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Omaha, Ne, Us

St. Louis Park, Mn, Us

Manages global product portfolio, direct & extended sales & distribution team operations, cross-functional teams (R&D scientists, operations, C-Suite, investor presentations), & P&L/budgets. Trains/develops technical applications, sales, & distributor teams on selling methods & full product portfolio utilization.Contributes to new product ideation, intellectual property development, & product line extension throughout discovery & new product development (NPD) cycles. Partners with Marketing to develop go-to-market strategies. Defines product line growth & development strategies; identifies emerging markets & resources to achieve market goals. Benchmarks & evaluates competitive market landscape. Recognizes opportunities for improvement; deploys action plans and initiatives.Manages relationships with global CPG food & specialty ingredient companies across diverse manufacturing platforms (and ingredient distributor partners) in 21 countries. Interacts with R&D, senior executives, stakeholders, & influencers through full sales life cycle. Supports global partners’ food safety, quality, & regulatory compliance.Notable Contributions:• Interviews: article by Michelle Smith on potassium salts, BakingBusiness.com, October 2021; local ABC TV channel on salt alternative R&D, December 2021; article by Jeff Gelski, SupermarketPerimeter.com, article on sodium reduction, November 2020.• Speaking Presentations: “Make a Clean Swap: Clean Label Solutions for Sodium Reduction,” webinar by NuTek Natural Ingredients, May 2021; Presenter to high school seniors at Dream Big camp, a college prep program sponsored by the College of Business, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 2019; Speaker on potassium chloride blends; represented NuTek Salt at the Sodium Reduction Workshop South African Association for Food Science & Technology, May 2018.• Guest judge at the annual Battle of Food Scientists at the Food Innovation Center in Lincoln, NE, February 2018.

St. Louis Park, Mn, Us

Directed Technical Sales team. Led CPG and quick service restaurant (QSR) product development support. Established and maintained strategic partnerships; led customer presentations to drive value proposition. Contributed technical support to international product development teams’ R&D initiatives.

St. Louis Park, Mn, Us

Led Culinary Applications team. Sourced and developed final applications to showcase solutions across each food product platform. Developed and managed sensory evaluation protocols.

St. Louis Park, Mn, Us

Coordinated customer presentations for sales team. Created applications for material demonstrations. Supported R&D teams on pilot plant initiatives.

Lincoln, Nebraska, Us

Developed retail products for B&R Stores. Managed P&L for sales, labor, inventory control, and budget control. Managed and directed 11 direct reports across three shifts. Maintained food safety, sanitation, and quality standards compliance, including shelf life and sensory evaluation studies to ensure consumer quality and freshness.Notable Contributions: Initiated and drove programs to recover revenue and optimize sales. Created product branding strategies.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Managed scratch wholesale bakery business unit operations and performance. Hired, trained, and developed team of bakers and pastry cooks. Maintained effective relationships with wholesale customers and suppliers to drive and develop business. Consulted with wholesale customers to develop products for special needs and applications. Notable Contributions: Led product development and innovation initiatives.

Externship through the Culinary Institute of America; reported directly to Executive Pastry Chef. Contributed to daily production of bread and pastries. Helped produce plated desserts for fine dining and special functions.

Certification, Mastering Sales: A Toolkit For Success

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Education And Human Services; Culinary Science

Associate Of Occupational Studies (Aos), Baking And Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef