Todd Fayne, Principal Engineer, PepsiCo
Tod Fayne is both the Principal Engineer and Association Director, Global Snacks R&D for PepsiCo. Within the company’s snack food business he focuses on the development of circular economy and recyclable solutions in flexible packaging. His work as principal engineer is to lead 3-5 year R&D initiatives in food packaging and distribution for global business units. Project successes have included the development of high barrier biopolymer films and papers, new film treatment for enhanced film performance, and the development and scale-up of on-the-go packaging that packs flat and erects to a bowl. He previously managed the company’s packaging laboratory for testing and analyzing new materials and packaging structures. He joined the company in 2007 as a senior engineer in packaging R&D. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Todd worked for the Lumirror Division of Toray Plastics America as a product and process engineer with responsibility for quality and performance of industrial and packaging films.
Juanita Parris, Global Director of Materials, Applications and Analytical Science, Sun Chemical Corporation
Dr. Juanita Parris is the Global Director of Materials, Applications and Analytical Science at Sun Chemical Corporation. In that capacity she manages a diversified group with laboratories in the U.S. and Europe: Polymer, Analytical and Material Science, Color Research, Platform Science, and the Print Lab. Juanita began her 27-year career at Sun Chemical Corporation in the Basic Science group. She moved into R&D management, and then in 2007 became Sun’s Director of Global Purchasing. After several year she returned to R&D to lead the development of solutions for energy curable inks and coatings. She holds 13 published and granted patents.
Juanita is the 2019 recipient of TAGA’s Michael H. Bruno Award for dedicated services and contributions to the advancement of graphic arts internationally. She previously served as a member of the board of TAGA. She is currently the board president of the National Printing Ink Research Institute (NPIRI).
David Crawley, Professor of Practice, College of Technology, University of Houston
David Crawley is a certified innovation professional and on the faculty at University of Houston’s College of Technology where he lectures on Innovation and Leadership and is a member of the Dean’s staff as Professor of Practice focused on innovation and commercializing Intellectual Property. He also serves on the faculty of the Digital Media Department.
David has extensive international experience in managing a diverse portfolio of responsibilities to build markets, create brands, and pioneer new product introductions. He has served as an innovation consultant working with companies such as Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Hallmark, Southwestern Energy, and MARS-Uncle Ben’s. For eight years he served as Vice President at Idoneous Global, a full-service security and intelligence firm, as a corporate intelligence analyst. His background includes leading Hewlett-Packard (HP) business units around the world to introduce software-as-a-service population-based computing. As Deputy CEO for Y&R he was responsible for the Moscow office reorganization and supporting Russian and Western businesses seeking to develop brands and opportunities in emerging economies. Complementing David’s business-to-business marketing success is his significant retail experience with General Cinema Theatres, Universal Studios, quick serve restaurants such as Sonic Drive-In, and grocery store chains.
Craig Reid, Founder, CTR Resources, LLC
Craig Reid is a well-known industry consultant with 30+ years of experience in a variety of roles, primarily in the graphics, digital imaging, and printing industry. His consulting practice, CTR Resources, LLC, focuses on digital print packaging, direct to shape, direct to object, textile, and industrial applications. Prior to founding CTR Resources, Craig was the VP/GM of the Digital Division of INX International Ink Co. Prior to that, and for most of his career, he worked for DuPont in various global management, marketing, and field technical/sales functions. During much of that time he was the global business manager and director of marketing for the company’s inkjet imaging technologies.