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Maple Grove, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Led a diverse team of 9-12 scientists, engineers, and technicians to commercialize complex, high-value new products in support of the Bars Business unit.
• Consistently delivered the largest launch in the bars category each year including many sustainable large ($15MM+) innovations such as Nature Valley Wafer Bars, Nature Valley Muffin Bars, and Dunkaroos.
• Built high-performing teams and accelerated individual performance through stretch assignments and providing timely, actionable feedback.
• Collaborated across Marketing, Consumer Insights, Sales, and Supply Chain to identify new consumer trends, technologies, and external partners to build robust pipelines.

Represented function in an enterprise-wide effort to improve the go-to-market process for new products while identifying and implementing synergies with concurrent Product Lifecycle Management overhaul. Worked across the enterprise to revamp the sales sample process to increase time for product development and deliver better samples to sales.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Led a team of ten across all R&D activities for Fruit Snacks and Larabar business unit including critical core renovations, quality improvements, cost savings, new products, and capacity expansions.Developed strategy to move fruit snacks business away from child marketing, resulting in rapid business acceleration.Developed and implemented a strategy to.

Collaborated with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sales teams to deliver an annual cost savings target of $55 million while also developing a cost savings strategy to meet pipeline needs and focus resources.Transitioned team focus from business unit only to broader operating unit and global enterprise to increase the number of ideas and scale of impact..

Led manufacturing for the Kid Cereal Business to overdeliver annual volume and profit plan while building cost savings and capacity expansion plans to support future growth.Prioritized available capacity to support business needs across innovation, product renovation, and cost savings targets.Oversaw a $1 million test and start-up budget across seven.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Various roles across Meals and Cereal Operating Units focusing on new product development, process development, cost savings and core renovation. Experience on thermally processed, frozen, and various cereal manufacturing processes such as batch, single screw, twin screw direct expanded and sheeted.