PlastChicks
PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin is a plastics industry podcast hosted by Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri. Each episode explores popular topics in plastics and features conversations with the people driving and inspiring the industry. The show is sponsored by SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals. New episodes are released on the first Friday of every month.
Episodes
Season 9 Episode 7 - John Wiley, LS Mtron Injection Molding Machine
PlastChicks host Lynzie Nebel is solo in this episode recorded live on the rooftop during the Global Tech Day 2026 at the new LS Mtron Global Tech Center in South Korea. She interviews John Wiley, VP of Operations, LS Mtron Injection Molding Machine. They discuss what makes a good service organization, understanding customer expectations and pain points, building customer trust, the role
Season 9 Episode 6 - Paul Caprio, LS Mtron
PlastChicks host Lynzie Nebel is solo in this episode recorded live at the new LS Mtron Global Tech Center in South Korea during the Global Tech Day 2026. She interviews Paul Caprio, President of LS Mtron for the U.S. and Canada. They discuss his reasons for joining LS Mtron, his nearly 40 years in the plastics industry, plastics injection molding machine manufacturing, the importance of
Season 9 Episode 5 - Poolside with Wendy and Steve Hoenig
Episode DescriptionPlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri sit down with Wendy and Steve Hoenig poolside at the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) and Plastics Hall of Fame (PHoF) Spring 2026 Networking/Conference in Sarasota, Florida to explore their remarkable journey through the plastics industry as partners in both life and business.After distinguished careers at Dow, Wendy,
Season 9 Episode 4 - Poolside with Tim and Barb Womer
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri interview Tim and Barb Womer poolside at the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) and Plastics Hall of Fame (PHoF) Spring 2026 Networking/Conference in Sarasota, Florida. They speak to Tim and Barb about how they met, balancing work and personal life, raising a family, his plastics industry career journey through various engineering and execu
Season 9 Episode 3 - Poolside with Norm and Sue Fowler
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri interview Norm and Sue Fowler poolside at the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) and Plastics Hall of Fame (PHoF) Spring 2026 Networking/Conference in Sarasota, Florida. They speak to Norm and Sue about how they met, their relationship and home life, his induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2025, her professional career, his career a
Season 9 Episode 2 - Justin Riney - INEOS Styrolution
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Justin Riney, Sustainability Commercial Manager Americas at INEOS Styrolution and host of the podcast, Redefining Plastics. They explored his path into the plastics industry and podcasting, common myths around plastics and recycling, challenges of replacing plastics with alternative materials, efforts to improve municipal polystyrene re
Season 9 Episode 1 - Lexington Peterson - Engel
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Lexington Peterson, Business Development Manager in Automotive and Mobility at Engel. They discussed SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, sustainability, her plastics engineering career journey, advancements in large-scale thermoplastic composite structures, lightweighting in electric and autonomous vehicle development, composite devel
Season 8 Episode 10 - Geoff Foster, Core Technology
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Geoff Foster, CEO and President of Core Technology. They discuss how he founded his own plastics injection molding company, what's fueling their 300% growth since Covid, critical skills for engineering students, the importance of building diversity and inclusion into all levels of the company, the value of internships, considering poten
Season 8 Episode 9 - Pia Fischer, Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Pia Fischer, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University. They discuss the development of her interest in plastics, injection molding, skill building for success in the PhD program, the benefits of mentoring, processes for sustainability and recycling, add
Season 8 Episode 8 - Matt Seaholm and Pat Farrey, Plastics Industry Association
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host the Plastics Industry Association, featuring Matt Seaholm, President & CEO, and Pat Farrey, Executive VP & Chief Integration Officer. They discuss the merger of the Plastics Industry Association and SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals to combine resources that offer members greater opportunities and amplify the plastic industry
Season 8 - Episode 7 - David Routsis and Hannah Donnellan, Routsis Training, LLC
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host David Routsis, President, and Hannah Donnellan, Sales and Marketing Associate, Routsis Training, LLC. They discussed identifying training needs in the plastics industry, addressing the challenges of capturing specific staff manufacturing knowledge before they retire, producing training content in six languages, keeping training current,
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Tuan TranPham, Anisoprint
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Tuan TranPham, "the most-followed person in 3D printing," and President of the Americas and Asia Pacific at Anisoprint. They discuss the evolution of his career in 3D printing and the plastics industry, his desire to educate and inspire about the reality and potential of 3D printing, the benefits of sharing what you know to build collec
Special PlastChicks Scholarship Episode - Eve Vitale, Gina Grady, Brian Grady, and Claire Marble
On this special PlastChicks Scholarship episode, PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri receive an on-air surprise! Eve Vitale, Gina Grady, and Brian Grady announce a new endowed PlastChicks Scholarship Fund to award scholarships forever to deserving plastics students. Thanks to Gina and Brian Grady for their generous support!Next Lynzie and Mercedes host their Third Annual Plast
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Sean Petterson, Supersede
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Sean Petterson, CEO of Supersede.They discussed the founding of Supersede, marine and construction material manufacturing, the process for using recycled plastics, logistics management, the challenges of green solutions and carbon-reduction initiatives, designing cost-competitive systems to outperform alternatives and be profitable with
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Kohei Shinohara, Sodick
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Kohei Shinohara, Senior Vice President at Sodick, live from the Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference at PennState Behrend, June 11-12, 2025.They discussed injection molding machine design, medical and precision micro-molding, use of the V-Line® two-stage plunger injection system, selecting technologies to showcase at
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Lisa van der Vorst, Mold-Masters Ltd.
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Lisa van der Vorst, Senior Sales Director-North America at Mold-Masters Ltd., live from the Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference at PennState Behrend, June 11-12, 2025.They discussed the state of the industry and future of hot runners, her career journey leading to injection molding, lessons learned from living in di
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Dr. Shilpa Manjure, Northern Technologies International Corporation/Natur-Tec
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Shilpa Manjure, Global Technical Leader at Northern Technologies International Corporation/Natur-Tec and SPE's Bioplastics and Renewable Technologies Division Chair. They discussed how her interest in plastics and biopolymers developed, the global approach to find solutions for plastics pollution, the definition of bio-based and com
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, Eurofins | EAG Laboratories
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, Director of Project Management for Eurofins | EAG Laboratories. They discuss her journey in materials science, her role as a "technical therapist," determining the best approach to address varying client needs, most common issues in plastics, deformulation/reverse engineering of materials, helping companies make sm
Season 7 - Episode 9 - April Brown, Moldex3D
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host April Brown, Applications Engineer at Moldex3D. They discuss her professional journey to a plastics industry career, injection molding simulation projects, reducing manufacturing cost and optimizing processes while reducing waste and considering sustainability, being more inventive and efficient in the workplace, creating a sustainable
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Andy Francis, Q-Lab
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Andy Francis, Vice President of Marketing at Q-Lab Corporation. They discuss the big forces of plastics weathering, the arch nemeses of plastics, the difficulty of service life prediction, techniques and equipment for testing the effects of weathering on plastics, common misconceptions about plastics durability, plastics failure met
Season 7 Episode 7 - The Kenders
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host the Kenders, siblings with careers in plastics: Laura Kender, Polymer Process Engineer at Corning Life Sciences; Elizabeth Kender, Senior Product Developer at New Balance; and Stephen Kender, Senior Design Engineer at UPPAbaby. They discuss how their interest in plastics developed, their teamwork in college, their career journey in plas
Season 7 Episode 6 - Andy Kamholz, Edge Precision Manufacturing
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Andy Kamholz, CEO, Edge Precision Manufacturing. They discuss compression molding micro features on a macro part, micropore filters, hiring strategies for success, building a thriving corporate culture, the challenges in launching a new enterprise, and upcoming plastics innovations.Watch the PlastChicks podcast on the SPE YouTube Channe
Season 7 Episode 5 - Lytia Watson, Vice President of Human Resources, Deceuninck North America
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Lytia Watson, Vice President of Human Resources, Deceuninck North America. They discuss her educational journey, approaching impediments with curiosity, finding the best employees for your company, removing bias in hiring decisions, building collaboration skills for success, planning your personal career growth, and navigating the futur
Season 7 Episode 4 - Tanisha Francis, 2024 PlastChicks Scholarship Winner
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Tanisha Francis, 2024 PlastChicks Scholarship Winner, Computer Engineering Senior at Kettering University, and President of the Kettering University SPE Student Chapter. They discuss the development of her interest in the plastics industry, her desire to use hardware and software solutions to reduce waste and streamline plastics product
Season 7 Episode 3 - Emily Bowser, Biomerics
Live from NPE2024! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Emily Bowser, Process and Tooling Engineering Manager at Biomerics. They discussed improving processes to reduce scrap, the impact of mentorship on professional growth, 3-D printing, advice for aspiring engineers, emerging trends in plastics manufacturing, and leaving a legacy for the plastics industry.Watch the Plast
Season 7 Episode 2 - Leslie Sonne, Star Thermoplastics
Live from NPE2024! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Leslie Sonne, Senior Business Development Manager at Star Thermoplastics, a Hexpol TPE company. They discussed her career journey at Star Thermoplastics, working with clients to determine the best TPE formulations to meet their needs, the variety of TPE applications and cross-market designs, and addressing challenges
Season 7 Episode 1 - Bailey Robin, Matium
Live from NPE2024! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Bailey Robin, Co-Founder and CEO, Matium. They discuss the journey that led him to found Matium and his future plans. Matium combines sustainable market and material science perspectives to create a comprehensive, interactive, digital supply chain network infrastructure supporting the plastics market and its services
Season 6 Episode 9 - Jay Shoemaker, Western Michigan University and HL&S Consulting
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jay Shoemaker, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University and owner of HL&S Consulting. They discussed mold design, his work with Moldflow and iMFLUX, plastics education, mold design publications, and his participation in SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals.Watch the PlastChicks podcast on the SPE YouTube Channel.Plas
Season 6 Bonus Episode - Jess Rodriguez, Berry Global, Inc.
Bonus Episode! PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jess Rodriguez, Sustainability Project Manager at Berry Global, Inc. They discussed her journey in the plastics industry and working with designers and customers to improve sustainability and recyclability in healthcare packaging through circular content, recycling technology, and process optimization. This episode was re
Season 6 Episode 8 - Jake Kelly-Walley, Matrix Polymers
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jake Kelly-Walley, an R&D Engineer at Matrix Polymers and PhD Student at Queen's University Belfast. They discussed UN Sustainable Development Goals, responsible consumption of materials, introducing post-consumer recycling into rotational molding processes, banana fiber, deciding which applications can use less virgin materials whi
Season 6 Episode 7 - Wendy Hoenig, H & H Business Development
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Wendy Hoenig, CEO at H & H Business Development, 2024 inductee into the Plastics Hall of Fame, and 2018 Women Breaking the Mold award winner. They discussed Plastics Pioneers, her work at Dow, product incubation, emerging trends in the plastics industry, approaches to and importance of mentoring and being mentored, giving back to th
Season 6 Episode 6 - Dr. Ellen Lee, Ford Motor Company
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Ellen Lee, Technical Leader of Additive Manufacturing Research at Ford Motor Company, live from ANTEC® 2024. They discuss her journey in additive manufacturing, challenges in using additive manufacturing in the automotive sector, developing technical roadmaps, collaboration with the value chain, advice for people interested in addit
Season 6 Episode 5 - Darien Dierksen, Procter & Gamble
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Darien Dierksen, Senior Application Engineer at Procter & Gamble. They discuss her journey in the plastics industry, mentoring, challenges for women in the plastics industry, sustainable solutions at Procter & Gamble, the importance of recycling education and her road ahead in plastics.Watch the PlastChicks podcast on the SPE Yo
Season 6 Episode 4 - Alethea Schaeffer, USHECO
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Alethea Schaeffer, VP of Sales & Engineering, USHECO. They discuss her journey in the plastics industry, thermoforming processes, the company's entrepreneurial approach to manufacturing, designing for manufacturing, approaches to problem-solving in engineering, pivoting to support pandemic supply needs and how the company stays inno
Season 6 Episode 3 - Co-CEOs - Hoffer Plastics
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host the co-CEOs of Hoffer Plastics: Gretchen Hoffer Farb, Charlotte Hoffer Canning and Alex Hoffer. They discuss the dynamics of a family-owned injection-molding plastics business, their approach to innovation in the plastics industry, the advantages of having multiple co-CEOs, the importance of family being part of company values, and work
Season 6 Episode 2 - Monika Stroeder, PhD - NOVA Chemicals
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Monika Stroeder, PhD, Team Leader, Circular Products R&D at NOVA Chemicals. They review her role in developing new products, her move into technical services, packaging, sustainability and finally into research and development of circular products. They discuss working together with the industry in a value chain, downgauging, mono m
Season 6 Episode 1 - Madison Kramer, PlastChicks Scholarship Winner
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Madison Kramer, a Plastics Engineering sophomore at Penn State Behrend and the first PlastChicks Scholarship Winner.They discuss her scholarship, her interest in plastics engineering, how Lynzie and Mercedes created the PlastChicks podcast, plastics mold design, the benefits of internships in addition to academic studies, and innovation
Season 5 Episode 10 - Sarah Webber, Plastic Ingenuity
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Sarah Webber, Sustainable Packaging Engineer for Plastic Ingenuity. They discuss her sustainable plastics industry career journey, encouraging others to explore careers in plastics, the importance of involving packaging engineers early in the process when the design is frozen but not ready to launch to optimize the potential for sustain
Season 5 Episode 9 - Mitch Rife, Delta TechOps
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Mitch Rife, Engineering Manager for Additive Manufacturing, Delta TechOps. They discuss transitioning from subtractive to additive manufacturing processes; designing for 3D printing while considering injection molding requirements should production needs increase; producing 3D-printed tools, tool carriers and protectors to support aircr
Season 5 Episode 8 - Kate Davenport, Eureka Recycling
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Kate Davenport, Co-President of Eureka Recycling, a nonprofit zero waste organization and social enterprise recycler based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They discuss the economics and opportunities in providing recycling services, including finding sustainable markets that are interested in purchasing recycled materials, considering proces
Season 5 Episode 7 - Nathan Rader-Edkin, Plastics Innovation and Resource Center, Pennsylvania College of Technology
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Nathan Rader-Edkin, Plastics Innovation and Resource Center Program Manager, Pennsylvania College of Technology, a Plastics News Rising Star for 2023, and a co-founder of a new plastics career site, PlasticsPostings.com. They discuss his plastics industry career journey, parenting, injection molding, the importance of industry experienc
Season 5 Episode 6 - Dr. Sherrika Sanders, Manner Polymers
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Sherrika Sanders, Senior Technical Engineer, Manner Polymers and member of the SPE DEI Advisory Board. They discuss her career journey, being one of the Hidden Figures of Dallas, developing small molecules to authenticate fuel and consumer goods, the use of PVC in building and construction, SPE Foundation's PlastiVan program, and th
Season 5 Episode 5 - Rashed Islam, Lyft
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Rashed Islam, Head of Product Integrity at Lyft - Transit, Bikes, and Scooters. They discuss his journey in his product integrity career, working at Google and Lyft, the challenges of implementing recycled plastics in products, sustainable transportation design, eStation strategies, the Lyft Micromobility Lab, and testing for different
Season 5 Episode 4 - Alexandre Martel and Filippos Voulpiotis, 3Dnatives
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host 3Dnatives guests Alexandre Martel, Co-Founder, and Filippos Voulpiotis, Chief Business Officer. They discuss the role of 3Dnatives as a reliable source of information on the latest trends of the Additive Manufacturing market, common misconceptions about additive manufacturing, the careful work that goes into producing content tailored t
Season 5 Episode 3 - 2022 SPE Foundation Scholarship Winners
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host four of the 2022 SPE Foundation Scholarship winners: Rachel LeBlanc, Allen Román, Kelsey Allis, and Wyatt McGraw. The SPE Foundation is an arm of SPE that supports the development of plastics professionals by funding quality educational programs, grants, and scholarships, emphasizing science, engineering, sustainability, and manufacturi
Season 5 Episode 2 - Ed Hall, Baerlocher USA
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Ed Hall, President and CEO of Baerlocher USA, discuss Ed's career journey, the importance of ethics and diversity in the workforce, Baerlocher USA's move into sustainability and services, and the need for the plastics industry to get together to teach, learn and collaborate in their approach to finding recycling solutions.Find out
Season 5 Episode 1 - Mason Myers, Autodesk
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Mason Myers, Principal Implementation Consultant at Autodesk, discuss the advantages of using simulation software to make it easier to get a process up and running, saving time and money using simulations, Autodesk's Moldflow Simulation software, and automation software advances in meshing and Cloud solving.Watch the PlastChicks p
Season 4 Episode 10 - Neil Thompson, Teach the Geek
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Neil Thompson, Founder of Teach the Geek, author and podcaster of Teach the Geek to Speak, discuss helping STEM professionals develop their presentation skills to further their career development, the challenges engineers face when communicating to a non-technical audience, attributes of engaging and unengaging presentations and d
Season 4 Episode 9 - Dr. Katrina Knauer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and BOTTLE Consortium
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Dr. Katrina Knauer, Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and CTO of the BOTTLE (Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment) Consortium discuss attaining your ideal job in your plastics career; Katrina’s research into deconstructing plastics to get useful chemicals
Season 4 Episode 8 - Pat Haney, MTD Micromolding
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Pat Haney, Research and Development Engineer, MTD Micromolding, examine research and development in micro-medical plastics injection molding; the unique challenges of super-small molding, including differences in non-Newtonian fluid behavior, shear thinning and crystalline formation; processes for developing implant molds; designi
Season 4 Episode 7 - Tim Osswald, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Live at ANTEC® 2022
PlastChicks Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri with guest Tim Osswald, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Co-Director of the Polymer Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, delve into plastics history, plastics developments at the University of Wisconsin, the evolution of plastics programs in universities, the sharing of ideas between industry and the educational commun
Season 4 Episode 6 - Amanda Nicholson, The Madison Group - Live at ANTEC® 2022
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Amanda Nicholson, Senior Project Engineer, The Madison Group, live at ANTEC® 2022. They discuss the importance of conducting professional moldflow analysis, establishing credibility as a young female engineer in the plastics industry, using short videos to provide pinpoint training for young en
Season 4 Episode 5 - Amy Aussieker, Envision Charlotte - Live at ANTEC® 2022
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte, live at ANTEC® 2022. They discuss the circular economy, sustainability, new advances in recycling techniques developed in the Innovation Barn, and challenges in recycling plastics.Please note the audio is somewhat rough due to issues with t
Season 4 Episode 4 - Cara Walton, Harbour Results Inc.
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Cara Walton, Director, Harbour Results Inc. They discuss efforts to interest Millennials and Gen Z in manufacturing, using data to make manufacturing better, the importance of diversity in solving problems better and faster, developing techniques for benchmarking in rapidly changing times and c
Season 4 Episode 3 - Elisabet Sjölund, Neste
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Elisabet Sjölund, Brand Owner Management, Neste Renewable Polymers & Chemicals. They discuss helping companies find renewable solutions to reduce the use of carbons from fossil sources by reviewing production processes, considering sustainability when designing processes, reducing waste, up
Season 4 Episode 2 - Dr. Erin Keaney, Nonspec and University of Massachusetts Lowell
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Erin Keaney, Research Scientist, Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts Lowell and COO and Co-Founder of Nonspec. Nonspec is committed to providing affordable and adjustable prosthetic limb systems to all amputees. They discuss Erin's plastics research, her challenges in developing No
Season 4 Episode 1 - Toi Clarke Jones, iMFLUX
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Toi Clarke Jones, Vice President Sales & Business Development at iMFLUX. They discuss Toi's journey in the plastics industry, iMFLUX's role in helping businesses find better solutions for running plastic injection molding sites, diversity in the plastics industry and the role of the Nationa
Season 3 Episode 11 - Evan Morton, SPE Foundation
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Evan Morton, Programs and Sustainability Coordinator and PlastiVan® Educator at the SPE Foundation. They discuss plastics usage, sustainability, plastics education, consumer behavior and STEAM.
Season 3 Episode 10, David White, ExtruPharm
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host David White, Founder and Lead Consultant at ExtruPharm. They discuss extrusion-based manufacturing for the pharmaceutical market.Find out more at ExtruPharm.
Season 3 Episode 9, Jason Brownell, Polyfuze
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jason Brownell, Director of Engineering at Polyfuze. They discuss labelling for the polyolefin family of plastics using fusion instead of in-mold labelling technologies.Find out more at Polyfuze.
Season 3 Episode 8, Mitch Hecht and Chris Dow, International Recycling Group (IRG)
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Mitch Hecht, Founder and Chairman, International Recycling Group (IRG) and Chris Dow, IRG's CEO. They discuss the challenges of recycling plastics and IRG's work in developing processes for the recycling industry to take in all plastics and rapidly sort them in an automated way for use by recyc
Season 3 Espisode 7, Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Phantom Plastics
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Chris DeArmitt, a plastics scientist and Founder/President of Phantom Plastics. They discuss his work providing a reference to scientific research on the environmental impact of plastics at https://plasticsparadox.com/ and in his book, The Plastics Paradox; his efforts to address plastics m
Season 3 Episode 6, Anastasia Kraft, Xena Workwear
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Anastasia Kraft, CEO of Xena Workwear. They discuss her journey into engineering and manufacturing, and how her interest in developing workwear that allowed her to work professionally in the office and on the manufacturing work floor led her to launch her own business creating fashionable perso
Season 3 Episode 5, Elena Mantagaris, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Elena Mantagaris, VP of Plastics, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada. They discuss plastics as a backdrop of our modern lives, how it helps us achieve our sustainability goals, and how these roles need to be considered in establishing partnerships between government and industry in addres
Season 3 Episode 4, Hugh Karraker and John Maher, All Things Bakelite
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin – Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Hugh Karraker, executive producer of the film, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic, who is also the great grandson of Leo Hendrik Baekeland, the inventor of Bakelite, and John Maher, director of the film. They discuss the film, the life of Leo Hendrik Baekeland, Bakelite and its role in the
Season 3 Episode 3, Adam Baker, SodaPup
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Adam Baker, Founder and CEO of SodaPup. They discuss pet industry innovation, design, manufacturing, marketing and merchandising.
Season 3 Episode 2, Heather McDougall, Planet Allies and Bogobrush
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Heather McDougall, Visionary Entrepreneur and Educator for Planet Allies and CEO of Bogobrush. They discuss eco-empowerment, global sustainability, climate anxiety and dealing with the hype and fear around plastics to shift to things that are working.
Season 3 Episode 1, Jonathan Quinn, NOVA Chemicals
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Jonathan Quinn, e-Commerce Packaging & Specialty Shrink Market Manager, NOVA Chemicals. They discuss his journey in the plastics industry, flexible packaging community outreach and post-COVID trends and implications
Season 2 Episode 10, Justina Sanchez, TÜV SÜD America
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Justina Sanchez, Product Safety Engineer, TÜV SÜD America, during Plastics in Electronics: The Virtual Edition. They discuss the path to an engineering career, women in engineering and product development. Watch the YouTube video.
Season 2 Episode 9, George Staniulis, AGS Technology
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host George Staniulis, Vice President, AGS Technology, during Innovations in Chemical and Mechanical Recycling: The Virtual Edition. They discuss plastics recycling and the plastics recycling marketplace. Watch the YouTube video.
Season 2 Episode 8, Adam Reinitz, Chemours Titanium Technologies
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Adam Reinitz, Offering Management Consultant, Chemours Titanium Technologies, during CAD RETEC® 2020. They discuss getting into the plastics industry and polymer applications. Watch the YouTube video.
Season 2 Ep. 7 - Annette Lund of Diversified Plastics, Inc.
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Annette Lund, Vice President of Diversified Plastics, Inc., during Plastics in Medical Manufacturing: The Virtual Edition. They discuss a career in plastics manufacturing, the medical industry, education and mentoring. Watch the YouTube video.
Season 2 Ep. 6 - William Kanistras of Sonoma Pacific Distribution
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host William Kanistras, Production Manager, Sonoma Pacific Distribution, during Plastics in Cannabis Packaging: The Virtual Edition. They discuss Cannabis production and regulation. Watch the YouTube video.
Season 2 Ep. 5 - Dr. Pavani Cherukupally of Imperial College London
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Dr. Pavani Cherukupally, Reseach Associate at Imperial College London, during Plastics in Clean Water: The Virtual Edition. They discuss her journey in polymer research and her current project in reclaiming Canadian oil industry wastewater. Watch the YouTube video.
Season 2 Ep. 4 - Tony Demakis of Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Tony Demakis, President of Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales, during Empowered Processing: The Virtual Edition. They discuss customer and vendor relationships in the plastics industry.
Season 2 Ep. 3 - Karen Paulson of Paulson Training Programs, Inc.
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Karen Paulson, President of Paulson Training Programs, Inc., during ANTEC® 2020 - The Virtual Edition. They discuss plastics industry training and programs.
Season 2 Ep. 2 - Sarah Harbaugh of Green Dot Bioplastics
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Sarah Harbaugh, Sales & Marketing Director at Green Dot Bioplastics, during ANTEC® 2020 - The Virtual Edition. They discuss manufacturing with bio-based and compostable polymers.
Season 2 Ep. 1 - Mark Wolverton, Plastics Industry Veteran and PlastiVan Plastics Educator
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Mark Wolverton, a Plastics Educator for PlastiVan, SPE Chicago Chapter Board Member, Plastics Pioneer and long-time veteran of the plastics industry, during ANTEC® 2020 - The Virtual Edition. They discuss the challenges of a plastics industry profession and dealing with the current pandemic.
Episode 13 - Chad Ulven of North Dakota State University and c2renew
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Chad Ulven, Ph.D., Professor, North Dakota State University and CTO, c2renew, during ANTEC® 2020 - The Virtual Edition. They discuss recycling and compounding of biomasses into resin.
Episode 12 - Brenda Clark of HASCO America, Inc.
On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Lynzie Nebel and Mercedes Landazuri host Brenda Clark, Engineering Manager at HASCO America, Inc. during ANTEC® 2020 - The Virtual Edition. They discuss Brenda's experiences in the plastics industry.
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