achievements including;
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Inventory Management
Vendor Management
Auditing Programs
System and Process Analysis
QUALIFICATIONS
• Successful experience in launching a global multi-system and multi-channel enterprise packaging solutions for a Fortune 500 company
• Proven ability to independently manage and deliver comprehensive packaging solutions for international promotional programs
• Effective communicator able to manage vendors, suppliers, customers, and senior management relationships to drive positive exchanges that lead to quicker issue resolution and risk mitigation
• Demonstrated experience in proactively working with suppliers to resolve complaints with packaging materials and developing a comprehensive prevention program to mitigate future packaging issues
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Covidien - Peripheral Vascular Division, Plymouth, MN May 2012 to Present
Sr. Packaging Engineer (contract) - providing packaging support to identify, design, develop, and execute innovative packaging solutions including environmental, cost reduction, and process improvement for sustaining projects.
• Develop and execute packaging validation protocols in compliance with EU Medical Device Directive, FDA, and other global regulatory requirements including IQ/OQ/PQ activities, distribution and handling testing, sterility, and shelf life validation
• Write new procedures, test methods, and photo documentation including the preparation of illustrations
• Prepare and evaluate samples for design evaluation, testing, verification, and validation
• Advise on efficient packing processes, procedures, innovations in packaging materials as improvement opportunities
• Develop, implement, and maintain packaging specifications, materials specifications, label specifications and packaging bill of materials
• Test, analyze, and select materials and equipment for packaging based on defined project requirements and goals
• Create new designs or changes for equipment and perform set-up, IQ’s, troubleshooting, maintenance, calibration monitoring, organize change parts, and train operations technicians
Burger King Corporation, Miami, FL July 2006 to Feb. 2011
Packaging Quality Assurance Manager - Provide management, oversight and delivery of packaging solutions across multiple distribution channels and market areas. Supervise a portfolio of projects crucial to increasing quality standards and ensuring streamlined packaging operations for Burger King’s supply chain.
• Designed and implemented supplier performance audits and leveraging multiple methodologies to ensure metrics accuracy (NSF audits, SQA audits, complaint management and testing procedures-following TAPPI and ASTM testing criteria)
• Managed Quality Assurance for Burger King packaging worth 200 million annually
• Provided support for new product development projects which drove sustainability packaging for R&D by auditing supplier facilities and assessing products compliance to rigid specification, leading to an 8% reduction in non-conforming packaging
• Managed national packaging test labs that focused on providing quality consistency and value-added feedback to already deployed packaging solutions
• Designed and launched a master packaging specification system that delivered an on-line Case Graphics approval tracking program to drive consistence in case graphics and regulatory compliance
• Assured continuity of supply chain processes by working with BK Co-op Purchasing Group (200 million annually) by making the packaging safe and compliant to restaurants. Resulted in a 3% reduction in packaging complaints
• Conducted audits on BK’s supplier manufacturing facilities to improve product lines and distribution processes by performing continuous assessments of their supply chain management systems, resulting in a 5% increase to the 3rd party suppliers’ overall audit scores
• Managed packaging for four specialty game piece promotions (10 million budgeted per promotion) Key tasks included: writing specifications, approving promotional artwork/case graphics and directing internal teams/vendors to ensure program integrity. Resulted in total revenue increase of 12 million.
Rochester Medical Corporation, Stewartville, MN Jan. 2005 to July 2006
Packaging Production Planner - Managed all corporate production packaging needs, including capacity planning, finite scheduling of production lines to meet customer requirements, maintaining bill of materials and analyzing manufacturing order variances. Managed relationships with supervisors across multiple...
Login or Register to view the full resume.
