Roger Ryan Email & Phone Number

Dunmanway, Cork

Spice O'Life Ltd. is a research and new product development facility for the prepared consumer food manufacturing sector in Ireland and Britain. -New Product Developer for a wide range of marinades, seasonings and glazes Collaborate with customers to create desired products -General management of the lab, such as equipment calibration and maintenance of laboratory notebooks, records and analytical documentation-Support quality team during customer and regulatory audits -Creating specifications including input for microbial data, nutritional information and desired properties for all new products -Support sales team and troubleshoot problems with customers when requiredKey achievements – creating a range of innovative products for customers such as Tesco, Lidl and Dunnes Stores Simply Better Range.

Cork, Ireland

FruitCubed is a food business start-up which has developed a technology that can extend the shelf life of fresh fruit from 6 to 60 days in chill. -Technical lead in company-Researching and compiling scientific studies to identify methods for preservation of product -Collaborated with RDA team to design final product for multiple end-use markets -Create budgets for RDA, distribution and supply chain-Troubleshoot production issues from pilot to production -Ensure products meet all necessary regulation within countries of operation-Manage technical side of the business while working with other key functions such as RDA, Marketing and Sales Key achievements - Relocating to New York with FruitCubed to complete Food-X, the no.1 Food Accelerator.

Cork, Ireland

Danone Nutricica is the leading manufacturing of Infant Formula within Ireland and UK. -Lead an Infant Milk Formula, Spray Drying team (8 people) to meet and exceed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)-Troubleshoot production issues during shift including line stoppages if product failed to meet compliance -Ensuring operators adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Documentation Practices -Microbial testing and analysing results during shifts -Mediate and resolve personnel issues within the team-Continuously update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)-Facilitate external training sessions-Carrying out root cause analysis when incidences occur-Responsible for all personnel safety in production areas-Compounding of production batches to ensure correct batch composition.Key Achievements – exceed all KPI’s for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Motivation and Energy (SQCDME) and responsible in leading continuous improvement projects , PSGs and safety action team meetings

Cork, Ireland

Quality Assurance Officer for Kerry Groups Infant Formula Plant which produces “Green LOVE+” infant formula to the Chinese Market. -Responsible for monitoring and maintaining quality and compliance targets including AQL monitoring of batches. -Co-ordinating the investigation of customer complaints -Review and control of batch documentation -Ensuring that all QA Tests are carried out on time and in full-Carried out titrations and other testing such as HPLC, GC, solubility testing, bulk density, particle analysis and sensory analysis -Practiced HACCP, GMP, CIP and COP during and after food processing-Managing specifications for raw materials, packaging materials, artwork and finished products.-Delivering presentations to an audience of Manager Level within the businessKey Achievements - applied a global quality management system to the site for document movement and control