Experience

Epogee

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Applications Scientist

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Epogee is a food technology company dedicated to making better food. Our flagship product is EPG, a fat alternative derived through a revolutionary food technology, that delivers the benefits of traditional fats with dramatically fewer calories and no tradeoffs -- so food manufacturers can wow customers with better foods that are enjoyable to eat! Epogee is a food technology company dedicated to making better food. Our flagship product is EPG, a fat alternative derived through a revolutionary food technology, that delivers the benefits of traditional fats with dramatically fewer calories and no tradeoffs -- so food manufacturers can wow customers with better foods that are enjoyable to eat!



Tetramer Technologies, LLC

• Research Scientist

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2020

  Worked closely with a food start-up on the research and development of a novel food ingredient eventually progressing to scale-up and commercialization of the ingredient. As a part of a small interpersonal team, daily tasks varied heavily and included, technical sales, molecule synthesis (food chemistry/organic chemistry), analytical chemistry, method development, quality assurance, ingredient application, scale-up research, regulatory (FDA) filings, among other unique tasks associated with running a food start-up and the development of a proprietary technology. Internal Auditor for ISO 9001 quality certification. Show less



Bay Valley Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Quality Assurance Technician

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

  Analyzing quality aspects of a variety of Bay Valley Foods' (salad dressing) products. Responsibilities included but were not limited to: verifying integrity of product seals, characterizing the quality aspects of products (pH; water activity; viscosity; acidity; taste; smell; color; etc) thereby ensuring they were in spec and ok to release to customers, monitoring the fermentation of buttermilk and yogurt holding tanks, microbial testing; allergen testing, verifying product codes on packaging lines. and reporting general safety and working condition concerns. Show less



Ruby Tuesday

• Netherlands
• Apparel & Fashion

• Food Server

  • May 2011 - Jul 2013

  Responsibilities included: Cleaning and garnishing plates before delivering them to customers Enteracting with customers and improving their dining experiences Preparation of various entrees, vegetables, and desserts Bussing tables and assisting servers and line cooks Ensuring all perishables adhered to the FIFO (First-in First-out) rule Responsibilities included: Cleaning and garnishing plates before delivering them to customers Enteracting with customers and improving their dining experiences Preparation of various entrees, vegetables, and desserts Bussing tables and assisting servers and line cooks Ensuring all perishables adhered to the FIFO (First-in First-out) rule