Provide deep technical insights to help develop Patents and provide Intellectual Property support. Global Technical Leader identifying and troubleshooting foreign materials found anywhere along the process--from raw ingredients all the way to finished product and consumers, resulting in cost savings, cost avoidance, and claims / litigation mitigation.Examples of projects:Collaborated with a team of process, dairy, packaging, microbiology, and analytical experts to determine the source and impact of packaging issues at the time of a high-profile product launch. This investigation resulted in an on-time successful product launch at a critical time for the business, with zero product recalls and zero negative impact on consumers.Investigated a Larabar ingredient issue involving classifying and identifying contamination sources of metal and vegetation so that the vendor could make changes which resulted in the reduction of foreign material complaints and litigation from consumers. Analyzed the microscopic surface characteristics of different flow agents and how they related to the flow properties of the ingredients. This knowledge helped the business make critical decisions of removing specific ingredients from an organic product line, resulting in a cleaner, more natural label.