Research and Development Engineer, Packaging Engineer

Kory Manuel

*******@*****.*** *** Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA 02144 248-***-****

Education

Michgan State University

May 2015 B.S. Packaging Sciences

Experience

Keurig Green Mountain 63 South Ave, Burlington, MA 01804

Research and Development Engineer I (Rotatioal) July 13, 2015 – Present

Rotations:

Product Development (primary packaging):

Worked to develop new products on an agile research and development team

Researched aluminum extrusion, impact extrusion, thermoforming, and injection blow molding for the purposes of producing primary packaging for a new beverage product

Used Jira and Confluence to track project/development goals and communicate with team

Used Solidworks to draft models and prototype new products as well as make technical drawings and specifications

Used technical knowledge of primary packaging requirements and production processes to help guide product design.

Package Development (secondary packaging):

Worked to fix documentation and specification issues and start a new documentation system

Used Artios CAD to make structural secondary and tertiary packaging designs for a new product line

Worked with quality and product supply to identify and fix oxygen ingress issues on a co-manufacturers form fill seal line

Was the only packaging specialist on cross functional team tasked with launching a new beverage product

Sourced lower cost high barrier films to replace an incredibly expensive packaging solution that was providing unnecessary protection to the product

Material Science:

Conduct research and testing to aid in development of a recyclable K-Cup

Tested material properties of HIPS and polypropylene to determine how switching from HIPS to Polypropylene will affect the product and the consumer

Attended mold trials to learn about injection molding of polyesters, bioplastics, and polypropylene

Worked with suppliers and used technical knowledge to identify and test potential new packaging solutions

Learned to perform and interpret a variety of standard tests used in the packaging industry (tensile testing, oxygen transmission rate testing, box crush strength, etc)

Learned to use GaBi LCA software to quantify the environmental impact of Keurigs products/packaging and how design changes might affect Keurig’s environmental impact

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