Expert Details
Packaging, Logistics, Marketing, Human Factors
ID: 732219
Michigan, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1984 | Degree: Doctoral Courses | Subject: International Marketing and Logistics | Institution: Michigan State University |
| Year: 1974 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Marketing and Finance | Institution: Roosevelt Universtiy |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: BS | Subject: Packaging Engineering | Institution: Michigan State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1977 to 1982 | Employer: Ford Motor Company | Title: LOGISTICS COORDINATOR | Department: |
Responsibilities:He had managerial responsibilities for packaging, material handling, warehousing, and transportation. Responsible for planning material flows among suppliers, plants, and markets through the coordination of purchasing, transportation, material handling, warehousing, packaging, and inventory control. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1975 to 1977 | Employer: Johnson & Johnson | Title: PACKAGING MANAGER | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the management of the department that designed and developed the packaging for the companies line of medical products. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1975 | Employer: Abbott Laboratories | Title: BRAND MANAGER | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the development and implementation of marketing plans for a line of consumer products. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1971 to 1973 | Employer: Kraft Foods | Title: PACKAGING ENGINEER | Department: |
Responsibilities:He had the responsibility in the design and development of food packaging. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant and Expert Witness | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert provided consulting and expert witness services regarding marketing, packaging, logistics and human factors. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member, Institute of Packaging Professionals; IoPP Packaging Consultants Council; National Institute of Packaging, Handling & Logistics Engineers; International Safe Transit Association; Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; ASTM International. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| CPP (Certified Professional in Packaging), Institute of Packaging Professionals. CMM (Certified in Materials Management), International Material Management Society. CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager), National Association of Purchasing Management. CPIC (Certified in Production & Inventory Control), American Production & Inventory Control Society. CM (Certified Member), American Society of Traffic & Transportation. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has over 400 publications. He has presented in dozens of seminars and conferences nationally and abroad. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| In his experience as an expert witness, typical causes of actions involve product liability/personal injury, failure to warn, regulatory violations, and intellectual property infringement. Services include analysis, testing, and reporting. He has given depositions and trial testimony in state and federal cases. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| From 1991-1997, he served as an Instructor at University of Detroit, teaching marketing in the M.B.A. evening program. From 1980-1986, he was an Instructor at Michigan State University's School of Packaging, where he taught courses in package design and development, material handling, and distribution packaging. |