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Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for leading the team of scientists in development of novel solutions in the adjacent and transformational spaces across retail, ingredient, and food service channels. Development of innovation processes for market-backed innovation including use of agile, sprint, and market pilot principles.Technical tag for venturing activities including scouting, due diligence, work with accelerators, and technology roadmapping.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Development of IPB processes for innovation including standup of stage gate processes, reporting, dashboarding, and portfolio management.Stood up process and usage of Clarizen for businesses.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for the R&D activities for the established Yoplait brands (traditional, Greek, and secondary). My team leads close-in innovation, renovation and cost savings efforts.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

R&D lead for the Adult Business Unit Core Cup. Responsible for leading the team handling close in innovation, maintenance, product improvement, and cost savings. Connector for Established Business Unit on platform-wide initiatives in dairy and fruit. Actively involved in new hire on boarding, intern management and knowledge capture.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

R&D lead on Yoplait adult cup for the U.S. region. Currently have responsibility for all non-Greek and non-weight management SKUs in the Yoplait brand. Lead new product development, cost savings and product improvement for these SKUs.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

R&D Platform lead for a growing granola bars businesses in both the natural and fiber categories. Developed new line extensions and platform expansion for the platforms including a launch sustaining in the top 1/3 of the category in turns.Identified and implemented cost savings and cost avoidance projects in excess of $2MM annually.Worked with broader team as R&D resource for two large (>$25MM) capital installs at locations new to the corporation. Developed and implemented knowledge management and knowledge transfer strategies for the broader R&D team. Lead technical training program across borader platform. Assisted in knowledge transfer projects across company as a trained facilitator.Managed technician and temporary employees to assure business needs were met. Conducted performance reviews, employee development and supervision.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Development of new products from the fuzzy front end to launch. Interaction with broader business team to identify goals and targeted areas of development. Interaction with consumers to co-create ideas.Launch of new product line that is sustaining in the top 1/3 of category for all SKUs. Product was top turning SKU in category for several quarters.Startup of new line at contract manufacturing location. Worked with both contract and corporate partners to assure startup occurred on time and under budget.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Conducted research on dairy flavor and dairy processing topics including milk powders, whey powders, cheese and fluid milk. Conducted experiments using GC-O, GC-MS, column chromatograpy and sensory techniques. Trained and conducted sensory panels using Sensory Spectrum (TM) methodology. Conducted consumer taste panels for contracted corporate clients.Wrote and edited technical reports, dissertations, and peer reviewed papers.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Conducted research on muscle protein gelation.

Itq Mba Essentials Certification, Business Administration And Management, General

Ph.D., Food Science

B.S., Chemistry (Math Minor)