Engineer Manager
Resume:
Kevin Mulligan
North Attleboro, MA 02760
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Profile
Highly motivated, innovative Package Engineering Executive with global
expertise in sterile medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
Successfully developed, implemented, and managed packaging departments
including: engineering, labeling and laboratories for several leading
Fortune 500 companies.
Competencies
ETO / gamma / E beam / Environmental sustainability
autoclave
Compliance / process excellence Materials / high speed equipment
Cost savings / strategic Management: people / projects
procurement
Key Accomplishments
. Pioneered medical industry environmental packaging model; provides
quantified customer value, incremental sales growth and 10-30% overall
package and supply chain savings.
. Implemented strategic sourcing, initiative: material, equipment
standardization resulting in 11% COG savings, process improvement,
footprint / inventory reduction.
. Implemented full service packaging departments in North America and
Europe to support global regulatory compliance, new product
development and manufacturing support.
Experience
Kevin Mulligan Consulting
Proprietor 2009-
Present
Provide complete package engineering consulting services to the Medical
industry, including high level strategy development pertaining to global
compliance, new product development and cost reduction.
. Key note speaker at MDM New York, Princeton University on
Sustainability
. Published many technical articles on sustainability internationally
. Collaborated on Packaging text book with Michigan State University
(projected publication 2010)
. Collaborating on Recycling book (projected publication 2011)
See: KMC Consulting
Available for Packaging Expert witness and testimony TASA ID #200*******
COVIDIEN, Mansfield, MA
2006 - 2009
Senior Director Package Engineering Center of Excellence
Responsible for leading and managing $10B Medical Company packaging
strategy; implemented and matrix managed 5 fully staffed packaging
departments of 62 professionals; developed and implemented global
strategies on auto ID, ISO 1607 qualification, labeling, sustainability,
compliance and cost reduction.
. Led industry development/ implementation of GS1 bar code standard;
cost avoidance estimated $7MM.
. Successfully led cross functional teams on implementation of PRTM new
product development stage gate review process.
. Implemented / managed 11607 and ISTA global packaging quality
standard; across 5 divisions.
. Core team member on acquisition due diligence team; recommend
acquisition decision point and develop integration strategy including
budget and timeline commitments.
Kevin Mulligan
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TYCO HEALTHCARE, Mansfield, MA
1986 - 2006
Director Package Development
Managed staff of 22 professionals including: engineering, labeling and
laboratory testing on broad range of sterile medical packaging
applications.
. Managed Environmental Health and Safety function through
reorganization, successfully supporting integration into Corporate
function.
. Implemented capital equipment procurement model, standards and
procedures with form fill seal, shuttle tray, and band sealing
equipment, resulting in $1M savings. Standardized equipment purchases
across organization resulting in $7M savings
. Implemented European package engineering functions, including:
establishment of U.S. and European based testing facilities. Results
supported shorter new product development lead times and improved
regulatory compliance.
. Automated Urology product line transition from rigid manual operation
to flexible form fill seal; reduced package cost by 33% and reduced
material usage by 40%, supply chain cube by 50%, and supported
incremental sales growth with sustainability position statement.
KENDALL, Boston, MA
1980 - 1986
Manager Package Development
. Established packaging department including engineering, labeling, and
laboratory for medical and consumer product lines
. Curad injection molded container won package of the year award
COLGATE PALMOLIVE, New York, NY
1977 - 1980
Print and graphics manager
Packaging engineer
Quality Engineer
Education
Environmental Engineering, Professional Certification, Northeastern
University, Boston, MA
MBA, Pharmaceutical Studies and Marketing, Farleigh Dickinson University,
Florham Park, N.J.
B.S. Bio-Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI.
Professional Organizations
IOPP, IOPP environmental sustainability sub committee
Green Packaging
Healthcare Professionals
ASTM
ISTA
Awards / Publications
Package of the Year Award Curad injection molded container
Outstanding Packaging Professionals
Article: Healthcare Packaging: Automated Equipment and design
Covidien counts on machinery and materials in package development:
Article: Packaging Magazine
Article: Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging
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