-Manage the global product range and P&L for the allergens and natural toxins product lines, to drive profitable growth and effective positioning.-Develop portfolio strategy and value proposition.-Partner closely with cross-functional peers to lead projects for the portfolio -Manages portfolio team to meet portfolio objectives and goals-Maintain regular of portfolio performance​-Drives the product life cycle planning process-Understands global market trends and insights, and global product sales patterns -Meet with customers, industry bodies, government agencies and influencers to strengthen understanding of needs, test and improve product value proposition

-Manage life cycle of allergen immunoassay product line-Work with cross-fucntional team to establish and achieve product line success metrics-Primary point of contact for product line between teams-Key contact in interactions with customers and key organizations focused on food allergen management practices.

-Global product manager for five international brands of immunodiagnostic assays for detection of food allergens and other adulterants, with a primary focus in USAC, LATAM and Brazil regions.-Manage product lifecycle, including market research, voice of customer, innovation initiatives, new product development, new product launches, sales and operations support, and product notifications. -Spearhead new product development innovation process. Track product innovation from concept through post-launch. -Work closely with different touch points of product, including R&D, manufacturing/QC, sales, technical & customer services.-Provide training for new product launches and on current products in product portfolio.

Product development for two national brands, plus custom national account products. Focus on savory bases and concentrates, RTU savory sauces and spreads, canned products and other food systems.-Manage and execute customer driven and internally driven projects from benchtop through commercialization.-Collaborate with culinary team to develop innovative concepts that deliver on taste, nutrition, and customer expectations.-Work directly with vendors to evaluate novel and trending ingredients and collaborate on processing and cost solutionsSOFTWARE SKILLS» Formula management software (NesTMS/GREAT)» Project management software (Gateway/Meridian)

-Product development for confectionary coatings and SOI chocolate in a variety of applications for 2 national brands and national custom account products.-Manage and support research projects-Maintain high company standards of integrity and flexibility in providing our customers with innovative, high quality products-Follow market trends and collaborate with external customers and vendors to stay on top of consumer demands-RD category captain for sweeteners and bulking agents. Leverage perspective and expertise on category for new product ideation, cost optimization and process improvement.-Support scale ups and process improvement, with an emphasis on product forming and shaping and a secondary focus on refining and conchingSOFTWARE SKILLS» Formula management software (Vicinity/Genesis)» ERP (Microsoft Navision)» Project management software (Microsoft CRM Dynamics)

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-Product development for liquid and dry beverage systems and ingredients, overseeing product development process from benchtop to commercialization and scale-up. -Specific emphasis on product development for dry beverage systems, with a primary focus on agglomeration and dry blending technologies and a secondary focus on spray drying technology for lipid-based ingredients for a wide variety of applications-Supported 2 national brands and 2 international brands, plus custom national account products-Provide technical support to customers and internal manufacturing sites-Developed strong working relationships with external ingredient suppliers to optimize product quality and performance -Work cross-functionally across all business units to utilize market trends, industry data, regulations and customer needs for continued product improvement and innovation-Promoted from RD technologist to food scientist in December 2014SOFTWARE SKILLS» Formula management software (Optiva)» Production management software (MAPICS)» Project management software (SalesForce.com)- Expense management and travel software (Concur)» Microsoft Office

-Enforced corporate and federal FSQA standards for fresh and further processed poultry products from animal harvest through fully cooked products -Wrote and managed FSQA SOPs and GMPs-Oversaw team of 6 technicians who inspected product to ensure safety and quality were being met-Worked with HACCP department to enforce and maintain plant HACCP plan and associated CCPs-Conducted monthly audits on SSOPs, GMPs and animal welfare-Worked with management and team members across all departments on continually maintaining and improving product safety and qualitySOFTWARE SKILLS:Prodcution management software (PlantView)QA management software (LIMS)

-Master's thesis research: Validation of effect of a lactic acid spray vs. a lactic acid dip on levels of Escherichia coli O157:H7, non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxigenic E. coli, and Salmonella on beef trim/ground beef surfaces.-Developed reserach protocol and conducted and documented trials for primary research-Assist other graduate students with research projects in animal science, food science, food safety, and muscle biology-Assist department with sensory testing, meat lab work, generic projects, and other programs and events on an as-needed basis-Teaching assistant in Fall 2011 for intro meat science class

Assisted production across all departments. Assisted QA in pre-op procedures, pH verification for fermented products, finished product proximate measurements, paperwork review, and environmental swabs.