Cara Menaldino

Experience

1. Senior Packaging Design Engineer

   Bosch

   Jun 2023 — Present · Summerville, SC, US

   Established the Global Packaging Design Services department in the US to offer packaging and logistics services to US plants, leveraging global support.• Developed network of US plants, local suppliers, and testing facilities to share successful logistics strategies.• Performed data analyses and onsite workshops to identify and execute cost saving and optimization projects, saving up to $800K annually per project on material and transportation costs.• Created and managed internal technical specifications to eliminate reliance on supplier design and inventory.• Designed and tested packaging concepts to improve density, decrease transport damage, and optimize container load. • Responsible for standardization of high volume, common use packaging materials.• Integrated US plants with internal software for managing supplier relations and packaging data.

Education

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Packaging Science

  2010 — 2015

Skills

• Product Development
• Distribution Strategies
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• Extrusion
• Packaging Design
• Plastics
• Consumer Products
• Corrugated
• Cape
• Product Innovation
• Folding Cartons
• Microsoft Office
• Artioscad
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Packaging Engineering
• Personal Care
• Retail Packaging
• Food Packaging
• Blow Molding