Carol Schreitmueller is an innovation + sustainability executive in Seattle, Washington.
Her expertise is in creating and implementing product realization solutions in uncharted territory.
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Carol Schreitmueller
2008-2010: Director of Advanced Innovation | PMI – Pacific Market International, LLC, Seattle WA
PMI designs, manufactures and markets food and beverage containers globally under its brands Stanley® and Aladdin®. PMI also operates a private label business, designing and manufacturing products for large globally recognized brands such as Starbucks Coffee Company.
Carol’s Expertise: Game Changing
Develops and executes strategies for groundbreaking new products, services, and business partnerships.
Creates and leverages connections between consumer needs and available or emerging technologies and materials.
Expedites first-to-market entry for innovative consumer products globally.
Background:
Prior to coming to PMI in 2001 as a Product Manager, worked with glass design and technology for 25 years, founded Prisma Glass Jewelry, launched a specialty catering company providing solutions for food allergy and chemical sensitivity lifestyles, and was a Business Development Manager and then a Merchandise Manager for an online retailer.
Deep involvement with sustainable practices in engineering plastics technology began in 2002, evolving into the 2008-2009 launch of 17 new Aladdin and Stanley products that are manufactured from custom-formulated 25% post-consumer content recycled resins known as PMI’s eCycle.
eCycle is a registered trademark of Pacific Market International, LLC. http://www.aladdin-pmi.com/shop/Aladdin_ecycle.aspx
eCycle 100% recycled polypropylene material is a 2009 winner of the iF International Forum Design Material Innovation Gold Award.
Education:
Bainbridge Graduate Institute | MBA – Sustainable Business
MIT Sloan School of Management | Executive Certificate in Corporate Strategy & Innovation
University of Washington | Certificate in Intellectual Property Management
California College of the Arts | Master of Fine Arts | Glass
1979: Carnegie Mellon University | Bachelor of Fine Arts | Intermedia/Glass
2009-2010:
Leadership Board Member: NBIS | Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability www.nbis.org
Materials Subgroup Team Member: Outdoor Industry Association Eco Working Group | OIA EWG Eco Index Initiative
Executive Producer: Bayou to Bahamas | 12th annual Louisiana Creole music & cultural heritage event
Crew: J/35 Flashback and J/33 Jolly Mon race sailing crews | Seattle and Newport Shores WA
Fan: Salmon-Safe www.salmon-safe.org
For full profile, please visit http://bit.ly/CarolSchreitmueller (LinkedIn)
