Stephanie Thornton Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Tx, Us

London, Gb

Devised the strategic direction and plan for the business unit for the 5-year horizon including innovation platforms, governance, prioritization tools, process implementation, and commercialization goalsLeads the company’s cross-functional innovation committee to commercialize new-to-world and new-to-Finlays products and packages.Launched refreshed innovation process companywide leveraging stage gate methodologies (I.D.E.A)

London, Gb

•Manages the P&L and increases profitability through formulation cost optimizations and SKU portfolio rationalizations•Lead the launch of a new packaging line that supported consumer behavioral shifts in retail thus resulting in incremental revenue•Developed 5-year strategic plan for the Americas to support long term growth in retail and food service coffee•Engages in industry seminars, providing talks and expert knowledge on coffee extracts•Commercialized new brewing method with national distribution

Managed commercial execution and product development with emphasis on project management and interdepartmental communication.

Managed the research and development program including:• The development and implementation of the internal Stage Gate program • The formulation of coffee blends for national and international brands grossing +$20M in sales • The creation of all product specifications to aid in successful concept to realization• The implementation of microbiological procedures for an internal BSL-1 lab • Lead the continuous improvement of microbiological lab and product standards• Coffee sensory

Washington, Dc, Us

• Adept at sterile technique• Bacterial culturing (Salmonella, E. coli, Enterococcus, Klebsiella)• Bacterial quantitation using spectrophotometer• Collected various field samples from commercial poultry facility• Prepared all media, buffers and antibiotics needed for experiments• Performed serial dilutions for bacterial treatments and enumeration• Enumerated bacteria via spread plate method• Collected samples from Grady Early Forensic Anthropology Laboratory(San Marcos,Texas)

College Station, Tx, Us

Developed a 15-week research curriculum and trained undergraduates the processes of successful research through the studies of entomology, microbiology, and decomposition

College Station, Tx, Us

• Studied the microbial succession with arthropod exclusion during a mass mortality event• Performed forensic and entomological field work studying decomposition • Developed a method to statistically analyze experimental data in R• Successfully led research team in processing BIOLOG-a microbial community identification technology• Maintained colonies of multiple fly species (Hermetia illucens, Cochliomyia macellaria, andChrysomya rufifacies) simultaneously

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Microbiology