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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Led development for CPG start-up: ideation, bench-top development, ingredient/packaging sourcing, and production. Launched 8 SKU for retail and foodservice distribution.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Greater St. Louis Area

Provided store-side support for June 2020 launch of “Eatwell by Schnucks” concept in Columbia, Missouri. Validated legacy formulations for quality and financial viability, established gold-standard recipes, operational procedures, and culinary SOPs. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, establishing best practices for future Eatwell product development.Managed roll-out of co-branded barbeque program with St. Louis-based Sugarfire Smokehouse from ideation to system-wide launch in 115 stores. Reverse-engineered formulations, coordinated and managed workflow between Sugarfire, co-packers, suppliers and Schnuck's own brands team, commercializing 24 SKUs in under three months. Collaborated with local co-pack partner on USDA compliance, SOP development and daily production management. Assisted transfer of store deli production to co-packer, trained staff, advised on equipment requirements and resource procurement.

Portland, Oregon Area

Corporate Chef at New Seasons Market’s Central Kitchen, a 40,000 SF facility supplying the Portland, Seattle and Northern California markets. Led weekly new product development tastings, research of ingredients, vendor interaction/selection and R&D scale up of seasonal menus and Gold-Standard recipes.Established quality standards for raw ingredients and finished products; Provided leadership to ensure standards are consistently met. Analyzed recipes to determine food, labor, and overhead costs as part of the effort to establish and reduce product transfer costs.

Napa, Ca

Provided culinary product development and sales support services to artisanal food producers and large-scale manufacturers. Developed Gold Standard prototypes and commercialization plans. Partnered with Orange County-based manufacturer Fresh Food Concepts to customize flavor profiles and new concept ideation.

Benicia, Ca

Developed multiple, concurrent formulations of filled pasta, fresh and frozen prepared meals and sauces for Costco, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart, Darden (Olive Garden), Southern Living, Cooking Light, BJ’s Wholesale and Safeway.

Santa Rosa, Ca

Manufacturer of branded and private label hummus, salsa, bruschetta, tapenade, pesto and sauces. Developed and commercialized new products for Costco, Sam's Club, Trader Joe's, Safeway and Kroger.

Greater Seattle Area

Managed R&D test kitchen, sourced ingredients, executed competitive analysis and internal tastings.Ran pilot trials and initial production runs. Created consumer recipes and culinarypresentations for external R&D staff, internal sales team, and broker network.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Education record

Education record