Successful Food Scientist Executive with track record of managing new product development efforts from concept to commercialization across multiple categories serving local needs of a global marketplace. A proven strategic leader with a unique combination of technical, creative, financial and customer centric skills that drives commitment to continually exceed expectations with a strong, high performing and connected team.In my most recent role as Global Director, Appetizer Research & Development for McCain Foods, I partnered with the Commercial, Culinary, and Consumer Insight teams to drive innovation with a robust pipeline of new products aligned with the company’s strategic objectives resulting in the global industry leader for innovative appetizers. In this role, I delivered double digit annual growth for the past 10 years from new product development efforts. I also created and led a Center of Excellence (COE) to lead new product development and innovation to help lead and manage the new product pipeline. This COE helped to drive business results, accelerate time to market and customer success. The result of these efforts was an overall 25% reduction in development costs and a 30% reduction in project timelines globally.I am always interested in making professional connections!