Engineer Mechanical

Jing Gao

Address: **** ******** ***, **** ***, NJ 07024. Tel: 517-***-**** E-Mail: ********@***.***

Education

o Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Sep 2011 to Dec 2014 Master of Science: Packaging Science, GPA 3.76/4.0 o Hunan University of Technology, Zhu Zhou, Hunan, China Sep 2006 to Jun 2010 Bachelor of Science: Packaging Engineering, GPA 3.1/4.0(Top 10 in the graduation class) Work Experience

Packaging Engineer RAB Lighting, NJ Feb 2015 to Present o Lead end-to-end engineered packaging projects from conceptual design to production and commercialization for new products o Interface with mechanical engineer, manufacturing engineer, product management, quality and marketing (cross-functional team) to gather and develop packaging requirements and design specification that meet customer needs o Participated with new product development team and project manager to help establish milestone/timeline to ensure packaging activity aligned with overall project development process in order to deliver new product into market on-time o Created 3D rendering and prototyped packaging samples for concept approval and design improvement o Wrote comprehensive test plan to evaluate packaging and performed distribution test based on ISTA 1A, 3A Standards o Identified the root cause(s) of design failures and implemented the corrective and preventative actions o Collaborated with overseas packaging team in quality control, supplier management and tracking packaging ongoing project o Standardized packaging design and development process and test procedures to support continuous improvement of packaging projects o Maintained and updated packaging technical specification, assembly drawings and test report in Windchill, 5PM system for internal use o Responsible for management of change including bill of materials change, vendor change and process change o Identified and implemented packaging modification and manufacturing process improvement at packaging supplier for cost reduction projects such as value analysis value engineering (VAVE)

o Supported and improved launched product packaging which had high damage and return complains from customer o Partner with supply chain to drive projects to enable the most efficient delivery of parts possible without sacrificing part quality or manufacturability

o Analyzed the data collected and identified pallet pattern efficiency for shipping process improvement weekly (For around 1685 SKUS) Junior Packaging Engineer General Electric Lighting, OH Jul 2014 – Feb 2015 o Worked with sourcing department and packaging engineer to develop new packaging and troubleshoot product packaging o Collaborated with marketing, quality and manufacturing departments to determine costs and feasibility of proposed packaging o Proposed the packaging mitigation plan to reduce the defect rate of products supplied to Target and Walmart. o Created and optimized pallet configuration for master cartons by using TOPS software o Reviewed and directed design and drawing changes to insure the packaging design meet specification o Established the packaging material specification for quality control and manufacturing production o Designed and executed the distribution conditioning per ASTM D4169 or ISTA standards. Packaging Development Co-op Oxygen Development, FL Jul 2013 – Dec 2013 o Reviewed and summarized internal and external needs for new packaging o Recommended minor functional and aesthetic (printing and decoration options) design changes and conversion of primary packaging with Marketing department

o Worked together with the quality team to ensure optimal transfer of standards and specifications from technical packaging development phase to execution phase of the manufacturing plan following approved quality level o Performed packaging testing (application and removal torque test, drop test, etc.) and validation of product fill weight o Maintain and update the packaging BOM and packaging project tracker for internal use o Authored the flow chart of packaging assemble, packaging procedures at manufacture site, and packaging material specification Academic Experience

Researcher School of Packaging, Michigan State University Jul 2012 – Dec 2014 o M.S. Thesis- Design of antioxidant functional membrane for optimal controlled release

(Thesis available at https://d.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:3028)

Developed a strong material and chemical background in term of polymers and antioxidants

Implemented design of experiment to the methodology of this study.

Established sample size and analyzed the test data in a statistical manner

Customized the blow molding process in compliance of the thermal properties of polymers and antioxidants

Established the Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP) profile of polymers and 25 different antioxidants

Characterize the thermal properties and migration process of the optimized system Packaging Project School of Packaging, Michigan State University Feb 2012 – May 2014 o Shelf-life study of cornflakes cereal

Designed a packaging system for moisture sensitive products (cornflakes was considered)

Estimated shelf life of cornflakes by using an Equilibrium Sorption Isotherm and GAB model

Performed experiment based on models and methodology chosen to calculate shelf life result

Made the comparison between experimentally determined shelf life results and computer generated shelf life data Skills/ Activities

Skills

o Experience of using instruments such as Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and Gas-liquid Chromatography (GC) o Knowledge of ASTM D and F series test methods

o Experience of distribution test sequences by using ISTA 1A and 3A series such as vibration and drop test o Project Management (Learning)

o Strong understanding of packaging shelf life and shelf life prediction model o Six Sigma and Lean (Learning)

Software

o Statistic: Minitab and R

o Design: Creo, Solidworks, AutoCAD, ArtiosCAD, TOPS, CAPE, Max-Load, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign o Office: MS offices (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, ect) Language

o Chinese (Mandarin)

o English

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