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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Supported poultry protein development across various platforms to diversify the portfolio andunderstand functional ingredients to maintain product quality over shelf-life.
• Mentored newer teams members by assisting with onboarding, teaching processes, procedures, andtechnical coaching.
• Formulated and pioneered first chicken stick and turkey stick in market with claims Free From Top 9Allergens, Free Range, and Non-GMO, expediting development by 40%.
• Developed and launched Jalapeno Chicken Tender Bites from conceptualization to commercializationdriving incrementality and category growth generating 4.8 million is gross sales the first year.
• Partnered with Marketing and Consumer Insights team to conduct consumer research via focusgroups to gather insights, driving product improvements and understanding jobs to be done.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial and innovative spirit by using consumer insights and productknowledge to develop new concepts.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Reformulated core products to meet ‘clean label’ initiative for refrigerated stick line.
• Successfully developed from bench top to plant commercialization a refrigerated Pepperoni andMozzarella Cheese Stick Combo, which sold three times faster than core items.
• Facilitated and conducted process improvements at various plants in partnership with Operations,increasing efficiency and product quality.
• Sought out key mentors to develop technical skills, demonstrating a commitment to professionalgrowth and expertise.
• Collaborated with FSQ to learn how to operate PLM, then trained R&D team members by creatingSOPs and conducting training sessions.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Operated processing equipment for R&D test runs, ensuring food safety in compliance with USDAguidelines.
• Supported food scientists by assisting with and executing test runs, including data collection.
• Demonstrated leadership and expertise by training new team members to efficiently and safelyoperate processing and laboratory equipment, thereby contributing to the development of a skilled and knowledgeable workforce.

• Supported five Product Developers in reviewing food and non-food products against national andcompetitor brands ensuring equivalency of 6,000+ skus of private label product.
• Developed, edited and wrote 100+ consumer friendly recipes to support private label productpackaging and social media.
• Built FSQR skills by executing quarterly specification audits and sensory tests.
• Customer-facing at the Supervalu National EXPO and Sell-abration.

Ames, IA

- Developed a variety of dessert bar recipes including s’mores, lemon, red velvet, and blondies for consumers to purchase at the store front and “Vintage and Made Fair” event- Prepared a menu, products, and prices for the “Vintage and Made Fair” that served 275+ consumers- Created and implemented a marketing plan for the business to drive sales by leading.

Bachelor’S Degree, Culinary Science

Associate’S Degree, Arts And Sciences