Experience

AECI Food & Beverage

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Product Developer

  • May 2014 - Present

  Managing key customer NPD portfoliosCost Optimisation – continuously assess opportunities for cost optimisationMentor and supervision of junior staffKeeping up to date with relevant scientific, regulatory and technical developmentsProviding technical support to other departments: QA, Operations, and SalesCompiling technical documentation for products: Finished Product SpecificationsSupplier liaison Research and development of novel new products as well as researching feasibility in terms of profitability, resource availability and compliance with regulationsSourcing of raw materials (if new)Acquiring and recording of all relevant new product documentation required for quality management system.Researching of similar products in market placeReworking of products Problem solving wrt any production issues



Condio

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development and Sales

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

  Coordinating and preparing ingredients for pilot-scale trialsPilot-scale trial assistance, preparation of development samples and presentation samplesEvaluate, monitor and document products during development and shelf lifePrepare presentations, Customer presentation recipes for Technical sales teamTechnical Sales team support:coordinating calculations and samples for customerscoordinate Product documentation and specificationspurchase of market sample or benchmark samplesUpdate project management system with feedback from sales teamAccurate and complete project updates in internal database Inspection of outgoing ordesInspection and accurate record keeping of all incoming samplesStock take and ordering of all ingredients for pilot plant trials Liaison with suppliers and customers wrt customer/supplier specific trials



Afriplex

• South Africa
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development technologist

  • Jan 2008 - Mar 2012

  Direct customer liaison wrt project briefs and requirements etcsupplier liaison for samples and possible new raw materialsproduct development of a vast range of beverages eg ice tea, soft drinks, functional beverages, fruit juices etcquality control and preparation of COA's and specificationscostingsodering of packaging and materials needed for customer presentationscustomer on site visits and discussionscreation and maintenance of accurate R&D system for client and project database