Rob is the R&D Director for Foods Packaging Sustainable Materials Commercialization at PepsiCo. He leads a global team that is accountable for qualifying and specifying packaging materials for all Foods structures that help meet PepsiCo’s sustainable packaging comittments.  Rob joined PepsiCo in 2009 after spending 18 years at The Dow Chemical Company in technical service and development for Plastics.

Rob’s responsibilities include  material selection and film development for PepsiCo flexible packaging in addition to ensuring the packaging materials meet PepsiCo’s Global Snacks Group standards for quality and  performance and sustainability.  

Rob has a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University and holds four patents.