Responsible to build the new capabilities needed to transform the scratch business to deliver bold growth aspirations in new spaces, build our long-term innovation funnel, future-proof and sustainably grow the Knorr portfolio.

Senior R&D manager responsible for delivering product development agenda for North American Fresh Brew Platform for Pure Leaf, Pure Leaf Tea House Collection, Tazo and Pukka brands. Also responsible as North American Global Processing Lead interfacing directly with the Global Tea Processing Team in Colworth, UK.

Managed all Development Activities for €800MM North American Savory Foods Portfolio- Launched Knorr Selects premium side dish and bouillon lines supported by disruptive claims- Launched Knorr One Skillet Meals product line enabling grocery solution for meal delivery services- Supported delivery of 3PM led developed “flash” products to capitalize on market trends quickly- Responsible for product/process development, specification creation, regulatory/legal approvals, label data… Show more Managed all Development Activities for €800MM North American Savory Foods Portfolio- Launched Knorr Selects premium side dish and bouillon lines supported by disruptive claims- Launched Knorr One Skillet Meals product line enabling grocery solution for meal delivery services- Supported delivery of 3PM led developed “flash” products to capitalize on market trends quickly- Responsible for product/process development, specification creation, regulatory/legal approvals, label data generation/approval, as well as trialing and up scaling in required Sourcing Units.Managed R&D team of 13 team members with food science, engineering and culinary expertise- Responsible for work plan development, critical feedback as well as mid-year/year-end reviews- Led yearly calibration sessions with extended management team for entire R&D population- Responsible for recruiting/hiring decisions for North American Foods R&D teamKey R&D stakeholder in building out 5-year NA Strategy roadmaps for €800MM.- Aligned the North American portfolio to a global shopping basket of projects. - Developed key “Big Bet” projects into the global shopping basket and led global roll out of these projects. - Delivered key North American specific requirements into global technology roadmaps to enable future innovationsDelivered €49MM in annual end to end cost savings plans for North American Savoury Business. - Challenged business standard practices to enable larger and faster savings via cross-functional teams- Led global alignment of savings projects and help to educate other countries on how similar savings could be obtained in other business units- Led workshops as key R&D contact to build savings roadmaps for next 3 years. Show less

Managed through retirement and replacement of 100+ years of technical experience. - Worked directly with HR to manage timing associated with loss of talent via voluntary retirement- Led interviewing and hiring initiatives 10 open headcounts across entire NA Foods R&D teamEmbraced disruptive technology and helped to land Digital R&D Strategy into everyday use. - Interfaced directly with the global product design teams to ensure new digital software was acceptable for use… Show more Managed through retirement and replacement of 100+ years of technical experience. - Worked directly with HR to manage timing associated with loss of talent via voluntary retirement- Led interviewing and hiring initiatives 10 open headcounts across entire NA Foods R&D teamEmbraced disruptive technology and helped to land Digital R&D Strategy into everyday use. - Interfaced directly with the global product design teams to ensure new digital software was acceptable for use and enabled teams to moved faster and more efficiently than before. Managed new product development for Meal Makers, Sides, Soups, Sauces and Gravies product platforms.- Managed consumer centric & cost savings initiatives enabling competitive growth and GM% improvement across North America. Show less

Lead R&D contact for $2.15B divestiture of Ragu & Bertolli brands to Mizkan Group of Japan- Managed all aspects of technical/quality transfer as part of the divestiture - Divestiture included tomato processing facility in CA and finished product processing facility in KY - Consulted for Mizkan team to help design & build structure for newly created R&B foods

Led processing projects for the Intermediate Moisture Foods group in Unilever R&D. Implemented global projects from Unilever's global design center in Germany through Unilever's production facility in Mexico. Also Led and managed teams responsible for Pilot operations expansion at Unilever's Englewood Cliffs, NJ site.

Senior Process Engineer for all new innovations in Unilever's Frozen Food group including the Bertolli and PF Chang's Frozen lines. Led the engineering initiatives to launch PF Chang's Home Menu, Bertolli's "Oven Bakes" and new lines extensions for Bertolli's "Dinners for Two."

Process Engineer supporting the Bertolli Frozen business in R&D. Worked supporting teams launching line extensions to the Bertolli line including the Bertolli Mediterranean line. Worked to Support plant trialing new products in Unilever plants and Co-Pack facilities. Also support pilot activities to demonstrate production feasibility.

• Increased current capacity by more than double and allowed for significant business expansion of Ready to Drink Lipton Green Tea products• Developed and identified alternate leaf source and processing scenarios to deliver additional capacity of a critical ingredient in ready to drink beverages• Recommendations for additional scenarios were approved and accepted by the leadership team• Prototypes were allowed to move to production without any further testing• Developed interim… Show more • Increased current capacity by more than double and allowed for significant business expansion of Ready to Drink Lipton Green Tea products• Developed and identified alternate leaf source and processing scenarios to deliver additional capacity of a critical ingredient in ready to drink beverages• Recommendations for additional scenarios were approved and accepted by the leadership team• Prototypes were allowed to move to production without any further testing• Developed interim and long term solutions resulting in production meeting customer demand• Long term solution developed as a cost savings to the organization Show less