• 17+ years in research and development leading projects and teams to successfully launched new products from concept to commercialization.• Experience in people management, patent application and defense, portfolio management, and leading robust product development processes.• Formulation expertise for dairy, non-dairy, clean label, better-for-you, high protein, sweeteners, and new flavor development.• Evaluated each year as a top performer for strong initiative, high creativity, results focus, problem solving, and strong proactive cooperation with cross functional teams.