Packaging & Process Engineering Leader | 45+ Years in CPG, Pharma & Oral Care | Driving Cost Savings, Scale-Up & Global Plant Start-Ups

Overview

Packaging and process engineering specialist with more than four decades of experience supporting global CPG and pharmaceutical portfolios, including oral care, transdermal delivery systems, and oral solid dose products. Work spans from lab-scale development through full manufacturing scale-up, with hands-on leadership of packaging design, material selection, and line qualification across multiple plants and contract sites. Engagements include major cost-savings initiatives, technical supplier development, and new plant start-ups in North America and Latin America. Approach emphasizes rigorous testing, cross-functional collaboration, and practical, shop-floor-oriented problem solving to ensure robust, efficient, and compliant packaging systems.

Short Bio

Veteran packaging and process engineer with extensive experience in CPG and pharmaceutical manufacturing, specializing in packaging materials, equipment, and plant start-ups. Has led critical packaging innovations, scale-ups, and cost-savings projects for leading global brands in oral care, personal care, and pharma.

What I Bring

Deep, hands-on experience across multiple packaging manufacturing processes and materials
Proven ability to lead packaging design, qualification, and scale-up for new and existing products
Strong track record of delivering significant cost savings through materials optimization and board/corrugate initiatives
Expertise in coordinating plant and supplier start-ups, including global locations and contract manufacturing sites
Ability to translate R&D concepts into robust, manufacturable packaging solutions with clear test plans and documentation
Experience resolving complex production and materials issues, including shelf-life, flowability, and quality challenges
Collaborative style working with plants, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to achieve reliable, high-quality outcomes

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

Extrusion blow molding, injection stretch blow molding, injection molding
Labels, corrugate, paperboard cartons, flexible films and laminates
Filling, capping, labeling, shrink banding, cartoning, palletizing equipment and processes
Paperboard and corrugate optimization and cost-reduction initiatives
Packaging for Crest striped toothpaste and stripe sample pouches
Packaging for Thermacare heat wraps, including packing materials and line start-ups
Packaging and materials development for Crest Whitestrips, including shelf-life enhancement
Injection molded compacts for whitening products and associated line qualifications
Packaging for oral rinses, including transfer from contract sites to internal manufacturing
Neck band equipment and VAT execution with global suppliers
Transdermal patch development for Buprenorphine HCL and associated test models
Macrobid dual-dose capsule scale-up and blister material development for stability
Child-resistant and senior-friendly blister and box packaging (e.g., Didronel PMO)
In vitro and in vivo model development for patch/drug testing
Particle size and flowability improvements for tablet pre-blends

Titles Held

Consultant, Cube Solutions (Dec 2024 – Nov 2025)
Scientist / Principle Researcher, Procter & Gamble (June 1992 – December 31, 2018)
R&D and Process Engineering Roles, P&G Pharmaceuticals (December 1980 – June 1992)

Career Highlights

Delivered approximately $7.1MM in paperboard cost savings for Mondelez North America plants through test plan development, reporting, and direct carton supplier collaboration on specifications and COA reviews.
Led execution of the first stripe sample pouch for Crest striped toothpaste, enabling innovative sampling formats.
Led design and execution of all packing materials for Thermacare heat wraps, including VAT leadership and initial line start-ups in Green Bay, WI and Albany, GA.
Led packing scale-up and materials development for Crest Whitestrips to improve shelf life and support commercial growth.
Qualified injection molded compacts for Crest Whitestrips and led production line qualification at a contract manufacturing site.
Led packing start-up of CPH Oral Rinse into Iowa City manufacturing from a contract site, ensuring smooth technology transfer.
Led VAT activities for neck band equipment at Fuji Seal in the Netherlands, supporting global packaging capability.
Co-led start-up of the first Oral Care plant in Crux, Brazil, including first packing line qualification and quality improvements at a Brazilian tube vendor.
Delivered $1MM corrugate savings for the Oral Rinse team through materials and packaging optimization.
Led transdermal patch development modeling for Buprenorphine HCL, including delivery across the skin layer and in vitro alternative testing models.
Developed animal testing models for patch/drug testing to support pharmaceutical development.
Led process engineering scale-up of Macrobid dual dose capsules, including blister material work to provide stability samples.
Led plant team efforts to improve particle size and flowability of pre-blends for tablet press performance.
Led packaging injection mold development for the Didronel PMO box, incorporating child-resistant and senior-friendly testing into box and blister design.

Education & Professional Certifications

Not specified

Languages

English- Native

Impact

Drove substantial cost savings for major CPG manufacturers through packaging material and paperboard optimization.
Enabled successful commercialization and scale-up of multiple flagship oral care and personal care products via robust packaging design and line qualification.
Strengthened global manufacturing networks by leading plant and packaging line start-ups in North America and Brazil, including supplier quality improvements.
Supported critical pharmaceutical developments with advanced packaging, stability, and test model innovations for transdermal and oral solid dose products.
Consistently improved manufacturing efficiency, quality, and reliability through targeted process engineering and materials improvements.