FabihaIslam.

packaging · quality · process ✶ MSU '26

I help manufacturers ship products safely, for less.

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Exhibit A · My best work

Can a cheaper foam protect just as well?

Sirajul Foam Industries, Chittagong, 2024. Scroll through it in four steps.

Cushion curveIllustrative
Fragility limit Chosen foam Static loading → Peak G →
$$$Starting material cost
Cushioning polymer qualification, 2024PE, PVC and EVA foam · ASTM and ISTA test methods
step 1

The problem

The protective foam cost too much. But any cheaper material still had to survive real shipping: drops, vibration and heat.

step 2

Set the limit

Every product has a fragility limit, the most shock it can take. Anything above that line breaks it. The target zone is below it.

step 3

Test and pick

I ran side-by-side cushioning, vibration and thermal tests on PE, PVC and EVA using ASTM and ISTA methods, and worked with suppliers on alternates. One foam stayed in the zone with less material.

step 4

The result

−25%

Material cost, with no loss in protection.

The exhibits.

Five more problems I've worked through. Hover to see each one move, click to read the story.

every project starts with a question and ends with a number →

Where I've been.

Four roles across two countries, stamped in order. Plus the degree that brought it together.

now!ENTRY · USASt. Francis, WIProduction Process ManagerQuality Packaging, Inc.JUN 2026 – NOW
ENTRY · BANGLADESHChittagongPackaging Engineering InternSirajul Foam IndustriesAPR – AUG 2024
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ENTRY · BANGLADESHChittagongQuality Assurance InternClifton Dyeing Ltd.APR – AUG 2023
ENTRY · USAEast Lansing, MIUndergraduate ResearcherMichigan State University2021 – 2022
GRADUATINGB.S. PackagingMSU School of PackagingDEC 2026
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The part a résumé can't show.

I started in chemical engineering, switched to packaging, and now run production orders at a contract packager in Wisconsin. My favorite part is when a test result turns into a real decision.

THE CUSTOMER REVIEWOCT 2026

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"In my time on this account, this is the quickest and easiest I've seen things handled."
Customer contact, marine engine OEM, on my order handling at Quality Packaging

I leave things easier for the next person.

When I automated our weekly customer report, I walked a teammate through it until they could run it on their own.

I say it once, clearly.

One clear email beats five quick ones, so I try to answer the next question before it's asked.

I ask for more.

Once my accounts were running smoothly, I picked up more OEM accounts beyond my original scope.

What's in my toolbox.

testing

ASTMISTACushioningVibrationThermalPPAP

design

SolidWorksArtiosCADESKO WebCenterIllustrator

quality & process

SPCFMEARoot causeLeanMinitabBOMs · MOQs

data

Excel (advanced)Power BITableauPythonMATLAB

Send me a postcard.

Hi! I'm looking for my next role in packaging, quality or process, starting January 2027. Say hi at the career fair, or drop me a line. Happy to talk packaging, plant floors, or why foam is more interesting than it sounds.

Fabiha ♡

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