Engineering professionals in Beverages
Brewing, bottling and packaging engineering run through this beverages group, from Constellation Brands' Director of Brewing Engineering and Niagara Bottling's VP of Aseptic Manufacturing and Engineering to packaging R&D at The Boston Beer Company and PepsiCo's EMEA engineering lead. Ten different companies are represented, so a call fits decisions on line upgrades, aseptic or packaging changes and plant engineering budgets.
Professionals to explore
Abhishek shukla
LinkedInExperience: VP of Aseptic Manufacturing and Engineering · Niagara Bottling
Global food and beverage experience, especially around sensitive beverages, is how Abhishek shukla describes a background that at Niagara Bottling includes VP of Aseptic Manufacturing and Engineering since 2024, VP of Commercialization (2021–2024), Director of Commercialization (2019–2022) and Director of Asset Management (2014–2019). That suits questions on aseptic lines and asset care.
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Dan Kelsall
LinkedInExperience: Central Engineering Manager · Encirc Beverages
Efficiency and lower manufacturing cost through best available technology are the focus Dan Kelsall describes at Encirc Beverages, where Kelsall has been Central Engineering Manager since 2025, with Technical Projects Manager (2023–2026), Operations Development Manager (2020–2023), Technical Manager (2018–2020) and Product Development Manager (2014–2018) roles there. That makes Kelsall a fit for cost reduction project questions.
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David Rhine
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · National Beverage Corp.
From Maintenance Manager (2008–2014) to Vice President of Manufacturing (2014–2019) at Carolina Canners, Inc., and then Director Of Engineering at National Beverage Corp. since 2019, David Rhine has moved from maintenance to manufacturing leadership to an engineering director seat. That path makes Rhine a fit for questions on keeping beverage production lines reliable.
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Ian Houlder
LinkedInExperience: National Engineering Technical Manager · Asahi Beverages
National Engineering Technical Manager at Asahi Beverages since 2013, Ian Houlder was Senior Engineering Project Manager there (2002–2013) and worked at CBS Engineering Pty Ltd as Group Engineering Manager (1999–2002) and Project Engineer (1984–1999). Houlder can speak to engineering standards and capital projects in a national engineering role.
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James Barry
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Harvest Hill Beverage Company
James Barry has been Director of Engineering at Harvest Hill Beverage Company since 2025 and was Associate Director Engineering there (2021–2025). Barry also worked as Plant Project Engineer at AAK (2018–2021), Principal Engineer at The Coca-Cola Company (2015–2017) and Assoc. Director Engineering Systems at Novartis (2013–2015), a mix that suits plant project questions.
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Mark Aisenbrey
LinkedInExperience: Director of Brewing Engineering · Constellation Brands
Mark Aisenbrey has been Director of Brewing Engineering at Constellation Brands since 2023, describing the job as directing brewing engineering activities and project execution across multiple international breweries. Aisenbrey was Project Manager Technical Advisor and Project Manager Lead Process Engineer at Foth Production Solutions (2009–2023) and Project Engineer at Anheuser-Busch (1994–2009).
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Rugash Govender
LinkedInExperience: Head of Engineering · HEINEKEN Beverages
At HEINEKEN Beverages, Rugash Govender has been Head of Engineering since 2024 and was Lead Packaging (2019–2025). Govender also held Packaging Manager (2018–2019) and Engineering Manager (2014–2018) roles at AB InBev and HSEC Manager at BHP (2012–2013), and names maintenance and project planning among core skills, a fit for packaging and maintenance questions.
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Vito Biundo
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Vito Biundo has been Director, Engineering at Dr Pepper Snapple Group since 2003. Biundo was also Senior Engineer at Briem & Associates (2000–2003) and Engineer at Anheuser-Busch (1990–2000), so brings more than two decades in one engineering director seat for questions on how beverage plant engineering priorities shift over time.
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Zbigniew Rusak
LinkedInExperience: SC Director, Engineering Food and Beverage Execute Lead, EMEA · PepsiCo
PepsiCo has employed Zbigniew Rusak in engineering roles since 2005: SC Director, Engineering Food and Beverage Execute Lead, EMEA since 2025, plus Engineering Senior Manager Po1 (Beverage and Food) Poland (2023–2025), Beverage Engineering Senior Manager West Europe (2018–2023), Beverage Engineering Manager Central Europe & Romania (2014–2017) and Engineering & Maintenance Manager (2005–2014). Rusak fits questions on regional beverage engineering programs across Europe.
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Zeb Robbins
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director of Corporate Engineering · The Boston Beer Company
Packaging engineering at The Boston Beer Company accounts for most of Zeb Robbins's titles: Sr. Manager - Packaging Engineering and Materials (2007–2016), Director - Packaging Engineering and Materials (2016–2022), Associate Director of Corporate Engineering since 2022 and Technical Director - Packaging Research & Development since 2026. Robbins also sits on an industry advisory board for packaging science at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Choose the right perspective
Brewing engineering questions fit Mark Aisenbrey first; Rugash Govender and Vito Biundo have also held engineering roles at AB InBev or Anheuser-Busch. Packaging questions fit Zeb Robbins and Rugash Govender, aseptic production fits Abhishek shukla, and multi-site engineering programs fit Zbigniew Rusak and Ian Houlder; Dan Kelsall, James Barry and David Rhine cover plant engineering, projects and manufacturing.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01When a beverage line moves to a new container or format, which equipment changes take longest and cost the most?
- 02How do you decide whether an older filling or packaging line is worth upgrading or should be replaced?
- 03Which engineering controls matter most for aseptic or sensitive beverages compared with carbonated drinks?
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