Little things with big impact - we call them "gooders" and they are everywhere, making a tastier, kinder, happier world. At GOODLES, we’re shining a light on them and the people who make them happen. Join us!

Innovation Lead: Lead marketer for all RXBAR bar innovation, previously lead marketer for all Kashi Cereal innovation; from concept, testing and evaluation, into commercialization; partner with Operations, Finance and Sales to develop and launch over 25 products across RXBAR and both the Kashi and Bear Naked brands leading to +$80MM sales.• Led launch of new food formats through all aspects of the CPG stage-gate: market research & concept development, branding, positioning, food brief creation, product evaluation, ensuring nutritional superiority, achieving financial targets, packaging development and launch.• Leveraged consumer insights to build innovation pipeline across 5-year strategic roadmap.• Created and managed new processes for innovation launches, packaging development, project management and food reviews.• Led packaging design, working with both internal design and external agencies.• Co-developed RXBAR and Kashi brand Food Guidelines and enrolled in the organization.• Led cross-functional team to ensure timely and flawless execution of key customer marketing initiatives; experience presenting innovation to key customers (e.g., Target, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Costco).Brand Management: Conducted annual strategic planning, monthly performance tracking, ongoing in-market analyses, tactical recommendations, and packaging management.• Gathered and analyzed weekly Nielsen sales data, tracks trends and shared insights across the company.• Maintained consumer-centric mindset by ensuring the voice of the consumer is brought to the business in a meaningful and motivating way.• Intuitively suggested brand marketing ideas to touch consumers in meaningful ways.• Voice of the brand- presented innovation and strategy to top-tier customers with passion, knowledge, and sincerity.• Passionately advocated for stoking the brand culture.

Brand Management: Conducted annual strategic planning, monthly performance tracking, ongoing in-market analyses, tactical recommendations, and packaging management.• Gathered and analyzed weekly Nielsen sales data, tracks trends and shared insights across the company.• Maintained consumer-centric mindset by ensuring the voice of the consumer is brought to the business in a meaningful and motivating way.• Intuitively suggested brand marketing ideas to touch consumers in meaningful ways.• Voice of the brand- presented innovation and strategy to top-tier customers with passion, knowledge, and sincerity.• Passionately advocated for stoking the brand culture.

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Brand Management: Created and managed a wide range of marketing activities for Nuun: branded partnerships, trade shows, partnership outreach, packaging development.• Led brand design team: effectively managed project needs, schedules, and resources for all company-wide marketing-related deliverables, including digital.• Worked with stakeholders to define project needs, initiated creative brief, and met deadlines in a resource-efficient manner. Managed procurement for production-related projects. Worked with vendors to meet needs, timing, and pricing expectations. Led efforts to convert in-market products to Non-GMO Project Verified.• Led brand sustainability program from strategy to execution. Provided programming for internal teams (sales, marketing) to take to market.• Initiated B-Corp Certification for Nuun.Field Marketing: Led Field Marketing for SoCal area: Negotiated contracts with race directors as official hydration sponsors, creating exposure on major national events, e.g., Long Beach Marathon.• Directly responsible for a 60% growth in regional brand awareness measured through social media.Asst Brand Manager: October 2015 - December 2016Field Marketing Manager (SoCal): August 2014 - October 2015

Digital Project Senior Consultant: Planned, scheduled, and controlled project activities toward defined scope and objectives; applied creative and strategic thinking, and technical and project management skills to satisfy $68 million agile cloud computing project requirements.• Accountable for the execution, management, and quality control of project from concept to completion, ensuring client satisfaction, meeting all timeline milestones and delivering within the approved budgets.

Information Officer, USS BOXER:• Led 34 Sailors in the maintenance and security of ship’s information systems.• Managed IT technical support for a crew of 3,000 Sailors and Marines during an overseas deployment in support of Presidential tasking.Contract Officer Representative, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA):• Provided management in the use of computer data systems in support of military intelligence, while providing expertise in communications, computers, networks, and space systems.• Led three project teams of 70 contractors; managed $10.2 million in contracts delivering IT engineering and support services.