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San Clemente, California, United States

Riverside County, California, United States

Riverside, California, United States

Santa Fe Springs Ca

Responsible for working with executive leadership across the organization in developing and implementing all branding, packaging, advertising, promotion programs and new product development. This includes tracking consume food trends, tracking and analyzing competitor activities for branded and private label product groups and with the development of the new product pipelines.Headed up team of R&D Chefs; Food Scientists and Regulatory Specialists in the development of innovation and creativity in new products-Chilled & Frozen

Riverside Ca

Headed up team of Process Managers and Technologists. Developed and mentored the development team and other departments where requiredWeekly Customer facing meet ups, to discuss pending launches and future businessChair meetings involving any change to the businessMonitoring production trials, and launchesSupport product sales, seek to reduce costs and extend the shelf life of existing and new productsReview and set standards for new product formulations using food science practices in order to extend shelf life.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Commissioned/Operated a new state of the art Cooked & Breaded line- first of its kind in USA. Implemented new processes including training on yields/waste/throughputs/OEE Cost reduction projects reducing in annualized expenditure on materials used throughout the businessTrained operations factory standards -concept through launchDeliver category improvement initiativesEnsured all trials met USDA guidelinesContinuous Lean ManufacturingManaged and continually improve all process documentation

Flint North Wales Uk

Manage concept to launch-frozen ready meals/desserts for Foodservice.Overall responsibility for handover of product launch of new products.Approval of new raw materials prior customer submission.Manage and co-ordinate all factory trials and aid in first production launchesRegularly interface meetings with customersChair development meetings and maintain an accurate critical path for all current new product-development projects.Co-ordinate the transfer information from Chefs to Technical and Production/Operations

Minsterley Shrewsbury Uk

New Product Developement/Process Development = R&DManaging customer products from concept to launch in a tight timescaleCustomer interactions on a regular basis - M&S; Asda; Tesco; Co-op; Morrisons; Own Label BrandsManaging product transfers from one site to another (Evercreech to Minsterley)Commissioned new machinery (Production Lines/Packaging Lines) Pilot plant trialsValue Engineering products

Deeside North Wales Uk

Pizza manufacturer. Managed and worked closely with NPD and Technical teams in developing wide range of chilled/frozen pizzas and implementing new processes.Supplied main supermarket chains throughout UK

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Food Technology And Processing, 2.1 Bsc Hons

Activities and Societies: Swimming; Reading; Social Club BSc degree (Hons)

Hnd, Food Technology And Processing, Distinction

Activities and Societies: NVQ level 2 Cheese manufacturing NVQ level 2 Ice cream manufacturing NVQ level 2 Butter manufacturing NVQ level.