Daniela Jacques Email & Phone Number

Lubbock, Tx, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Texas, United States

• Lead all business management for retail store and online store for a high-end women & children's clothing & accessories brand.• Grew our Instagram account from 400 to 32K genuine followers during this time.• Identify and purchase best on trend and timeless products resulting in a 100% increase in sales YOY.• Collaborated and helped promoting over small and big businesses through our social media platforms including Marriott, Walmart, Getty Museum and more.• Implemented a rewards program gaining over 100 customers every month.• Managed an intern program for two consecutive years and successfully placed all students, in reputable companies, after their graduation and training at Jaxodyssey.• Featured in multiple magazines such as prestigious 303 Denver Magazine & Los Angeles Magazine.• Created digital and print graphic design for shop, website, newsletter, social media and other marketing materials.• Designed and handcraft clothing and accessories according to the season.I am Daniela Jacques, a U.S based, Mexican/French fashion designer & content creator. I am also a former scientist and worked in that field for 17 years. My reason to create Jaxodyssey is to provide the style lovers, business women, and travel enthusiasts with sophisticated garments that are easily paired for their travels, but comfortable as well. . I designed and develop our clothes in Texas. When it comes to manufacturing, we work with a facility that gives opportunities to diverse groups of people (including immigrants like myself) and provides fair treatment and working hours to their employees. I want to create positive changes in this world. Treat others fairly, provide jobs, and take care of our mother earth. If I can impact at least one person in a positive way I would feel like my life served its purpose.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Volunteered as Social Media Director for Orlando's Fashion District's fashion design show "Orlando Fashion Battle". I interviewed experts in the industry such as fashion designers, makeup artists, hair stylists, musicians, entrepreneurs, and more. In addition, I worked on all video post-production such as editing, graphic design and advertising. I shared the content on my highly engaged social media platforms including Instagram and YouTube. Feel free to check my work @jaxodyssey .

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Provided leadership and support for the world's largest mozzarella cheese maker and leading producer of whey protein, lactose and other dairy ingredients.• Managed customer accounts from 1 MM lb to >200 MM lb of annual volume.• Conducted research and development at corporate level for multi-billion dollar companies including domestic and international customers.• Identified or develop over 100 products that meet customer needs by defining requirements, evaluating existing products for applicability or applying knowledge to provide new products.• Chosen consistently by leadership team to provide new product and process implementation support at various plants including special projects.•Traveled internationally & domestically to provide product expertise.• Effective implementation of new products by developing manufacturing specifications, communicating critical requirements, and providing developmental expertise throughout the development stage of a product; including its transition to routine.• Team work with Product Management, Sales, QA, Purchasing, Plant Management, Technical Services and other departments during multiple stages of product development.•Established evaluation parameters / procedures, spec writing (manufacture / customer shipping) & trial activity (pilot plant, manufacturing plant).• Defined project objectives and prioritize utilizing tools such as Stagegate.• Selected sampling options based on customer need and internal strategic objectives.• Updated and / or completed accurate customer simulation(s).• Gained internal and external approval of product.• Monitored production through the developmental to routine stage.• Conducted field visits to confirm repeated success with the customer.

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Similar description as above "Product Development Scientist" but lower level of intricacy. I had to present a thesis and prove expertise before I could move from the Associate Scientist to the Scientist level.

Lemoore, California, United States

• Managed an organization of 62 people including 7 group leaders and 55 technicians; in addition to the organizational budgets, team scheduling, and product quality control procedures providing feedback on best analysis for our dairy products.• Drove continuous improvement in all facets of the lab (people, equipment, processes andwork environment) by utilizing latest technology as well as practical experience.• Oversaw three analytical labs that conducted 60,000 chemistry tests a month on the following ingredients: milk, cheese, cream, whey, water, slurry, lactose, along with other incoming and outgoing ingredients.• Testing 70,000,000 lbs of milk a week our team ensured testing was <0.02% from COOP.• Constantly challenged all of our processes and provided data and facts when suggesting improvements.• Saved $42,000 a week by ensuring Babcock testing was accurate.• Increased accuracy in equipment testing and processes by conducting experiments andsome outcomes were: Decreased over and underestimation of fat, moisture, pH and salt readings Reduced problem cheese and problem whey• Created and developed a training programs and SOPs for group leaders and technicians.• Validated control parameters in gold standards and secondary methods.• Easily adapted to unexpected changes; made data driven decisions.• Budget validation by conducting time and motion studies and analyzing price per test.• Supported external and internal customers.• Ensured excellent testing by verifying our process in-house and with 3rd party laboratories.• Strategized when dealing with extra projects and ensured work was evenly distributed toeliminate unnecessary stress.• Provided positive reinforcement to colleagues and direct reports.• Corrected processes and behaviors when needed.• Strived to be at target even beyond manufacturer guarantee.• Managerial decisions enhanced by working multiple shifts.• Supported USDA, cheese, and whey department to perform audits.

Lemoore, California, United States

• Successfully worked cross-functionally with milk receiving, cheese, processing, whey and quality departments during my training. Worked side by side with operators and performed their tasks such as running equipment, sample collection, testing and more. •Supervised project for our customer and largest publicly held food company in the world.• Managed Modified Whey Protein Concentrate (MWPC) area during trials andorganized operators to obtain samples from cations and anions. • Partnered with R&D corporate department to prepare chemical dilutions, titrations and dataanalysis during the separation of MWPC and protein Recovery.• Covered as whey supervisor and QE supervisor by conducting pre-shift meetings,making make plans for production, utilizing Kronos, CIM, SAP and AS400.• Provided feedback to R&D in corporate for proper catalase addition to remove undesirableperoxides.• Utilized HPLC equipment to determine proper protein separation for baby formula.• Portrayed machinery diagram and arrangement of pipes and pumps for Lemoore EastManagement during Meiji R&D trial.• Supported USDA, cheese, and whey department to perform audits.• Performed tests for setting of starter cultures for cheese make.• Collected samples on a timely matter while adjusting settings on machinery from milkreceiving to brine belt.• Concluded that sample treatment affects chemistry testing in the QA lab by conductingresearch for proper handling procedures for cheese ribbon.• Introduced the idea for writing plant specific SOP’s in the QA department.• Analyzed and corrected corporate and plant specific SOP’s.• Performed activity tests and calibration of laboratory equipment.• Collected proper samples for IWR, block, bulk ribbon and QLC for grading and testing purposes.• Obtained California Pasteurizers License

Provo, Utah, United States

Food Quality Assurance Laboratory• Determined physical and chemical properties of ingredients in products in order to improve their quality and safety.• Analyzed, inspected and graded processed product, cans from 20 different food facilities.Long Term Food Preservation Storage Laboratory• Researched and Presented a poster on “Quality and Stability of Dehydrated Fats During Long Term Storage” at IFT annual meeting in 2007. Working on publication in Journal of Food Science.• Researched best procedure, packaging and equipment options for preservation of low moisture foods.Sensory Laboratory• Set up discrimination and acceptance tests.Food Micro Molecular Biology Laboratory• Prepared solutions, dilutions and plating material for microbial analysis.Organic Chemistry Laboratory• Made a variety of organic chemicals and ensure their composition by evaluating them with IR, NMR, Chromatography, classification and characterization.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Performed product development, sensory analysis, and quality assurance for an innovative company that retails to small local ice cream shops to large companies.• Launched a line of sorbet and yogurt bars for Jamba Juice and Safeway.• Managed personnel during the preparation of consumer tests. • Operated an ice cream batch freezer and utilized ingredients such as flavors, colors, variegates, and inclusions to improve and develop ice cream.• Streamline formulations for various products in two plants and work on nutritional updates while using Genesis Software.• Interacted with vendors to request ingredients and samples.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Performed quality assurance, product development, and sensory analysis for a major producer and supplier of beef for the food industry.•Expanded the company’s sensory program and worked on prototypes for new meat products. Gained business with a major restaurant chain (Chipotle) due to improved Barbacoa and Carnitas. Oversaw testing for McDonald's and Walmart.•Generated annual training program for meat plant including HACCP, GMP’s, allergens, extraneous matter, and security.•Developed corporate quality assurance and sanitation manuals and revised and implemented new SOPs.

Bachelor Of Science - B.S., Food Science

Minor, Chemistry