Sustainability Consulting

Sustainability and manufacturing professional with global experience in environmental impact assessments for product systems, packaging, supply chain environmental risk, environment benign materials advise, plastics recycling and comparative life-cyc

• Produktdesign
• Sustainability consulting
• Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM)
• Verpackungsdesign

Sustainability and manufacturing professional with global experience in environmental impact assessments for product systems, packaging, supply chain environmental risk, environment benign materials advise, plastics recycling and comparative life-cycle analysis. Proficient in developing and integrating sustainability strategy into core product development processes, expertise in corporate citizenship stakeholder engagement and sustainability based sales enablement. Accomplished in sustainable packaging materials management coalition projects involving corporations, government entities, NGOs and highly skilled technical professionals.

Work Experiences
Sustainability Manager February 2018 - Present
Cybex GmbH, Bayreuth, Germany
o Incorporated ocean (bound) plastics in product development and evaluated post-consumer recycled resin supply chain in China with chain-of-custody certifications (EU CertPlast and GRS)
o Evaluated secondary packaging for optimal use of cardboard inserts, cartons, LLDPE bags for sustainability goals eliminating non-recyclable content and material homogenization. Executed appropriate cost effective supply chain changes, and advised in developing future policy proof packaging
o Recommended solutions towards bio-based materials and resource efficiency by working with international sustainable material forums and compliance support
o Developed global corporate sustainability strategy, disseminated ideas through regional training and set regional sustainability goals, e.g., increased recycled content use (closed & open loop use), waste audit (type, segregation and volume quantification), energy audit, sustainable procurement, etc.
Project Analyst April 2016 – Jan 2018
Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), Ann Arbor, MI
o Assessed post-consumer packaging material recovery strategies for consumer goods and technical evaluation of sustainable materials management for corporate clients
o Supported in full-system analysis, and in coalition set-up for increasing specific packaging material or product recovery at end-of-life, including stakeholder engagement with haulers, material recovery facilities, product OEM’s, secondary processors, end markets and municipalities
o Performed capacity quantification for recycled materials through market research, refuse estimation and data visualization using Geographical Information systems (GIS) and Sankey diagrams
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Product Stewardship and Corporate Responsibility May 2015 – Dec. 2015
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Austin, TX
o Led GHG analysis and white paper development for gen over gen product comparative assessment
o Supported sustainability reporting metrics (e.g. GRI, DJSI, and CDP) data analysis and interpretation
o Analysed strategies for integrating AMD’s ‘25X20’ energy efficiency goal into product development
Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory Analyst Jan 2015 – April 2015
Village of Sodus, Sodus, NY
o Managed data collection, analysis, and recommendations on sustainable energy and GHG reductions
o Supported town advocacy and education efforts on major energy and material use decisions
o Initiated creating Climate Smart Community committee focused on participating in climate change and global warming resilience programs
Sustainable Materials Engineer Feb 2014 – Sep 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA
o Performed multi-criteria decision analysis for alternate material selection assessment with carbon emissions as main focus for integrating bio-renewable based materials in E&E products and packaging
o Developed a manufacturing waste monitoring system in China for plastics processing and aluminium processing plants enhancing recyclability of process waste
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Education
• KU Leuven Summer School – Enhanced Lanfill Mining, Leuven, Belgium – September 2018
• Master of Science – Sustainable Systems, Golisano Institute for Sustainability – RIT, NY, US -2014
• Master of Engineering – Manufacturing, Kettering University (GMI), Flint, MI, US – 2009
• Bachelor of Engineering in Polymers, Amrita Institutions - Bharathiar University, India – 2003
• Diploma in Petrochemical Tech., Erode Ins. of Chemical Tech., India – 2000