Certified Packaging Professional (CPP)

Since 1972, IoPP has awarded qualified applicants the designation “Certified Packaging Professional (CPP).”  To date, 1,500+ packaging professionals have attained CPP status.

And with good reason. The most recent IoPP salary survey revealed that CPPs earn between 7% and 10% more than their non-certified co-workers!

Candidates achieve the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation by demonstrating significant industry expertise and experience, measured through a flexible applicant testing process.

The following list of MN Chapter CPP’s is provided to our chapter by National IoPP annually.

MN Chapter Certified Packaging Professionals:

Craig  Amundson, CPP, Consultant, Packaging Regulatory Affairs, 3M Corporation
Benjamin Anderson, CCP, General Millls
Andrea Auchter, CPP, Associate Professional Engineer, General Mills
Oliver Ballinger, CPIT, Packaging Scientist, Hormel Foods Corporation
Katelyn Barry, CPP, Package Development Analyst, Aveda
Michael A. Beck, CPP, Fellow, Packaging Engineer, Boston Scientific Corporation
Jennifer Benolken, CPP, MDM Specialist, Packaging Engineering, Tyvek®, Dupont
Thomas Blanck, CPP, President
Jenny Brownell (Luepke), CPP, Packaging Engineer, General Mills, Inc.
Nicole Call, CPP, Director, Package Development, Aveda
Eric Carlson, CPP, Sr. Manager, Packaging Optimization Practice, Chainalytics
Jane A. Chase, CPP, Fellow, Executive Director, Institute of Packaging Professionals
Karen E. Conroy, CPP, Fellow, Senior Packaging Engineer
Matthew M. Culver, CPP, Manager Packaging Engineering, Target Corp.
Todd R. Dehmer, CPP, Engineering Manager, Pelican BioThermal
Qeunton Dravis, CPIT
Travis Erickson, CPP, Principal Packaging Engineer, Medtronic
Patricia Ann Ewer, CPP, Package Engineering Analyst, 3M Company
Steven C. Foss, CPP, Chief Packaging Engineer, The Toro Company
David W. France, CPP, Packaging Research Fellow, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Jack Grams, PAK, Fellow, Life, Retired
Alison Gray, CPIT, Engineer II, General Mills
Gerry Gunderson, CPP, VP of Systems, Quality Tech Services, Inc.
Robert C Handberg, CPP, Engineer – III, Anderson Windows Corporation
Wayne A. Harper, CPP, Sr. Package  Engineer, Medtronic
Denise  Herman, CPP, Packaging Engineer Manager, St. Jude Medical
David Hinze, CPP, Product Engineer, Deluxe Corporation
Matthew Hoffman, CPIT, Student, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Sam Huppert, CPIT, Packaging Engineer Consultant, CHAINalytics LLC
Kip Jackson, CPP, Packaging Engineer, Scanlan International
Brian Jarvis, CPP, Sr. Package Engineer, 3M
Karen Juntunen, CPM, Purchasing Manager, Kemps
Rob Kaszubowski, CPP, Sr. Packaging Consultant, Chainalytics
Kirk A. Knott, CPP, Senior Project Manager/Packaging Engineer, DDL, Inc.
Rick Kobylinski, CPP, Packaging Engineer, The Schwan Food Company
Elmer Kuhlman, Fellow, Packaging Fellow, ELKonsulting
Rich A. Lindgren, CPP, Packaging Engineer II, Chainalytics
Kurt L. Lindquist, CPP, Business Development, Independent Packing Svcs., Inc
Jason M. Lubs, CPP, Packaging Engineering Program Manager, Medtronic
Rachel Lusk, CPP, Sr. Packaging Technician, General Mills
Dave Lutz, CPP, Sr. Principal Engineer, General Mills, Inc.
Jared R Mandler, CPIT
Michael A. Mattson, CPP, Sr. Packaging Engineer, Angie’s Artisan Treats
Cooper Maxwell, CPIT, Chainalytics
Robert Meisner, CPP-Fellow, CPLP, Program Director – Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Eric Moe, CPP, Packaging Engineer, Styrene Products
Michael W Mordick, CPP, CPLP, Packaging Engineer, Andersen Corporation
Charlene Myer, CPP, Senior Packaging Engineer, BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS
Brian Nissen, CPP, Quality Tech Services
Steve Norrbom, CPP, Project Manager, Pace Industries
Rob Olszewski, CPP, Sr. Packaging Engineer II, Land O’ Lakes
Christopher Opelt, CPP, Principal Packaging Engineer, Ecolab, Inc.
Kyle Ous, CPP, Sr. Packaging Consultant, Chainalytics
Vinayak Patil, CCP, Boston Scientific Technology & Engineering Services Pvt Ltd
Marcia Popa, CPP, Packaging Engineer, 3M
John E. Rafalski, CPP
John P. Rebhorn, CPP, Sr. Principal Packaging Engineer, General Mills, Inc.
James P. Scott, CPP, Manager, Packaging QA, Aveda Corporation
Richard Sheehan, CCP, Fellow
John J. Spitzley, CPP, Fellow, Principal, Spartan Design Group, LLC
Paul B. Thompson, CPP, Packaging Engineer, Medtronic, Inc.
Claire Thurbush, CCP, Sr. Packaging Engineer, General Mills, Inc.
Lee Tomasek, CPP, Sr. Packaging Engineer, ECOLAB
Alex Turner, CPIT, Packaging Engineer, Chainalytics
Michael Woletz, CPP, R&D Engineer II, General Mills, Inc.
Mark G. Wygonik, CPP, President, Lake 12 Business Group, Inc.