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Orono, Maine

Assist in development of customer pipeline prototypes through University of Maine pilot plant facility

Canton, Massachusetts

Reformulation of existing products for shelf life extension, cost reduction, and sensory improvement. Activities include designing experimental procedures, testing formula concepts at the lab and industrial level, execution of lab analysis, shelf life studies, documentation review, research of new ingredients, and communication with suppliers.Work to.

Lakeville, MA

• Advanced the development of prototype for a new product through pilot plant and lab testing. The purpose of this testing was to establish controls at each processing step in order to reduce variability in the finished.

Colonial Heights, Virginia

• Further developed a new hummus prototype for a product concept in innovation pipeline. Pilot plant and lab testing required detailed understanding of the process and equipment variables and subsequent sanitation.

Martinsville Virginia

• Regularly performed quality technician duties that included routine lab testing for product safety and consumer acceptability
• Assisted in developing HACCP plan for a new beef jerky product launch and regularly performed HACCP verification/documentation review on outgoing batches to guarantee product safety and batch traceability.

Master'S Degree, Food Science And Technology

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4233&context=etd

Bachelor'S Degree, Food Science And Technology

Activities and Societies: Virginia Tech Food Science Club, Gamma Beta Phi Society, National Society for Collegiate Scholars