Twenty years innovating and commercializing food products for Campbell Soup & Campbell Snacks.Motivated Sr. Manager with 26 years of process engineering. Recognized for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve revenues, and drive customer satisfaction. Resourceful and well-organized with excellent leadership and team building record.Use Agile/Scrum Methodology and principles for solving enterprise level technical problems across all brands, plants and business units within Campbell Soup Company.• Manage and direct an R&D team of scientists and engineers to (a) assure the timely development of new innovative projects and products, (b) provide strategic guidance to improve existing processes and to (c) drive alignment on large capital investments to meet consumer and customer needs.• Enterprise level support for existing and new products for the Snacking, Soup, Simple Meals, Beverage and Food-Service Divisions (RTE & Shelf-Stable) in FDA and USDA regulated facilities.• Provide thought leadership and strategic plans on technical problem solving, commercialization implementation and capital assessment for R&D ranging from 2MM - 60MM.• Develop IP to protect long term innovation thru strategic partnerships, white-space analysis, patent reviews, joint development agreements and securing appropriate funding for pilot plant equipment, resources and business alignment.• Specialties: Technical Expert in Aseptic Food & Beverage Processing/Filling Breakthrough & Future Leadership Training• Filtration Technologies• Process Engineering & Innovation Technology Management• Identify, Develop and Drive New Technology Organization Alignment / Influence• External Technology Development Contract Manufacturing• Food-service and Refrigerated Business FDA & Thermal Process Regulations