Experience

INEOS Hygienics - Science + Performance

• United Kingdom
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NPD Project Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present



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• Author

  • Apr 2009 - Present

  I am the author of over twenty short stories (mostly in the horror genre), published in a variety of different anthologies and magazines. I am the author of over twenty short stories (mostly in the horror genre), published in a variety of different anthologies and magazines.



Vale of Mowbray

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

• • Nov 2020 - Sep 2022

  Managing and developing a small NPD team to guide a variety of retailer and branded products from concept through to launch, with a particular focus on factory scale-up and execution.My role also encompassed a wide variety of collaboration with other departments, with additional expertise in areas such as traceability, systems engineering, customer interaction, continuous improvement and cost reduction.

• • May 2017 - Nov 2020

  As NPD team lead, responsible for ensuring that all development and process improvement briefs are completed in full and adhere to critical paths, via close cross-functional interaction with all departments.Well versed in all forms of projects from concept to launch/completion and experienced in the targeted development of team members.



General Mills

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

  My role straddled three main functional areas (QRO, Production and Purchasing) and provides raw material technical expertise in a Quality Engineering capacity to drive Zero Loss whilst actively leading food safety. In addition to this, I also maintained close working relationships with R&D and administration roles. Main responsibilities included providing platform expertise on key ingredient categories, supporting CI and Phase Progression, and supporting Food safety and Regulatory Compliance. I am fully-versed in a variety of process systems and statistical techniques such as Six Sigma, MQIS, Phoenix, SAP, Nutricalc and Interspec. Show less

• • Jun 2010 - Mar 2015

  Actively involved in new product development, from concept generation to product launch.Experience of leading cross-functional teams and managing direct reports.My other duties include providing technical support to business needs and supporting product improvement and HMM projects.



Frutarom

• Food & Beverages
• 300 - 400 Employee

• R&D Naturals Chemist

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2009

  Creation of flavour and fragrance ingredients tailored to global customers, including aroma chemicals, essential oils, natural extracts and distillates. Creation of novel fragrances and odour matches, as well as scale-up from lab to plant, supervising product trials. Creation of flavour and fragrance ingredients tailored to global customers, including aroma chemicals, essential oils, natural extracts and distillates. Creation of novel fragrances and odour matches, as well as scale-up from lab to plant, supervising product trials.



Durham University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Research Associate

  • Feb 2006 - Jan 2007

  An ICI-funded SRF project involving the preparation and characterisation of a series of novel glycosylated polymers. These included homopolymers, block and random copolymers, and their associated solution properties. An ICI-funded SRF project involving the preparation and characterisation of a series of novel glycosylated polymers. These included homopolymers, block and random copolymers, and their associated solution properties.