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Mikk Kull

Elva,Estonia

Summary

Looking for opportunities to work on novel barrier structures for food packaging.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality- and environmental manager

AS Kroonpress
Tartu, Tartu linn
09.2018 - Current
  • Maintained quality- and environmental management systems
  • Maintained local pollution permits
  • Maintained ISO14001, ISO9001, FSSC22000, Nordic Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel, FSC and PEFC standards
  • Maintained ECOVADIS rankings
  • Developed quality procedures and quality check-lists for production departments
  • Developed maintenance instructions and implemented preventive maintenance
  • Measured and maintained press-curves of offset- and flexographic printing presses
  • Validated input materials for purchasing department
  • Maintained supplier evaluation documents and registries
  • Conducted supplier audits
  • Conducted migrobiological testing in food packaging production areas
  • Ordered migration (OML & SML) and recycling tests (PTS, etc)
  • Assessed specific migration using "Worst Case Calculation" method
  • Measured COBB and KIT values of applied barrier coatings
  • Lead plastic (polyolefin, polyester) replacement projects with customers such as KFC, Burger King, Samhentir
  • Participated in barrier coating development programs with suppliers (DAIKIN Chemical Europe GmbH, Fibenol, Sun Chemical)
  • Maintained customer complaints and lead improvement processes
  • Tested different coatings technologies for barrier coatings



Trainee

Norma AS
Tallinn
07.2018 - 08.2018
  • Analyzed test results from laboratory
  • Made batch based quality reports for galvanized parts
  • Conducted statistical analysis on process metrics
  • Reported DPMU and batch based parameter values to superiors

Trainee

Metaprint AS
Tallinn
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Prepared metal ribbons for testing
  • Conducted tensile strength tests on prepared ribbons
  • Determined whether there is statistically signifact difference between batches or not
  • Assessed historical trends and made reports for superiors

Laboratory worker

AS Talot
Maardu, Maardu linn
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Prepared concrete cubes for testing
  • Conducted compressive strength tests on prepared cubes
  • Assessed historical trends and made reports for superiors

Bindery worker

AS Kroonpress
Tartu, Tartu linn
06.2015 - 08.2015
  • Finished printed products by hand or machine to meet requirements.

Bindery worker

AS Kroonpress
Tartu, Tartumaa
06.2014 - 08.2014
  • Finished printed products by hand or machine to meet requirements.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Materials science

University of Tartu
Tartu, Tartu linn
09.2015 - 06.2018

Master of Science - Materials science

University of Tartu
Tartu, Tartu linn
08.2018 -

Skills

Software:

MS Office

Minitab

Mathcad

Origin PRO

Radius ERP

AC4D

Crystal Reports


Programming languages:

R


Analytical techniques:

XRD

XRF

Ellipsometry

Nanoindentation

COBB testing (ISO 535)

Spectrophotometry


Coating techniques:

ALD

CVD

Sol-gel

Flexographic

Rotogravure

Spray-coating

Curtain coating

Slot-dye coating


Printing technologies:

Sheet-fed offset (conventional oil-based)

Sheet-fed (Hg-UV)

Sheet-fed (LED-UV)

Flexographic (WB)

Flexographic (Hg-UV)

Flexographic (LED-UV)

Digital (Hg-UV ink-jet)


Converting processes:

Cup-forming (ultrasonic and heat-seal)

Paper bag forming

Die-cutting

Carton-forming

Window-glueing










Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
German
Intermediate (B1)
Norwegian
Beginner (A1)
Estonian
Proficient (C2)

Affiliations

  • Basketball
  • Hiking
  • Barrier coatings
  • Microcrystalline cellulose & lignin
  • Atomic layer deposition
  • Chemical vapour deposition

Timeline

Quality- and environmental manager

AS Kroonpress
09.2018 - Current

Master of Science - Materials science

University of Tartu
08.2018 -

Trainee

Norma AS
07.2018 - 08.2018

Trainee

Metaprint AS
06.2017 - 08.2017

Laboratory worker

AS Talot
06.2016 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Science - Materials science

University of Tartu
09.2015 - 06.2018

Bindery worker

AS Kroonpress
06.2015 - 08.2015

Bindery worker

AS Kroonpress
06.2014 - 08.2014
Mikk Kull