Boyd Lee Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Creating a new to the world protein snack. Check us out at www.wildebrands.com. THANKS POTATO CHIPS. WE’LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

R&D Food Consultant involving product design, formulation, ingredient & equipment sourcing, product & process development, and taking products from ideation to successful commercialization.

Munster, In, Us

-Led scientists and collaborated with business teams developing LOF branded new product innovation and private label products. My team developed and launched a new to the world meat snack, Gone Rogue, a capital intensive project.-Developed and implemented processes like: Stage Gate and a commercialization check list.-Created R&D job criteria and competencies defining employee performance and development needs.

-Ready to eat pudding/Jello and pourable salad dressing new product development, productivity and brand maintenance.-Quality improved Kraft's #2 dressing, Zesty Italian, in a very short time, increasing revenue $1.8MM and income $590M. Technical lead for salad dressings and mentor for junior developers.-Coordinated and led the Desserts productivity program. Analyzed product portfolios and developed Lowest Imaginable Cost models. Identified over $10MM in new savings. Developed new Ready to Eat puddings

-Streamlined activities foundational to robust and consistent ingredient specifications for an enterprise-wide initiative on cocoa & chocolate focusing on dramatically reducing raw material costs ($18MM annually) while creating a long term strategic partnership.-Led commercialization of Fresh Creations Entrée Salads, creating new business systems to launch a product with only a 17 day shelf life.-Managed and developed R&D Culinary team defining roles, competencies, job titles and creating a career ladder where they didn't exist before. Developed communication strategy showcasing Culinary's value to the business.-R&D lead providing technology and quality perspective on company-wide initiative for low cost food additives.-Defined and structured a Kraft and Supplier partnership developing low cost natural colors.

-Responsible for setting total Boca program direction. Delivered on quality, growth and brand maintenance initiatives like improving burger quality vs. competition and creating a new product, breakfast wraps.-Developed whole grain pasta for BTN's mac & cheese dinner products achieving both 'whole grain' and 'calcium' product claims.

-Commercialized FreshPrep refrigerated dinner kits, one of the most complex products Kraft has ever launched (6 meal kits containing 18 components, produced at 8 plants utilizing 11 processes). The project launched 3 months early. -Explored growth platforms by matching Kraft's products with application/appliances.-Let R&D exploration efforts on an international Nutritional Spread product. Conducted consumer focus groups in China.-Coordinated plant trial and consumer research needs/budgets for Growth and Brand Maintenance projects.

-Managed 9 people on productivity initiatives developing lower cost pourable salad dressing formulas and processes. In 2001 delivered savings $1MM over target.-Drove a cross-divisional $1.5MM savings project on vegetable/onion/garlic that was qualified in record time, about 30 days.-Coordinated a cross-division, multi-category R&D effort on a complex Claussen relish $4.5MM capital project saving $2MM annually.

-Developed new growth products, like Oscar Mayer's and the worlds first fat free hot dog. Completed ahead of schedule, under cost projections and with volumes exceeding expectations by 300%. Further improved the product justifying an "Improved Taste" package claim while reducing formula costs over $3.5MM annually.-Identified and implemented numerous cost reduction projects involving poultry blending. Companywide, this initiative saved $50+MM before I left OM. -Increased Subway's pre-sliced meat shelf life by improving formulation, handling practices and sanitation.-Improved food safety on product processing/handling, including minimizing moisture control problems at Columbia Foods hotdog facility.-Extensive knowledge on labeling, manufacturing and USDA regulations. I was the product formulation expert and go-to person.

Masters Of Science, Food Technology

Bachelor Of Science, Animal Science