Packaging Engineer

Adam W. Van Hyfte

Present Address 248-***-**** (Mobile)

**** *. ******* **. ****.***.*****@*****.***

Apartment #9

Franklin, WI 53132

EDUCATION

Michigan State University, School of Packaging, East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Science-Packaging, graduated May 2007.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Packaging Engineer—Waterloo Industries, Inc, Oak Creek, WI (06/09-Present):

Contract Packaging Engineer—Adecco @ Waterloo Industries, Inc, Oak Creek, WI (01/09-05/09):

• New Product Development packaging creation Consumer Goods products.

• Packaging Cost Analysis

o Determine cost impact of packaging concepts in relation to total product cost

o Facilitate information exchange between plant(s), engineering group, product, and project management to convey cost implications

• Experience working under extreme customer commitments and tight deadlines.

• 3D Package Design

o 3D Model creation and real-time package design concurrent with engineering group

o Creation of packaging prints for vendors and packaging assembly line at manufacturing facility

o PLM data management experience with Design Data Manager (DDM)

• Packaging Testing

o Design validation in accordance with ISTA testing protocols

• Logistics Analysis

o Development of customer & internal distribution maps with Visio to determine packaging requirements

o Use of TOPS Pro unitization software to determine container requirements for palletized & floor loaded product for both domestic & off-shore goods.

• Experience working with Oracle to review bills of material, engineering change orders, costing, etc.

Local Plant Liaison—Recaro, Auburn Hills, MI (10/08-12/08):

Local plant contact at General Motors – Lansing Grand River plant for GMX-322 Cadillac CTS-V launch/production.

Packaging Engineer—Diversity Packaging/Packaging Concepts & Design, Madison Heights, MI (4/07 – 10/08):

Packaging Buyer—(8/08 – 10/08):

• Purchasing of returnable packaging commodities.

• Cost negotiation and supplier relations.

• OEM and supplier packaging program management.

• Solid Works packaging design experience.

• Bank builds, service packaging, returnable and expendable programs. Cost save initiatives, etc.

• Oakland University Sales Training (May-July 2008).

• Responsible for returnable packaging commodities with purchasing group in limited capacity.

Local Plant Liaison—Modatek Automotive Systems, Wilton, ON CANADA (9/06 – 4/07)

• Responsible for monitoring Front/Rear engine cradles at GM – LDT plant.

• On-site plant support and trouble-shooting throughout Lambda launch @ General Motors-Delta Twp. Plant.

• Supervision of quality checks at Ryder Logistics prior to shipment into General Motors.

Packaging Intern—Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Trumbull, CT (1/06 – 7/06)

• Packaging evaluation intern

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION & TRAINGING

3+ years Solid Works design experience

DASI-Solutions, Sterling Heights, MI

• Solid Works Essentials, May 2007

• Solid Works Advanced Part Modeling, 2007

• Solid Works Advanced Assemblies, 2007

• Solid Works Weldments, 2008

o On-the-job experience with Solid Works Sheet Metal

Oakland University, Rochester, MI

• Building Sales Relations, 2008

• Presentation Skills, 2008

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