Prof. Dr. Roland is a Packaging designer and consultant on structural packaging and active in the scientific field working on accessible, sustainable, good looking and efficient fillable packaging. He has over 3 decades of experience and his speciality areas include Packaging design, management of packaging design projects, feasibility studies, independent judgement in court trials and for (governmental) plans, optimization of packaging processes, development, and engineering of packaging; PET bottles, glass bottles, boxes, plastic caps, etc. He is the owner of Plato product consultants which is Packaging design agency for structural packaging design. Clients are leading Dutch companies.

Ed was President of the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), serving in that capacity from 1995 until 2016. He is a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Packaging with both a Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Packaging. He is an IoPP Fellow and Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional and has an extensive background in transport packaging performance testing. He was one of the founders of Lansmont Corporation, including President. He is a member of the ASTM D-10 and F-2, and past board member of IAPRI. Church is a Past President and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) and is an Honorary Life Member. He has been inducted into the National Packaging Hall of Fame and the MSU Packaging Hall of Fame. Ed is also the recipient of the ISTA 2016 R. David LeButt Award. In his 50-year career in packaging, he has given over 100 conference presentations around the world. Ed became the Secretary General of IAPRI in January of 2018.