Jim Goldman CPP; Packaging & Supply Chain Consultant

SUMMARY

Certified packaging expert with a consistent history of achievement developing packaging, supply chain, and production equipment for the beverage industry. An innovative business partner with the proven ability to create a vision for change and the roadmap to introduce new products and processes efficiently. Broad packaging technical knowledge including deep experience in glass packaging including fracture analysis. Expertise includes:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Global Innovation Professionals LLC – Greensboro GA               2010 — Present

Owner / Consultant

• Packaging Expert with deep knowledge on how packaging is designed, manufactured, filled, distributed, and used by the consumer. Understands the interactions between each step in the supply chain.  As an expert witness, separates the facts from the claims to find the root cause.
• Glass Container Expert applying knowledge of glass containers to reduce bottle weight, decrease bottle breakage, and improve bottle production efficiency.
• Use a total system approach to optimizing existing manufacturing processes, developing new packaging equipment, and creating a vision of the future for consumer packaged goods.
• Consulting clients have included glass container manufacturers, plastic bottle supplier, an ingredient supplier, CPG companies, brewers, soft drink companies, an equipment supplier, a label supplier, a sanitation system supplier, an outdoor furniture producer, private equity firms, management consulting firms, and attorneys.

The Coca-Cola Company – Atlanta, GA                                                        1982-2010

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization, 2005 — 2010

• Collected information from internal partners (marketing, product/package development, environment, and customer account teams), as well as bottlers and suppliers, to create a roadmap for the “Supply Chain of the Future”: this provides the flexibility to produce an ever-increasing number of different products required to grow volume. Used this roadmap to create the technology development pipeline required to transform the $60B supply chain across 200 countries. Presented the roadmap to franchise bottlers who agreed with the direction and prioritized the next developments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

• Revolutionized beverage production by inventing technology that allows instantaneous flavor changes without any production interruption.
• Identified a previously unknown industry food safety issue that potentially impacted $3B of company sales. Partnered with suppliers and competition to develop a solution that was retrofitted onto 500 filling lines around the world. 
• Identified CO2 leakage as a problem wasting $50M annually. Found a supplier offering a leak detection service that yielded a five-week payback for many of our 800 plants.

Consulting Package Development Engineer, 2001 – 2005

• Glass Team Leader and Glass Packaging Subject Matter Expert for technical performance of 43 Billion consumer transactions in 175 countries.
• Streamlined the glass package supply chain by developing bottles that are up to 50% stronger, 40% lighter, and 20% less expensive. This increased filling line efficiency, decreased distribution breakage, and lowered COGS. Lower price points opened new sales channels.
• Persuaded markets to implement the new technology. After ten years of declining glass sales, the glass performance improvements led to two consecutive years of sales volume increases including 30M incremental cases of product sold in Mexico enabled by a 24% weight reduction.

Principle Package Development Engineer, 1994 – 2001

• Global Glass Packaging Subject Matter Expert using fracture analysis and other data to identify root cause of glass container issues.
• Technical advisor and expert witness to Corporate Legal in product liability, extortion, and counterfeiting cases.
• Resource of last resort when glass issues could not be solved locally whether the issue was due to bottle manufacturing, filling, or distribution.
• Provided technical support to operations around the world for glass bottles including supplier management, troubleshooting, and new introductions.
• Introduced the refillable PEN plastic bottle for water in Germany; this was the first use of PEN, a material easier to clean than PET for a beverage bottle.

Senior Package Development Engineer, 1989 – 1994

• Managed introductions throughout South America and in South Africa of refillable 1.25-liter and 1.5-liter refillable glass bottles creating up to 75% increases in sales volume.
• Provided technical support to glass suppliers in developing markets to upgrade their capabilities to meet Coca-Cola specifications.
• Served as Packaging Manager for company's re-entry to India after a 15-year absence. Provided packaging options to marketing division, identified suitable suppliers for all packaging needs, qualified the bottles, closures, and plastic cases, and trained the local packaging staff.
• Managed label and secondary package development projects.

Packaging Lab Manger, 1984 — 1989

• Managed the Global Packaging Testing Lab and 15-technicians testing and qualifying all types of beverage packaging used by the Coca-Cola System. Responsible for the training, test method development, and safety programs.
• Increased lab productivity 50% through training and improving package testing procedures.
• Hired and developed a technician to become my successor, a first for the Engineering Development Center; this person now has over 25 years with the company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

Staff Packaging Engineer, 1982-1984

• Developed/Introduced the first threaded plastic closures to replace to roll-on aluminum closures.

The Timken Company – Canton, OH                                                               1980-1982

Mechanical Engineer, Timken Research, 1981-1982

• Designed and drafted unique manufacturing equipment.

Junior Industrial Engineer, Canton Bearing Plant, 1980-1981

• Performed time studies and set incentive rates in the unionized bearing manufacturing plant.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Management – Georgia State University — Atlanta, GA — 1985

Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering – Georgia Tech — Atlanta, GA — 1980

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• “Multiple Stream Filling System” US Patent #8,479,784 awarded July 9, 2013 and International Application PCT/US2008/054862
• “Methods of Creating Customized Beverage Products” Australia Patent # 2009212455, US Patent Application 20100030355, and International Application PCT/US2009/033065
• “Aseptic Dosing System” Australia Patent # 2011224769, US Patent Application 20110214779,  and International Application PCT/US2011/024691

CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma Green Belt, 2005

Certified Packaging Professional, Institute of Packaging Professionals, 2010

MEMBERSHIPS

American Ceramic Society (ACerS)

International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT)

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA)

PUBLICATION

"Life tastes good with Coca-Cola", International Glass, 2001 Issue 3