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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Emeryville, California, United States

- Lead process development and commercialization of snack bar innovation projects ▪ Evaluate and assess third party manufacturers’ capability to scale up product from concept to production ▪ Design and lead testing in the pilot plant and production line to identify and mitigate manufacturing risks and optimize processing parameters ▪ Partner with manufacturing to commission new equipment and execute startup production- Develop model to predict new processing parameters to reduce Bugles’ product quality defect by 20%- Develop a Bugles pilot plant line from design to implementation to unlock testing capability- Partner with external vendors and internal engineering team to design, test, and commission new equipment to unlock pilot plant testing capabilities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

-Led innovation pipeline for US and Canada snack bars from concept to production, resulting in 5 product launches ▪ Developed new formulas and created prototypes by collaborating with marketing ▪ Developed design of experiments and lead pilot plant testing ▪Partnered with manufacturing to execute startup production- Partnered with quality and manufacturing to identify and implement formulation and processing changes to reduce a snack bar food safety risk by 92% and increase production by 52%- Partnered with external vendors to identify, screen and validate new ingredients based on cost, label, sensory and stability to address ingredient shortages and enable growth- Identified a novel approach to internalize the production of confectionary coating on an idle processing line for a cost saving initiative. Estimated annual savings is $400,000 which is equivalent to 3% of the business

Provide technical guidance and counselling to food companies across Africa to strengthen food security, improve nutrition, quality, and increase economic development in the continent

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- Streamlined current fruit snacks production line by removing an operation unit to improve human safety and reduce maintenance costs by $2 million- Executed weekly trials in the pilot plant to adapt current fruit snacks formulas to a new process and communicated results to global teams for future cost saving opportunities

Atlanta, Ga

- Developed scalable technology to make paper repellent to water and oil. The end product can be used as “green material” for applications such as food packaging, disposal apparel and medical testing strips- Co-authored two research papers, published in Cellulose and ACS Applied Materials & Interfacesjournals - Presented research at the Air Products Undergraduate Research Symposium where I was selected out of 25 students for the Honorable Mention Award

Plano, Texas

- Wrote code using excel VBA to create a tool for operators & engineers at manufacturing sites to troubleshoot root cause of product shipment inaccuracies- Analyzed code outputs to communicate actionable changes to the plant, resulting in estimated annual savings of $72,000

Neenah, Wi

- Designed and executed manufacturing trials to incorporate novel material into Depend product resulting in $1 million annual savings- Coordinated consumer study to understand consumers’ experience with Poise pads to improve testing methods

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Leadership roles and activities: - Georgia Tech African Student Association (Treasurer) - Georgia Tech Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team.

Education record

Education record