Cj Fiumara

About Cj Fiumara

Senior packaging engineering leader with 14+ years of experience driving innovation, operational excellence, and commercialization across the beverage and food industries. My career spans technical development, equipment commissioning, and strategic leadership, with a proven ability to deliver right-the-first-time solutions that balance speed, quality, and sustainability.Currently serving as Senior Manager – RD & I Packaging Execution at Niagara Bottling, I lead a high-performing team responsible for packaging commissioning programs across a 50+ plant network and partner facilities. I am passionate about building strong teams, optimizing processes, and fostering knowledge-sharing to accelerate innovation.Throughout my career at Niagara, Welch\'s, Dannon, and Kraft, I have: Spearheaded packaging format development for multiple fill processes and product lines. Managed large-scale CQV rollouts and technical integration projects. Championed sustainability initiatives, including How2Recycle labeling and packaging optimization. Developed frameworks for resource allocation, communication, and technical knowledge transfer.I thrive at the intersection of technical expertise and leadership, driving impactful results through collaboration, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement. My goal is to influence the future of packaging by combining innovation with operational excellence.

Experience

1. Senior Manager - Rd & i Packaging Execution

   Niagara Bottling

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Driving packaging execution excellence across Niagara’s internal facilities and partner network. Accountable for commissioning programs for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging formats. Leading and developing a high-performing remote team of six, fostering technical expertise and operational efficiency.

Education

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's, Packaging Science

• Purdue University

  Aseptic Processing and Packaging Workshop

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Chain
• Design of Experiments
• Consumer Products
• Packaging Design
• Injection Molding
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• R&D
• Artioscad
• Microsoft Office
• Process Engineering
• Packaging Engineering
• Management
• Event Management
• Project Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Product Development