Product Developer engaged to drive development projects aligned with business and customer needs, while prioritizing and anticipating further development needs. Surveil technology and food trends landscape to keep in context customers’ current and future needs. I approach projects with hands on from concept to bench to production level for the ability to improve and trouble shoot. To complement this advantage I manage project team relationships from marketing, raw material suppliers, sales, production. Pragmatic approach to technical, financial, timing feasibilities and maintain regulatory compliance ensuring successful product start-ups, product improvements, and upstream product initiatives.Certified Food Scientist with a culinary passion with 17 years in corporate and academic roles. I have used my applied and basic research experiences to guide technical problem solving capabilities in a timely manner. Expert at planning and executing research projects applied to product development and patentable technologies. Understand the chemistry and apply flavors and ingredients to beverages and have the resources and ability to efficiently gather and synthesize information from various food processing and application disciplines to become familiar with them for practical and successful ingredient applications. I am an avid foodie and like to play with flavors in food and drink at home, creating recipes. Predating my listed experiences I have worked in a professional kitchen as a line cook which has given its own lessons in food and food prep.