Ed Crockett, CPPL

Packaging Development & Leadership Professional

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

About

Motivated Packaging Professional Who Strives for Challenge and Results

Experience

  • NAM Impact & Sustainability Packaging Strategy Manager at Mondelēz International
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • NAM Packaging Manager at Flora Food Group
    May 2024 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Professor / Counsellor at Conestoga College
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs

  • Ferrero (12 yrs 1 mo)
    • Packaging Category Manager North America
      Sep 2022 - May 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Packaging Development Manager
      Sep 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    • Packaging Development Specialist
      Mar 2014 - Sep 2019 · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Develops packaging for several key Ferrero brands while investigating potential cost savings and efficiency increases. Manages and all technical packaging data through SAP while coordinating between marketing departments and the industrial unit for new packaging skus. Collaborates with suppliers on new product development, artwork concerns, and sample approval. Monitors packaging trials, creates CAPE diagrams, and manages packaging sustainability. Works closely with Marketing, Purchasing and Quality departments.

  • Class Instructor at Conestoga College
    Sep 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Teaching Paperboard Packaging as part of the Packaging Engineering Technician Program. Includes both the manufacturing of paperboard and the process of creating paperboard cartons.