Experience

De Wafelbakkers

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• RD Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Product Development • Work hand in hand with Sales and customer to create product that fits their needs • Use contacts in the industry to source lower cost items, innovative materials or flavors without encroaching on current warehouse storage needs or facility allergens • Manage trial production sampling and records • Sensory evaluations for new items or matching NBE. • Be liaison for production and Sales and customer to create food that benefits the team. Production Process Improvement • Supervise production runs through all steps to develop trouble-shooting strategies for improved efficiency. • Schedules trials to avoid conflicts with normal production commitments while meeting deadlines for new product development. • Adapts formulas based on ingredient shortages while maintaining quality, labeling and standard of identity for the food. • Assures any new products meet efficiency and waste targets by adjusting formulation or procedures during trials. Nutrition/Packaging Management • Keep up with current food label regulations and law, provide nutrition and label information for packaging design • Assist with new packaging changes, design, and maintain packaging change records. • Conducts analyses of products to meet nutrient objectives and to prepare labels using Genesis software. • Maintains the Genesis program as needed for accurate data results pertaining to in-use ingredients. ERP Item Manager • Translate products to QAD, item setup, production setup, pricing setup for each SKU • Work with other departments in managing QAD input. • Manage any product changes in QAD, packaging, ingredients, line settings Show less



Kerry

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Food Scientist

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Train technologist and provide guidance in formulation and managing customer needs. • Collaborate with customers, vendors, and internal business units to source raw materials by checking allergens, minimum quantities, prices, and lead times. • Travel to production site to conduct production scale-up. Work with operations and QA to derive solutions by changing process or formula that quickly resolves issues when they occur. • Conduct and design accelerated storage stability studies using sensory. • Working knowledge of regulatory affairs: establishing serving sizes, ingredient declarations, and basic nutritional claims. • Maintain a growing knowledge of grain sensory. • Present samples for open house and customer visitations in a creative and professional manor. Show less



Kerry Ingredients and Flavors

• Food Technologist

  • Aug 2007 - Apr 2013

  • Formulating cereal inclusions or complete cereal blends based on functionality of ingredients, plant processes, and customer specifications. • Innovating products using research from market and communicating across internal business units, such as dairy, seasoning, and flavor groups. • Improve upon standard product to moderate price without influencing the organoleptic properties. • Project leader, Manage cross functional groups (sales, RD, QA, operations) to obtain the best product for assigned. Show less