ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Dedicated, hard working, flexible professional with strong analytical, problem solving, communication
and people skills. Author of 5 patents on bottle packaging, bottle carrier design, container package,
method of assembly and method of manufacture. Instructor at Glass University and guest speaker at
Michigan State University Packaging College. Specific areas of expertise include:
• New Technology Start Up • Standard Operational Procedures
• Container Enhancement Technology • Estimating Manufacturing & Tooling Costs
• Glass Forming Equipment • ACL, PSL, WSL
• Prototype Production Tooling • Coatings
• Testing Protocols • Shrink Sleeves
• Line Trial Protocols • UV Organic Screen Printing
• Product Testing •Cold End Layouts
• Equipment Installation •Cold End & Decorating Equipment
• Process Improvement •Training Employees/Customers/Technical Support
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CHATTANOOGA LABELING SYSTEMS, Chattanooga, TN.
Plant Manager, Project Manager, Consultant 2012 to present
Plant Manager responsible for staffing, production, quality, and plant safety. Supervised maintenance, decoration staff, contractors, shipping and receiving personnel. Installation of equipment, start-up, training and SOP’s. As Project Manager, responsible for plant layouts, purchasing, and installation of equipment. Starting up equipment, training and the developing SOP’s. Consultant responsible for the evaluation of processes, plant layouts, purchasing equipment, installation of equipment, interfacing with suppliers and customers. New product development, sampling, testing, SOP and designing tooling.
OWENSILLINOIS,INC.,Perrysburg,OH Senior Engineer, R&D Product Integration and Product Handling 2000 to 2011
Project Manager for the integration of container enhancement technology from conception to production equipment. Responsible for the installation of equipment, start up and training of employees to support new technology. As Project Engineer developed cold end layouts and selected cold end and decorating equipment for projects. Supported company decoration locations globally including licensees and customers.
•Developed testing protocols, standard operational procedures and line trial protocols.
•Led process improvement team which prevented customer from a major recall of filled product.
•Improved performance of decorated containers by over 500%, patent pending.
•Subject matter expert for company on ACL, UV organic screen printing, PSL, WSL, coatings and shrink sleeves.
•Led South American Decoration Seminar attended by representatives from 8 countries and 19 plants.
•Instructor at Glass University and GPI Quest Speaker at Michigan State University Packaging College.
Design Project Engineer, Machine Design Group, Perrysburg, OH 1996 to 2000
Responsible for design and documentation of glass container, high temperature glass forming equipment, inspection and labeling equipment for domestic and international sales.
Service, Design and Tooling Engineer, Perrysburg, OH 1990 to 1996
Label & Carriers, Multi-Pak Engineering Department
Responsible for designing new Contour-Pak carriers for plastic and glass containers. Performed product testing and estimated manufacturing and tooling costs. Designed prototype, production tooling and installed tooling in Bardstown, Kentucky. Installed company Contour-Pak applicator machines and trained customers at their facilities. In addition, provided technical support via telephone or on site to company sales personnel and customers.
•Developed quoting forms and database to reduce quoting time from 4 days to 1 day service.
•Designed 44 new carriers and received 4 US Patents.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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