
Jordan Zunker
@jordanzunker
Project Manager at Tetra Pak delivering filtration projects from $25K pilots to $900K expansions.
What I'm looking for
At Tetra Pak, I manage filtration projects from sales handoff through startup, coordinating design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout. I develop plans for concurrent customer projects and track cost-to-complete, protecting margins by 5–7% above forecast.
Previously, at Intellect, I tailored demonstrations and produced tutorial videos that contributed to a 32% increase in deal closures. At TSI Incorporated, I supported product launches and standardized manufacturing processes, reducing assembly time and production errors by an estimated 15–20%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
• Lead end-to-end delivery of filtration projects ranging from $25K pilot plants to $900K expansions and upgrades, coordinating design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout documentation.
• Develop detailed project plans for 15+ concurrent customer projects, aligning scope, schedules, costs, staffing, resource requirements, milestones, and status reporting from sales han
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Dec 2022 - May 2023 (5 months)
• Facilitated cross-functional discovery sessions with technical and business stakeholders across 20+ prospect engagements, translating requirements, dependencies, risks, and decisions into clear solution documentation.
• Tailored live demonstrations and stakeholder presentations to customer operating needs, strengthening solution alignment and accelerating evaluation-stage decision-makin
Manufacturing Engineer
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)
• Led manufacturing product transitions by establishing BOMs, routings, procedures, and controlled documentation in SAP ERP to support reliable plant launches and operational handoffs.
• Engineered standardized processes and implemented ECNs/ECOs that reduced assembly time and production errors by an estimated 15–20% across new-product implementation activities.
• Authored pFMEAs, c
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Jan 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year 2 months)
Welcomed and assisted students with projects utilizing additive and subtractive manufacturing. Provided instruction and operation on 3D printers, mini-CNC routers, laser cutters, and software.
• Finalist Team in the annual NDSU Innovation Challenge. Presented a bio-renewable liquid packaging alternative to petroleum-based plastics for the blow-molded manufacturing industry.
• Provided training
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Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
North Dakota State University
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
2018 - 2020
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
2017 - 2018
Century College
Digital Fabrication Technology Certificate, Engineering
2015 - 2018
Lake Superior College
Associate of Arts - AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
2013 - 2015
Manufacturers Alliance
3P Facilitation
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
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