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Lansing, Michigan, United States

-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

Lansing, Michigan, United States

-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.

Lansing, Michigan Area

-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.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

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)

Madison, Wisconsin Area

-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)

Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

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Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

-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

Columbia, Missouri Area

-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)

Lubbock, Texas Area

-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

Greater Milwaukee Area

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.

M.S., Animal And Food Sciences

Activities and Societies: American Meat Science Association, Texas Tech Meat Science Association, International Association of Food.

B.S., Food Science

Activities and Societies: University of Wisconsin Food Science Club, High School Visits Coordinator of UWFSC (2009-10)