Film and Flexible Packaging Associate
Steven R. Rickey

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Steve R. Rickey

Steve Rickey is a flexible packaging professional with a broad technical  background experienced in business development, innovation, customer relationship management, and product development. A talent for analyzing problems, evaluating options and finding innovative solutions.  Proven ability to motivate and work effectively with persons from all aspects of the industry.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb 2009 - Present
American Packaging Corporation - Engineered Laminating & Coating Division

• Provide technical leadership through significant growth period for APC;  $40MM+ in additional business.   
• Technical support of numerous food and pharmaceutical accounts for applications and
• New product development.  Support of manufacturing for 3 tandem coextrusion / adhesive lamination lines.  
• Management of the QA department and the Analytical Lab.

2015 – Present
Rochester Institute of Technology - Adjunct Professor

• Teaching the core class of RIT’s Flexible Packaging Minor program.
• CASTPack 560 – Flexible Packaging and Converting.

Oct 2007 - Feb 2009
Atlantis Plastics, Inc. / AEP Industries, Inc. - Technical Director - Linear Stretch Films Division

• Responsible for all technical aspects of 200MM pound, 3 plant stretch films business. 
• Focus includes new  product development, manufacturing support, sales support and quality.

Nov 1991 - Sep 2007
Printpack, Inc. - Several Positions

Oct 2002 - Sep 2007
Account Technical Manager - US Flexibles Division

• 3 primary areas of focus in this technical management role:  1)  Strategic market technology support;  2) Account development and technical support;  3)  Blown and cast films product development.

Sep 2000 - Sep 2002
Business Manager - US Flexibles Division

• Overall responsibility for a major national account;  $50MM in sales.  Responsible for account performance, growth strategy, technical support, new business opportunities, and marketing support.  Management responsibility for a 4 person account support team, and departmental budget responsibility.
• Successfully led my team and our company through a customer acquisition that expanded my account’s sales from $27MM to $50MM.

Sep 1996 - Sep 2000
National Accounts Technical Manager - Performance Packaging Division

• Technical resource of major national account team.  Responsible for account technical strategy, new technologies, product development, executing new business opportunities, and technical support.  Led technical developments that grew the account by 10% per year.

Nov 1995 - Sep 1996
Senior Project Engineer - Performance Packaging Division

• Responsible for coordination of all technical activities at 2 major national accounts.

 
Mar 1994 - Nov 1995
Technical Supervisor - Performance Packaging Division

• Responsible for all plant technical functions including quality, product development and process improvement.  Processes include flexographic printing, adhesive and extrusion lamination, and co-extruded blown film.  Management of a technical department of 10. Developed and commercialized improved moisture barrier technology for $8MM of business.

Nov 1991 - Mar 1994
Product Development Supervisor - Blown Films Division

• Responsible for all technical functions and technical support related to the Blown Films Division and their customers.  Led development and commercialization of a new PET film resulting in over $1MM in sales.  Developed / commercialized 2 new blown film products totaling $4MM sales

Nov 1989 - Nov 1991 
James River Corporation - National Accounts Technical Specialist

• Responsibilities included interaction with National Account technical departments to facilitate new product development.  Coordinated multiple projects from suppliers through various internal organizations through commercialization at the customer.

Apr 1986 Nov 1989
Dixico, Inc. - Product Development Engineer

• Flexible packaging experience including adhesive, extrusion, and coextrusion laminations, printing, blown film coextrusions, customer and supplier relations.  Led development and commercialization of new coextrusion lamination business.  Key technical member of our team to start up a new blown film plant, a process new to our company.
  
  
  

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering - 1983
University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma

Masters of Business Administration - 1985
Central State University - Edmond, Oklahoma

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