Professional of the Year - Design Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
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Denise Elaine AdamsZarpac Inc.1185 N. Service Road East Oakville ON L6H 1A7 , CANADA |
| Title: | Mechanical Designer |
| Company Name: | Zarpac Inc. |
| Industry: | Design Engineering |
| Type of Organization: | Packaging Engineering Technology Company |
| Major Product/Service: | Providing packaging engineering services for consumer products to a range of industries including health, beauty, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, home care, automotive, chemicals and petroleum |
| Expertise: | Ms. Adams has over 30 years industry experience and has spent over 12 years with the current company. She serves as a Mechanical Designer and is responsible for drafting, equipment layout concepts and machine design, materials billing and proofing. Ms. Adams conducts "Lunch and Learn" seminars for the company. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: | International |
| Affiliations: | O.C.E.T.T. |
| University/Degree: | Diploma, Architecture Drafting Engineering Technology, Sheridan College, 1979; Attended, Mechanical Drafting, George Brown College |
| Born: | March 15, 1959, Toronto, Canada |
| Hobbies/Sports: | Sewing, gardening, hockey mom |
| Email: | dadams@zarpac.com |
| Web Address: | www.zarpac.com |
| Children: | Shelaine, Dalton |
| Work History: | Ms. Adams has 5 years previous experience in process piping and 13 years in commercial and industrial HVAC and fire protection. She also spent 12 years in packaging consulting. |
| Published Works: | Internal papers for PMMI |
| Career Accomplishments: | Ms. Adams worked at several car plants over the years including Toyota, Cambridge where she specialized in process and HVAC. She also worked at Honda, Cambridge, ZAP, targeting packaging machinery and Kraft, where she specialized in labeling and integration. |