Slaying the technology beast (sidebar)

The following list of packaging people, educators and observers constitute the expert panel who helped Packaging World develop the five job profile reports in this series. We thank them for their insight and their willingness to share their ideas with all of our readers. Barbara Blackstone Food chemistry and packaging dept. National Food Processors Assn. Washington, DC Aaron Brody Managing director Rubbright*Brody, Inc. Eagan, MN Nancy Cobb Manager, human resources development Nabisco Biscuit Co. Chicago, IL D. Bruce Cohen Director of packaging Glaxo Wellcome PharmaceuticalsResearch Triangle Park, NC Dr. Kay Cooksey Assistant professor University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI Director of technical education Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute Arlington, VA Chris DeCoster Senior packaging engineer Dial Corp Phoenix, AZ Theron Downes Associate director School of Packaging Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Nicolle Dutts Packaging engineer/senior associate, Custom Solutions Manufacturing Group, International Business Machines Charlotte, NC Bruce Edwards Bob Esse President Esse Technologies Monticello, MN Larry Gay Director of packaging program California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA Bob Geer Director of production Glaxo Wellcome Pharmaceuticals Research Triangle Park, NC Helen Gleason Packaging specialist Management Recruiters Clearwater, FL Dan Goodwin Chairman, dept. of packaging Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Jay Hooper Instructor Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC Kevin Howard Packaging logistics engineer Hewlett-Packard Vancouver, WA Jim Jeselnick President Quality SearchChesterton, IN Kevin Lipsky Instructor Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College New Richmond, WI John Lowery Consultant Quality SearchChesterton, IN Jorge Marcondes Packaging program director San Jose State University San Jose, CA Bill McMillan Vice president of commercial operations Tetra Pak America Atlanta, GA Packaging program director University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI Group director Packaging technology group Anheuser-Busch St. Louis, MO Vice president, director of packaging Campbell Soup Co. Camden, NJ VP/general manager CP Packaging Jamesburg, NJ Plant engineer United Distillers Plainfield, IL Operations technical manager Ocean Spray Henderson, NV Corporate packaging program manager Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto, CA Manager of packaging engineering Raytheon AppliancesAmana, IA Former director of packaging Amway Corp. Ada, MI Director of packaging Perdue Farms Salisbury, MD Director of packaging development Nabisco Biscuit Co. East Hanover, NJ Associate professor of packaging science Clemson University Clemson, SC Plant superintendent Dakota Growers Pasta Co. Carrington, ND Director, project design Hershey Chocolate Hershey, PA