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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Boulder, Co, Us

Innovation, Research and Development and Centers of Excellence, Joint Development and Partnerships, Start-ups and Entrepreneurial ventures (food tech, ag tech or biotech investments and Silicon Valley networks), External Manufacturing and Commercialization, Manufacturing & Quality Control, Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Global Food Safety and Equivalency for Value Chain, Product Pipeline and Stage-Gate Processes, Strategic Planning and Resource Alignment, Risk Mitigation and Corrective Action, Business Needs, Objectives and Financial Plan , Business Plans and Prioritization, Gap Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Customer Feedback and Continuous Improvement, Program & Project Management, P&L, Budgets & Forecast, Legal Compliance and Regulatory, Patents & Intellectual Property, Product Pipeline & Brand Portfolio, Procurement & Supply Chain, People and Team Management, Performance Metrics and Evaluations, Coaching, Professional & Career Development, Identify Opportunities, Prioritize Projects, New Ingredients & Technologies, Cross Functional Collaboration, Turnkey & Contract Manufacturing, Consumer Insights, Brand Identity, Market Research, Market Requirements, Category expansion & Channel Strategy, Rapid Prototyping, Formulations, Sensory Science, Computation Science (Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data and Machine Learning (training ETA 2024)

Driving innovation (New Product Development or NPD) and commercialization (New Product Introduction or NPI) in a strive to establish a brand leader in the plant-based meal replacement category for Ka'Chava-branded products from powders, beverages, bars and snacks within e-commerce, retail and foodservice channels. Applying functional ingredient and sensory sciences coupled with formulation, process engineering, food safety, quality & regulatory. Providing visionary leadership to the product development- operations team, inspiring them to strive for excellence and innovation to build, renovate and extend product lines. Overseeing the end-to-end product development process, from concept validation and prototyping to commercialization and launch. Managing the company's product portfolio, balancing short-term revenue goals with longterm strategic objectives and key results based on market intelligence and customer feedback. Business and financial growth planning, strategic partnerships, fundraising and M&A due diligence and audits.

Oakland, Ca, Us

C-suite executive in venture-backed food company. Head of product innovation and development, commercialization operations and strategic partnerships. Pioneered first licensed cannabis-technology center (COE) for new product development, process development and commercialization operations. Implemented product design and formulations, process engineering and scale-ups for new product innovations, renovations and extensions, program and project management and manufacturing technology for batch-processing and continuous lines in California, US, and Canada.Product Categories & BrandsPlant-based vegan confections – Lost Farm ® gummies and chews, Gelatin gummies- Camino®, Solid dosage Petra ® powders, tablets, mints, fast melts, effervescent, Beverages (ready-to-drink spirits, shots and carbonated), Panned and Molded Chocolates – Kiva® and Terra ®, and clinically proven fast-acting /high bioavailability technologies

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Worldwide Head of new product development commercialization operation, strategic partnerships and management for Herbalife’s portfolio in Global Markets (US, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, China and Asia-Pacific countries). Executed CEO’s vision and mission for bringing regional market-specific new product technology and sensory experiences to market with fast turnaround turnkey partnerships.Product Categories and BrandsHigh protein, sports nutrition and meal replacement platforms: Healthy weight and sports nutrition: plants protein, meal replacement and beverage powders, caffeine products, effervescent powders, plant-based protein snack, protein drinks and smoothies, protein bars, protein cookies, including complementing sensory and taste technology explorations Health and wellness categories: digestive health (probiotics-prebiotics), immunity and cognition (tablets, capsules, gummies, fast-dissolve effervescent chewable, powders and liquids) including botanical extracts, fruit and vegetable-based ingredient technologies, vitamin, mineral & Omega 3 fatty acid fortifications

Consulting CTO engaged by a small start-up pre-concept testing and fundraising to develop strategic partnerships for New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) turnkey operations strategy.Product Categories• New beverage platform using a proprietary slow-release and targeted liposomal delivery system for enhanced bioavailability and efficacy of actives to gut and brain.

Pensacola, Florida, Us

Front-end product category owner, innovation champion and strategic partnership management for new products in emerging direct-sell and ecommerce channel opportunities. Focused NPD and NPI strategy from prototype to commercialization of food, beverage and supplements in the areas of cognitive health, sarcopenia and protein for health and wellness consumers. Launched Open Innovation India for Amway.Open Innovation session keynote speaker: (USA) Annual American Food Technology and Innovation Summit and Institute of Food Technology (IFT) Wellness Conference; (UK) Annual World Food and Technology Innovation Forum; (India) India Nutra Summit-Innovation for Healthy Aging Consumers; Global Webinar. Nutraingredients- Open Innovation.

Invented award-winning first-in-market plant-based foods platform for RTE cereals and snacks using extrusion technology of novel plant-based high protein biopolymeric compositions. New product and process development, established seed to serving supply chain, manufacturing and packaging operations. Seed investment fund-raising efforts.

Ada, Michigan, Us

Botanical, Biomarker and Biomolecular discovery and functional analysis to support new product ideation and development Product CategoriesPre-formulation discovery stage to identify new product opportunities for the $5 Billion in annual revenue anti-aging botanical supplements targeting energy, vitality, immunity, cardiovascular health, diabetes, and skin care

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Executive Management Program, Strategy, Leadership And Management

Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bachelor Of Pharmacy - Bpharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences