Food & Beverage Packaging Innovation Leader | Glass & Plastic Packaging Expert Witness | Supply Chain, Equipment & Product Performance Specialist

Overview

An accomplished packaging and supply chain innovator with decades of experience guiding packaging technologies for global beverage markets. Led major advancements in glass and plastic packaging, production line efficiency, equipment design, and supply chain transformation. Known for developing stronger, lighter, lower-cost containers; introducing new refillable plastics; and inventing patented beverage-filling technologies. Work includes global testing lab leadership, supplier capability development, and extensive expert witness support in product liability and packaging failure cases.

Short Bio

A certified packaging professional and mechanical engineer with a long track record of packaging innovation and production system advancement across the global beverage industry. Supports clients through packaging design, testing, supply chain optimization, and expert witness analysis grounded in decades of real-world technical experience.

What I Bring

Deep expertise in glass, plastic, closures, labeling, and filling-line packaging performance
Proven success developing equipment, technologies, and systems that transform supply chains
Experience optimizing manufacturing, reducing COGS, and improving line efficiency globally
Extensive expert witness background separating fact from claims using data-driven analysis
Global experience across more than 175 countries and billions of packaging transactions
Strong capability in fracture analysis, material science, and packaging system troubleshooting
Leadership in packaging labs, supplier development, and R&D partnerships
Ability to translate engineering insights into practical, scalable business solutions

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

Glass bottles, PET, PEN plastics, refillable containers
Capping systems, threaded closures, crown and roll-on closures
Filling-line technology, multi-stream and aseptic dosing systems
Packaging testing methodologies and lab operations
Hazardous material packaging (UN-certified)
Anti-scuff coatings, label technologies, secondary packaging
Beverage processing systems and sterile/aseptic requirements

Titles Held

Owner / Consultant, Professionals LLC (2010–Present)
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization – The Coca-Cola Company (2005–2010)
Consulting Package Development Engineer – The Coca-Cola Company (2001–2005)
Principle Package Development Engineer – The Coca-Cola Company (1994–2001)
Senior Package Development Engineer – The Coca-Cola Company (1989–1994)
Packaging Lab Manager – The Coca-Cola Company (1984–1989)
Staff Packaging Engineer – The Coca-Cola Company (1982–1984)
Mechanical Engineer – The Timken Company (1981–1982)
Junior Industrial Engineer – The Timken Company (1980–1981)

Career Highlights

Invented filling technology allowing instantaneous flavor changes with no production interruption
Built the roadmap for the “Supply Chain of the Future” for a $60B global supply chain
Identified contamination issues affecting $3B of company sales and co-developed global solutions
Led the Glass Team for 43B+ annual consumer transactions, improving bottles up to 50% stronger and 40% lighter
Developed PEN refillable bottle technology and multiple label innovations across global markets
Served as global glass packaging subject matter expert, advising legal teams in product liability cases
Increased packaging lab productivity 50% through training and procedural optimization
Led packaging development for company re-entry into India, establishing full packaging supply base
Developed hazardous material packaging used by concentrate plants
Delivered global training programs on packaging and processing requirements for aseptic products

Education & Professional Certifications

MBA, Management – Georgia State University
B, Mechanical Engineering – Georgia Tech
Six Sigma Green Belt
Certified Packaging Professional (IoPP)

Languages

English- Native

Impact

Transformed global food and beverage packaging performance through innovative materials, equipment, and system designs that improved strength, reduced cost, and increased line efficiency across billions of consumer transactions.
Enabled major supply chain modernization by developing global technology roadmaps and scalable manufacturing systems adopted across 200 countries.
Delivered influential expert witness work by applying rigorous engineering analysis, fracture evaluation, and technical expertise to packaging failure, liability, and product safety cases.
Drove significant cost savings, operational improvements, and new product feasibility through packaging innovation, supplier development, and advanced engineering solutions.

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