Donald Smith Email & Phone Number

Dublin 2, Ie

As a Management Consulting Senior Manager, I guide clients across various industry groups in the digital transformation of their Laboratory, R&D, and Quality operations. My specialty is in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry with deep expertise on the systems, business processes, and scientific activities that power product development, formulation, quality, and tech transfer to Manufacturing (LIMS, ELN, PLM, MES, QMS, Planning Digital Twin)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Supported Integrated Planning Transformation at General Mills as the Process & Governance workstream lead. Led cross-functional teams to design industry leading capabilities to integrate demand and supply planning operations using Business Process Integration Management methodologies. Developed suitable process and data governance solutions working designed to ensure sustained success of new industry leading capabilities upon implementation.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Leveraged extensive expertise in product development and passion for technology to create new innovation-enabling capabilities across the enterprise, including tools that enhanced collaboration and idea sharing internally amongst employess and externally through GWIN open innovation portal.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Product Development for Snacks Division.Web 2.0 advocate at GMI with focus on accelerating Innovation.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Implemented technology-enabled food solutions that drove top and bottom line growth for the Fruit Roll-ups brand. Led Fruit Roll-up product development team in the design, development, and commercialization of new flavors and promotions. Immersed in fruit snack consumer behavior to drive to deeper insights through ethnographic research. Translated consumer desire for greater design and flavor variety into novel solutions. Developed and commercialized breakthrough food solutions that drove top line growth for Big G Cereals. Big G subject matter expert for the business systems supporting product development practices. Collaborated cross-functionally with Marketing, Manufacturing, and Consumer Insights functions to mitigate product quality risks and deliver projects on time.