Chad Gray Email & Phone Number

Wisconsin, United States

- R&D Pilot Plant design- Department and multi-department procedural development- Management of change process development- ERP data integrity- Input for CRM and KPI upgrades- Financial analysis of products and developmental cost- R&D of culinary and health powders, inclusive operations/engineering optimization trials- Coached 1 direct report

- Continued development of lipid powders, as well as application work in dry beverages. Strong emphasis on new-to-Kerry innovation and nutritional projects.- Coding in VBA (Excel) alleviated pressure on the FSMA team, which accelerated proof of compliance for all recipes and raw materials in the North American region. Continuously designed updates for the.

- Material Advisor – Selected to manage the external oils portfolio used in North America and advise all R&D business units on which material/s to choose per their new projects. Remained involved on any projects that required troubleshooting at the bench, operations, or regulatory levels. - Led profit improvement, alternative sourcing, multi-interest.

• Lipids Branch
• Extended focus on innovative development within spray dried powders
• Expanded training roles
• Routine collaboration with customers, finance, sales, marketing, and other technologists
• Reached out to potential suppliers of equipment and materials

• Lipids branch
• Specialized in non-dairy creamers and whipped topping powders
• Researched, created/optimized formulations, and dried products (spray drying)
• Routine collaboration with marketing, sales, customers, and other technologists.
• Reached out to potential suppliers of equipment and materials

• Assisted the implementation of a LIMS system for all plants of various business units in the Americas
• Trained multiple employees to eventually inherit my responsibilities
• Supervised implementation and trained QATM’s and technicians for system use on-site
• Customized and utilized formulae and macros in Excel to perform checks on data files ranging from 200 to 100,000+ lines
• Gained familiarization with products, the tests performed on them, sampling schedules, general QA regulations, and COA reports

BSc in Chemical Engineering. Graduated with summa cum laude honours (3.884 GPA). Quenchless interest in the food and beverage industry.

• Served as one of the two first chemical engineers on site to educate employees about their process from a chemical perspective
• Identified the reaction between metal alloys and etchants on a molecular level
• Researched and designed experiments for different etchant solutions, deoxidizers, and de-smutters
• Rated their current heat exchanger; determined whether or not a new design was necessary for safe and successful operation
• Evaluated the feasibility of a major project

• Integrated changes made to the electrolytic production of sodium persulfate and ammonium persulfate
• Conducted process variable experiments for improvement of efficiency by 5%
• Modified approaches and crafted devices from materials on-hand to aid in solving problems
• Conducted laboratory tests on samples gathered from the plant to assess composition and purity for the evaluation of changes made to the system
• Interpreted irregularities in data and suggested appropriate solutions

Master'S Degree, Data Science

A multi-university collaborative program proving a foundation with Python, R, SQL, Tableau, and others to transform data into actionable.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Chemical Engineering, 3.884

Activities and Societies: Vice President of the American Chemical Society (Fall 2011- Spring 2012), Publications Manager of UB Glee (Fall.

Associate'S Degree In Progress, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Taking courses at a leisurely pace, out of personal interest as well as insight into the needs of restaurant & quick-service domains.