Plastic Film, Packaging, and Converting Expert

Expertise

• Packaging and labeling products, processes, product development and quality standards.
• Plastic film converting, identification of markets and new products development.
• Labeling and packaging materials distribution and materials selection.
• Thin Insulating foam products development and marketing in specific to labeling of microwave containers.
• Sales and distribution of HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) and OPP (Oriented Polypropylene) packaging films.
• Develop new metalized film window-film product and processes through sublimating dyes unique heat curing process.
• Provide market intelligence and market identification information to sales teams.
• Shrink labeling materials importing and shrink labeling marketing assessments.
• Specialty graphic arts coatings in the labeling industry.

Overall Areas

• Plastic Materials
• Packaging and labeling technology
• Printing and converting
• Market planning

Expert Witness Experience

• Lamination defect. Conducted investigation and provided forensic evidence.
• Trade secret theft. Conducted investigation and provided forensic evidence. Defended patent which was successfully assigned to a major petrochemical company.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, Founder and President, 1995 - Present

• Consulting for packaging and labeling companies, including machinery suppliers, printers, and material suppliers.
• Sales agent and distributer of HDPE (High-density polyethylene) and OPP (Oriented Polypropylene) packaging films.

Projects

Commodore Plastics

• Develop and market thin, insulating foam products for labeling of microwave containers.

Hammer Packaging

• Assess opportunities in shrink label printing.

Chesnut Engineering

• Advised their client, Rotoflex (El Salvador) on material requirements and machine configuration.

AMTOPP

• Examined patent status and advise their legal department on several technologies relating to manufacture of OPP.
• Reformulate their range of slip OPP (Polypropylene) film products.

Dixie Toga, Sau Paulo, Brazil

• Advised on the materials and machinery configurations for production of metalized film.

Avery Corporation

• Authored an exclusive report on shrink labeling and its opportunities.

Biofilm Ltd., Cartagena, Colombia

• Developed a new range of metalizible films.

CP, Bloomfield, NY, 2008 - 2018

Independent Consultant and Sales Agent

• Developed polystyrene based foam insulating label product, including resin selection, process development, and potential customer evaluation.
• Developed market, and initiated sales of product.
• Supervised testing/evaluation of prototypes.
• Continued as sales agent for product.

King Global Enterprises, LLC, Youngstown, OH, Business Partner, 1996 - 2016

• Importing PVC shrink label stock from Korea.
• Visited and evaluated product source in Korea.
• Handled sales, product claims, and sales service to customers.

MWZB, LLP, Arlington, VA, Expert Witness, 1994 - 1996

• Hired for the Defendant (UCB), in patent infringement case.
• Researched prior art, prepared opinion for review by lawyers.
• Attended claimant expert witness depositions.
• Prepared testimony at trial.

Exxon/Mobil Chemical Company, Macedon, NY, 1981 - 1993

Planning Manage, 1982 - 1993

• Provided market intelligence and market identification information to sales force of over 30 people.
• Analyzed and submitted key market information to sales and marketing management
• Researched and provided management with key information on potential new opportunities, including market analysis, financial analysis, and assessment of risks.

Planning Coordinator,1981 - 1992

• Reviewed yearly plans submitted by both Films and Plastics Div. and prepared analyses for top management of Mobil Chemical.
• Accompanied President of Mobil Chemical on review trips to both divisions and participated in division reviews.

Scharr Industries, Bloomfield, CT, VP, Manufacturing-Research and Development, 1980 - 1981

• Ran both production and research and development, supervising about 20 people.
• Developed new metalized film window-film product and process utilizing sublimating dyes unique heat curing process.

Mobil Chemical Company, 1970 - 1980

• Provided several positions: Manager Commercial Development, Development Engineer and Technical Superintendent for various locations: Fairport, NY, Macedon, NY and Stratford CT.
• Market planning for the Films Division,at Basin Park HQ, researched potential opportunities, and provided presentations for Marketing Management.
• Research market and developed new products for the Films Division, with 40 patents.
• Ran technical support dept., including 4 engineers in support of the Stratford plant.

E.I DuPont de Nemours, Wilmington, DE, Research Engineer, 1969 - 1970

• Developed process and product for new ion exchange material under contract for NASA.

U.S. Army, Edgewood Arsenal, MD, 1st Lt. Planning Officer, 1967 - 1969

• Classified Project involving deployment of forces.

Olin Corporation, New Haven, CT and Pisgah Forest, NC, Research Engineer, 1963-1966

• Developed process to manufacture new rocket fuel compound under contract to U.S. Airforce.

Honors & Publications

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• President, Label and Packaging Suppliers Council
• Board Member, LPIA (Label Printing Industries of America)
• Coordinated Fall Technical Meeting of PLGA (Packaging and Label Gravure Association)
• Responsible for coordination of LPIA Technical Institute Program
• Speaker for PLGA Conference "Impact of New Print Technologies on Material

Publications and Patents

• Author and Co-Author of numerous publications with the topics in: Shrink Label, Sleeve and Roll on Shrink, Industry Studies and Industry Applications.
• Many patents in the areas: Modified Polymer, Polypropylene Film, Oriented Polypropylene Film Substrate, Acrylic Coated/Polyvinylidene Chloride Coated Polyolefin film

Education

• M.S. Chemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO