Experience

Feel Good Foods

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Product

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Director Of Innovation

  • May 2018 - Present

  • Responsible for the whole research and development process starting from product concept, preparing prototype samples, manufacturing scale-up and final approval to invest in the developed product.• Research new trends and attend consumer shows to develop innovation pipelines.• Source raw materials to specifications and calculate costing to target SRPs to hit margin goals.• Oversee quality assurance of product line including managing certifications and USDA label approvals.• Develop and manage domestic and international co-packer relations to assure products are made to gold standard specification.• Travel to co-packer locations to direct and oversee manufacturing scale-up and new product launches.• Work with the marketing team to develop and refine new packaging to appeal to the modern consumer. Show less



Venice Baking Company

• Manager Research and Development

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Primary developer of various items such as, but not limited to: gluten-free pizza crusts, frozen pizza dough balls, vegetable based pizza crusts and topped pizzas sold in international and national pizza chains, restaurants and retail stores.• Responsible for the whole research and development process starting from product concept, preparing prototype sample, manufacturing scale-up and final approval to invest in the developed product.• Assess the requirements for new products based on the market needs in cooperation with Sales department and selected customers sample.• Improve business product range, keep the product range up to date with the new trends in technology and phase out obsolete products.• Prepare product costings based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products• Coordinate with concerned departments to update the product range with the developed product, e.g. Sales to promote the product, Design and Engineering for drawings and specifications, Materials Department for sourcing suppliers and procurement, etc.• Perform complete review, verification and validation for new products to ensure conformity to requirement and fitness for use.• Direct production managers and assist in operation of processing equipment during pilot R&D and product launch productions to ensure products are manufactured to meet the quality of the gold standards.• Submit periodical reports to management showing the status of R&D progress. Show less

• Research & Development Intern/Food Technologist

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Developed new gluten-free products intended for food production.• Tested new and alternative ingredients to improve cost efficiency of current products. • Worked closely with Quality Assurance and Quality Control managers to address food safety issues and how to improve them.