College of Agriculture & Natural Resources School of Packaging

Paul Marshall has over 20 years of experience within the packaging industry that covers a variety of different industries such as military/defense, retail, industrial, pharmaceuticals, and medical device packaging applications.  The majority of his career has focused within the medical and pharmaceutical packaging sectors.  Over his career, Paul has earned several awards for excellence in packaging development, including three Ameristar Awards, one Worldstar Award, and one US/International patent.  Paul is a Certified Packaging Professional with Lifetime status (CPPL) and Project Management Professional (PMP).  He has been employed with Smith&Nephew for the last four years as the Manager of Global Packaging Technologies.  In his role, Paul is responsible for ensuring global compliance to global regulatory bodies packaging requirements.  He also manages the Memphis Packaging Lab and supports testing for all sites globally.  In addition, Paul manages both the Packaging Process Engineering and Packaging Sustaining Engineering teams across the US.  In the past several years, Paul’s team has been responsible for developing sustainable packaging solutions that support Smith&Nephew’s business goals of improving the company’s position on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and showcasing and communicating those successes as it relates to improved sustainability metrics.