Patrick Nolan, CPP, Iopp Fellow

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States

Independent Consultant in Pharma and Medical Device Packaging

Manufacturing

I have 38 years of experience in the testing and analysis of packaging and products for temperature control, and distribution hazards. My technical experience is in the practical application of environmental hazards, and shock and vibration simulation theory to the analysis of the protective capabilities of packages. I began my career in packaging in 1978 as a packaging intern and then as packaging test technician with MTS Systems (2.5 yrs). I followed this position, going to Ecolab as a project manager for installing and then managing the package testing laboratory at Ecolab Inc. After working at Ecolab for 6 years I returned to MTS Systems’ Shock and Vibration Division, and was involve...