Experience

Forest Road Brewing Company

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Taste Bud Relations

  • Mar 2022 - Present



GSK

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consumer Scientist, Global Oral Health

  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2022



pladis Global

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• CTI Manager UK & Europe

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2020



Haystack Consulting

• Belgium
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Director

  • May 2016 - Jan 2018

  Heading up the Dubai office - Haystack's HQ for Research Projects across Asia, Middle East and Africa. Heading up the Dubai office - Haystack's HQ for Research Projects across Asia, Middle East and Africa.



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Sensory Scientist META (Middle East, Turkey, Africa)

  • Jun 2013 - May 2016

  In a nutshell: As this is a developing market this involves managing sensory from several angles; Firstly, ensuring quality and consistency of existing products despite the ever changing environment; secondly, new product development and innovation and thirdly, understanding consumer preferences and drivers of liking in developing markets. Key Skills Employing sensory methodologies to complete projects for multinational companies with a variety of aims – Eg; quality assurance, benchmarking, taint identification, new product development, consumer studies, recipe changes, supplier validations, packaging and processing changes, line start-ups. This is across all three Mars Chocolate sites in META. Co-ordination of sensory validations with supply chain for new factory and new line commissioning projects. Expert user of Compusense and Fizz Sensory data capture software. Designing and delivering training programmes for experienced and naive panellists –for both internal expert panels (production and office workers) and external clients of all abilities. Competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Stats packages such as SPSS , ExcelStat and R to manage and statistically analyse data, produce reports and presentations. Use of sensory and consumer data from own brand and competitor products to predict product gaps and consumer liking. Maintenance of external accreditation (UKAS, LRQA) for sensory methods and experience leading auditors through sensory protocols (methods and record keeping). Maintenance of sensory protocols using Nexus software. Training and line management of Sensory Technicians and Panel Leaders Day-to-day management and running of panels & sensory projects (budget, performance, salaries). Sourcing and building relationships with suppliers for a variety of materials (flavour houses , raw materials, inclusions, prototypes, consumer research). Classifying sensory specifications for suppliers to adhere to. Advising on good sensory practice. Show less



Campden BRI

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sensory Analyst

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2013

  Recruitment, training and monitoring of technical and descriptive panels. Working on projects such as taint identification, new product development, benchmarking and QA/QC for global brands and small independent brewers alike. Specialised statistical analysis of sensory data. Maintaining UKAS accreditation for sensory methods Recruitment, training and monitoring of technical and descriptive panels. Working on projects such as taint identification, new product development, benchmarking and QA/QC for global brands and small independent brewers alike. Specialised statistical analysis of sensory data. Maintaining UKAS accreditation for sensory methods