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Plano, Tx / Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lead all R&D operations for $1.5B Frito Lay Canada business; member of PFC Executive Committee with dotted / business reporting to PFC President; creating portfolio / product growth plans to deliver business top & bottom line over short term AOP & long term strategic horizons; gaining critical experiences in wiring / integration of regional office into corporate enterprise

Plano, Texas, United States

Delivered >$100MM in Innovation to grow business >$1B; led highly incremental growth areas by establishing new technical capabilities, expanding into new platforms, and creating disruptive innovation; gained significant experience in thermal processing, shelf stable dip / sauce formulation, low acid & acidified foods, aseptic, retort, canning, & hot fill technology; drove resolution on highly complex IP partner agreements

Plano, Texas, United States

Led comprehensive R&D due diligence for 2 major acquisitions (Bare Fruit Snacks & Popcorners) integrating Regulatory, Food Safety, Quality, Product, & Packaging. Gained critical experiences in risk evaluations of technologies, manufacturing facilities, and IP complicated by single sourced, global supply networks. Established effective new tools for C-level reporting and communication.

Plano, Texas, United States

Delivered breakthrough innovation that disrupted & grew entire category (Doritos Loaded, Cheetos Mac & Cheese Sticks); Managed highly complex partnership requiring significant negotiation to create mutually beneficial results; gained experience in food safety protocols, RTE cooking validations; recognized with highest PepsiCo R&D award (Academy of Sciences)

Plano, Tx

Developed and commercialized new product portfolio to support 1 new brands launches (Olive Coast), 2 new subline launches (Smartfood Selects and Smartfood Delights) including 6 new product forms & 18 total SKUs. Gained critical experiences directly interfacing with retailers / grocers on sales calls, rapid identification & qualification of new third party manufacturers, and working with non-core business models

Plano, Tx

Created 3 year innovation pipeline on key core brands including development of Doritos Jacked. Responsibilities included concept ideation, prototype development, & proving technical feasibility. Gained experience working on integrated innovation team and reporting to non-R&D Sr. Director.

Plano, Tx

Led innovation, productivity, and quality improvement initiatives on selected brands including Stacy's, Cheetos, Baked Lay's and Sunchips. Delivered new flavor technology across multiple baked brands. Led front end product / process development Stacy's Thins. Gained experience in comprehensive technical brand management.

Plano, Tx

Accountabilities included college and experienced recruiting, on-boarding, functional training programs, special events including award shows and all function meetings, facilities management, innovation sampling coordination, and key functional liaison (key presentations, building tours, etc.)

Plano, Tx

Led brand quality management for entire potato chip portfolio (Lay's, Wavy Lay's, Ruffles, Lay's Stax, Baked Lay's). Reduced total consumer complaints 5%, improved compliance to specifications 10%, and improved compliance to design (selected brands) 19%.

Plano, Tx

Led product re-formulation and re-launch of flagship Lay's brand enabling >5% sales lift, large consumer complaint reduction, and significant head to head consumer preference wins vs. all major competitors. Gained critical experience in driving broad organization alignment through communication and coordinating large scale commercialization effort (>35 sites).