Packaging Applications Engineer
Körber Medipak Systems North America, Inc.
Kimberly (Kim) White Wooden is the Packaging Applications Engineer for Körber Medipak Systems North America, Inc. Körber Medipak Systems North America designs and manufactures automated packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. As the newest member to the team, Kim’s role is providing technical support to the sales team to facilitate new machinery sales.
Prior to joining Körber Medipak, Kim worked nine years with the Coca-Cola Company as a Global Packaging Engineer focusing of Quality & Food Safety. Kim’s varied career at Coca-Cola garnered her a lot of experience across the engineering spectrum, beginning with implementing productivity programs as a Lean Six Sigma Leader for Warehousing and Logistics. She also held assignments as a Packaging Supplier Program Manager, where Kim was responsible for developing suppliers and new product packaging designs. Lastly, Kim spent a lot of time on the global stage as a Quality, Workplace Safety & Environmental Manager, creating online and hands-on technical training programs for bottling operations in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Australia to name a few.
Kim also has 8 years of prior experience with the Procter & Gamble Company as a Product Supply Engineer, working at their tissue & towel paper products manufacturing operations in Albany, Georgia. There, she led technical operations as a process engineer, maintenance manager and warehouse manager for the delivery of Charmin Bath Tissue & Bounty Towels to the southeast US region.
Kim is a graduate of Florida A&M University (BS) and Purdue University (MS) in Industrial Engineering. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Certified Supplier Quality Professional.
Kim and her husband, Ontario, reside in Cary, North Carolina.