Food Technologist Consultant

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Summary

This Food Technologist Consultant is an R&D Innovator with 20+ years of experience leading breakthrough strategies, product development, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and process improvements. They have a proven track record in successfully designing solutions that create revenue growth, market expansion, customer satisfaction, and brand leadership. With a strong cross-functional education, they are skilled at leveraging their diverse expertise in chemistry, microbiology, engineering, culinary, and project management to improve product quality and strengthen brand offerings. 

Highlights

• 20+ years product development and process improvements
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Market Expansion and Innovation
• Innovation and Brand Development
• Process Improvement and Cost Savings
• Portfolio and Financial Management

Relevant Accomplishments

• Manage a portfolio of 25 SKUs and $70M+ dollars in the hummus, guacamole, and salsa product categories 
  • Own responsibility for competitive industry technologies and creation of new platforms, currently leading the launch of a breakthrough platform designed to save over $3M 
  • Develop new products and improve existing products while ensuring nutritional, regulatory, and finished product compliance throughout the entire company 
  • Manage 1 senior team member with additional responsibility for managing 1 plant and 4 co-packers  
    
• Designed and implemented the regulatory strategy with a focus on IP protection, documentation, and R&D audit readiness 
  • Partnered with marketing and R&D to ensure alignment regarding the successful positioning of the business, review labeling, ingredients, and innovative product claims 
  • Led compliance program ensuring labeling and documentation compliance across United States, Canada, Mexico, and Australia including the transitioning of labeling to comply with new labeling laws in the United States and Canada 
  • Stayed current on nutrition and regulatory laws to proactively identify opportunities and implications for the business 
  • Managed 1 team member and provided mentorship across the organization 
• Managed several R&D projects from concept to market with responsibility for production mapping, shelf life, scale-up, regulatory, cost analysis, and ingredient selection 
  • Launched multiple refrigerated dairy dip platforms with cross-functional team members resulting in $2-$3M in revenue 
  • Troubleshot products and dairy plant issues across the entire brand portfolio  
  • Managed 1 team member and provided mentorship across the organization  
• Developed a wide range of products including dairy sauces and pasta meals for private label customers 
  • Established and grew relationships with a diverse customer base including 3 key accounts with revenue portfolio of $2M+ 
  • Actively maintained the flavor performance data through evaluation in finished product and capture of profiles 
  • Identified appropriate flavor delivery systems and technologies for customer projects in multiple applications including meat product, canned foods, and refrigerated products 
  • Directly supervised 1 team member and responsibility for mentoring other scientists  
• Led development from initial concept through production including scale-up, ingredient selection, shelf life testing, cost, process improvement and troubleshooting of new jarred sauce platform 
  • Spearhead future innovation concept and execution for a premium Italian pasta sauce brand 
  • Facilitated an innovation summit, market research, and development of technology platforms to build the brand pipeline enabling the launch of 2 years of product generating $5M+ in revenue (e.g. dairy-based desserts and handheld products) 
  • Monitored market trends in products, menus, and competitive industry technologies to create and enhance idea pipeline for new and emerging brands and product concepts 
  • Led R&D for a brand packaging overhaul including graphic design, photoshoot, and regulatory updates for 85 SKUs 
  • Coordinated the maintenance of the food laboratory to ensure sanitation compliance and ingredient inventory quality 
  • Directly supervised 2 team members and provided coaching to less experienced staff  
• Conducted the market research and led development of new products from initial concept through production including scale-up, ingredient selection, shelf life testing, cost, regulatory, process improvement, and troubleshooting 
  • Led development of an expansion to the frozen diet foods brand resulting in 500k+ cases and $1M+ revenue, propelling the brand from #3 to #2 position 
  • Re-formulated and improved 3 SKUS utilizing innovative usage of new ingredients 
  • Served as cross-functional liaison and process improvement leader in collaboration with marketing, operations, sales, and quality assurance to ensure on-time commercialization 
  • Directly supervised 2 team members and provided coaching to less experienced staff  
• Launched the first-ever handheld frozen food brand platform resulting in production of 1M+ cases and $2M+ in revenue  
  • Designed and implemented a process to scale up bakery products in the pilot plant saving an estimated $200k/year 
  • Launched 3 frozen meal SKUs, a line extension to the existing business, responding to competitive pressure and enhancing brand identity and product variety 

Roles

• Senior Manager
• Independent Consultant
• Senior Product Developer
• Interim Regulatory Manager
• Senior Food Scientist
• Senior Food Technologist

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