International Account Manager, specializing in bringing wines from the US to the world. Developing new business opportunities and strategies in target markets working with customers, logistic companies, and suppliers from around the world to ensure orders are complete and on time.

- Conducted professional flavor profile and attribute analysis panels in the evaluation of sport, adult and pediatric medical nutritional products and raw ingredients. Resulting data utilized in support of product development and market research.- Focus Group moderator for market research studies of sport, adult and pediatric medical nutritional products

Planview is an enterprise project and portfolio management software system. As one of those chosen to implement this new system into the organization my responsibilities included:- Anticipate need for and conduct classroom and online sessions to meet specific training needs for domestic and international system users- Develop materials and implement training for new and advanced system users- Maintain Training Content and Summary Checklists on the Planview Collaboration site- Provide back-up Planview System Administrator support

- Managed international and domestic portfolio of projects for the Adult Medical Nutrition business unit. Assured project alignment with Division business unit strategies as well as fulfillment of divisional and corporate commitments.- Lead complex, multiple cross-functional commercial project teams to develop and execute project estimates, budgets, resources, critical tasks and timing for current and future project stages- Created cross-functional project and resource plans and budgets utilizing Clarity and Planview Enterprise System software- Proactively identified and managed project opportunities, issues and risks, keeping team focused on project objectives and expected results- Resolved project team conflicts and facilitated resolutions- Identified and tracked key project metrics and developed reports for annual project R&D Budget Plan preparation

- Managed multiple cross-function Division commercial project teams, accomplishing project specific and business unit objectives.- Supported Zone Perfect, Asthmacare, Pharmacology and Women's Health Platforms through the Portfolio Management Process (PMP) - Contributed to the overall strategy of the programs - Served as the key liaison to multiple Division functional areas - Identified key project metrics and provided information of the PMP characterizations and program valuations, resulting in critical 2005 funding decisions by MPC Steering Committee- Created and implemented formal Project Management processes and procedures . Communicated the Product Development Process strategy and direction to memebers of the Division R&D and Marketing organization- Provided project metrics for management decisions on R&D project priorities aligned with key Division business strategies- Published standardized reports on key project and platform information

As Product Physical Stability Lab Manager- Reviewed and validated data and maintained laboratory quality compliance- Provided support to Product R&D and DQA regarding research and commercial product physical stability issues- Provided analytical support as AR&S Bar Team Representative for the commercialization of all nutritional bars, and commercial data release to Plant Quality Systems- Provided support to Analytical Flavor Research and participated on professional flavor panel (ADL Flavor Sensory training completed 8/1997)

- Created project plans that included experimental design and project management, data acquisition and analysis, report and presentation- Performed chromatographic analysis and characterization of flavors

- Conducted research involving chromatographic separation and electrophoresis of proteins for analysis and characterization.- Performed product formulation development and clinical product manufacture, including experimental design, data acquisition, interpretation and reports.