Now a little bit about myself.  My name is Terry Gebhardt and I have been involved in the packaging industry for over 22 years.  During that time, I have developed and patented such bags as the Original Wave Bag®, a 2-cup drink carrier, a headered Kwik-Karry™ bag, the ”cinch sack”, various methods of manufacture for plastic bags and many other contributions to the industry.  I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau University and have recently recieved my MBA.  I am a member of several organizations such as IOPP and SME with other company affiliations such as SPE and SPI.  I have also gained CPP (Certified Packaging Professional) status through the IOPP organization.

Although these credentials are only that, I hope to bring a different prespective to the flexible packaging industry through this blog.  I know there are other blogs around this subject that have already been established, which do give a good overview, but I hope to give some specific insight to specific subjects that will bring value to you as we begin this quest into the industry and markets that we serve as flexible packaging professionals.

Feel free to suggest subjects that interest you and I will try and find relevent information on the subject.  Please provide feedback and comments on any posted information.  If you have a favorite industry link I will try and list it so others can benefit.

Thank you for taking the time to read my introduction. 

The blog has been stagnate but I am back and will be bringing new and up-to-date information about plastic bags and in particular sustainable packaging, which I hope everyone will join in on the discussion.