John Szweda

John Szweda is a Senior Principal Engineer at Baxter International Inc. since August 2006, specializing in capital project management and overseeing multiple high-value projects in pharmaceutical filling and packaging machinery. Notably, Szweda implemented a facility obsolescence upgrade for a 500BHP steam boiler and resolved a significant conversion loss issue, yielding annual savings of $1,000,000. Prior to this role, Szweda served as Engineering Manager at Goodman Packaging, managing a team focused on automated case packing equipment, and at Langbow International, where hydraulic and servo-driven tube fabrication machinery were designed and developed. Szweda holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an Associate degree in Design & Drafting Technology from Morrison Institute of Technology.