I specialize in natural health ingredients sales to the global dietary supplement and nutrition markets. Our portfolio includes probiotics, prebiotics, botanical extracts, specialty lipids, other bioscience-based and natural product active ingredients. We provide ingredients to customized full turnkey finished formats.

Improving health and well-being through ingredient sales to the dietary supplements industry - in particular probiotics, fibers, and HMOs. DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences merged with IFF in 2021.

In this role, I led the commercialization of a novel biotechnology-based material platform with a focus on consumer market applications: home & and personal care, pharma, health & and nutrition, and packaging. I had a hands-on role in creating a financial model to support a first-of-its-kind large scale production process, a new brand launch plan, and an external investment pitch. Ask me about renewable materials, clean label, circular economy and performance based solutions. Learning from nature to create better products.

Superabsorbent polymers can absorb and hold more than 500 times their own weight in water, helping keep millions of baby bottoms drier and healthier and providing absorbent solutions across multiple industries. Ignore the titles. These were not just your basic "sales" roles, my specific responsibilities included new business development, business relationship management, contract negotiation, new product commercialization, logistics optimization and cost-cutting programs, project management, and strategic marketing. Started as a Technical Sales Representative, was promoted to Account Manager in March 2008, Senior Account Manager in 2011, and Global Key Account Manager in 2014.

Technical support for superabsorbent (sodium polyacrylate) polymers as applied in consumer products such as baby diapers, sanitary napkins and food packaging. Designed and coordinated projects such as regional market studies and consumer panel studies.