Strategized daily tasks to record quality specs of the company’s beverage/yogurt product portfolio to increase customer satisfactionProvided compiled safety, sensory, and quality data to the QA team to meet project deadlines efficientlyTrained new employees in daily lab procedures and data collection

-Led research and development to create and evaluate a plant-based ribeye steak-Collaborated with a team of 4 to create tangible product deliverables and share progress in weekly meetings-Partnered with CEO to craft and conduct user interviews for 80+ potential users to better understand demographics-Developed a meticulously tailored client persona to create marketing and branding strategies for B2C and B2B customers and to find participants for focus groups/sensory studies that matched our client persona-Managed cross-functional end-to-end logistics and budgeting for conferences, fostering valuable industry relationships with clients-Ran multiple sensory and consumer studies, including but not limited to, a 200+ person descriptive test via the University of Tennessee, a 10 person focus group, and in-house discrimination testing for budgeting new ingredients-Created a HACCP plan, internal SOPs, and GMPs for internal manufacturing of the product in a commercial kitchen -Researched and selected the most optimal CRM system to support product growth which evolved into $20,000+ worth of B2B sales of product-Collaborated with CEO to support the company rebrand and developed strategies to increase visibility

-Formulated several SKUs of product samples and worked cross-functionally across marketing, QA, and CSuite teams to expand portfolio-Worked under tight deadlines to improve product metrics, meet product specs based on PepsiCo Joint Venture collaboration, and reduced raw COGS/CapEx by over 50% before scale upLed the ideation to creation, testing and validation to launch and implement the Stage Gate optimization of 4+ new products-Worked within industry and government guidelines to support the organization’s competitive advantage and overall UVPManaged and trained an employee through building professional development opportunities and encouraging growth -Accelerated product release through implementing daily stand-ups facilitating alignment on product status to meet tight deadlines-Conducted weekly meetings for VPs, incorporating valuable feedback to enhance consumer appeal and expedite the product timeline, resulting in faster ideation-to-sales turnaround-Collected statistical data on product’s consumer liking, achieving passing scores on 4+ products, advancing them to the next stage of commercialization

• Formulated a line of SKUs in a chocolate-based snack brand for on-time pipeline launch • Conducted flavor work with flavor houses • Optimized ingredient pricing pre-production phase • Coordinated cross-functional work between sensory, marketing, operations, and quality assurance teams to ensure a cost and resource-efficient product is made in current manufacturing facilities

• Collaborated with QA Techs to ensure safety and quality of products • Created a more efficient quality data collection system in PlantView• Observed HACCP plans in action• Worked on foreign object reports and SSOP checklists