Julie C. Hoover, CFPPS
Global Account Manager
SMC Corporation of America
Considering a career in packaging and processing? I didn’t think so. But should you? Very possibly, YES! It’s a 10-billion-dollar industry. If you think about it, people will likely always drink, eat, shower, take aspirin and connect electronically.
Exploring paths to position yourself as a viable resource to this industry is possible. Four types of education offerings for packaging are: public universities, trade/company specific seminars, professional organizations and online/digital.
Here are some specifics:
Finally, tradeshows are another way to gain education: www.packworld.com/events.
In 1990, I graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was a 5:1 ratio of men to women.…I was invited to a lot of frat parties. The GT freshman class a few years ago was 50/50 men and women. I think this means more high-profile female leaders are visible as public role models. Diversity is a good thing. Go forth and learn!