James Bisha

Background

About James Bisha

Winter 2004. Wegmans. That is when it hit me. As a packaging engineering student, I know nothing about how all these packaged products got to the store. Ever since that moment, I have pursued the path of distribution packaging. My first stop was grad school at V.T, studying within the Center for Unit Load Design. They taught me how to optimize distribution packaging materials for F100 supply chains, primarily focusing on boxes, stretch films, pallets, and material handling systems. My research focused on load stabilization, specifically stretch film. After graduation, I headed to Ongweoweh (pallet broker) and took a position as their Director of Unit Load Technology. I helped expand their product offerings to include stretch film, audit their current customer base to find cost-saving opportunities, and act as their new business onboarding auditor and front line of defense for product quality issues. Recommendations were made, and solutions were implemented, but I eventually wanted more design, materials, and product variety. Into the world of LTL through ABF Freight. Whoa, talk about a cool experience. Designing a packaging systems that can withstand the normal rigors of the LTL distribution environment is complicated. The materials and concepts are relatively standard, but the application can be difficult depending on product size, weight, budget, and/or fragility. The learning curve was steep. It was fun. Unique packaging, pallets, stretch film, and material handling. I had collected enough of the supply chain to understand distribution packaging. Therefore, back into primary packaging engineering I go. I am currently a packaging implementation manager at NTT DATA (formally Chainalytics). Generally, I focus on their big, bulky & awkward customers worldwide. The job is great, I get the variety of LTL, but I get to implement solutions. Life is good-Key Words: Distribution Package Design, Unit Load Design, Systems Based Packaging Design, Less-Than-Truckload Packaging, Freight Handling, Damage Prevention, Product and Package Testing, Consulting, Test Protocol Development, Operations Management, Solution Implementation, Solidworks, Cape.