Experience

Snackbrands Australia

• Australia
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Development Coordinator

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Smithfield, New South Wales, Australia



Desserts by Jen & Jeff

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Services

• Co-Owner

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia New product development of contemporary baked goods with the aim to build social media presence to facilitate the sales and distribution of baked goods/desserts directly to consumers. Products includes wholesale and retail products ranging from: - Variety of café style cookies & fondant cookies flavours and designs - Variety of brownies & blondies flavours - Variety of crème brulee's flavours - Variety of cupcakes & custom designed cakes - Variety of dessert cup… Show more New product development of contemporary baked goods with the aim to build social media presence to facilitate the sales and distribution of baked goods/desserts directly to consumers. Products includes wholesale and retail products ranging from: - Variety of café style cookies & fondant cookies flavours and designs - Variety of brownies & blondies flavours - Variety of crème brulee's flavours - Variety of cupcakes & custom designed cakes - Variety of dessert cup flavours Show less



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• ANZ Dry Product Development and Deployment Technician

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

  Raglan, New South Wales, Australia Product Development Technician with focus on New Product Development and Product relaunches. Focus placed on continuous improvement in cost reduction activities, relaunch of brand portfolio's from idea generation to the customer, new product development working closely with global deployment team. Role responsibilities: 1. Work closely with project team (operations, marketing, finance, engineering and regulatory) for growth, quality and cost saving activities. 2. Site support with… Show more Product Development Technician with focus on New Product Development and Product relaunches. Focus placed on continuous improvement in cost reduction activities, relaunch of brand portfolio's from idea generation to the customer, new product development working closely with global deployment team. Role responsibilities: 1. Work closely with project team (operations, marketing, finance, engineering and regulatory) for growth, quality and cost saving activities. 2. Site support with trials and first production. 3. Open and effective communication with stakeholders. 4. Delivering safe and quality products to customers and their pets. 5. Team Engagement and high performance collaboration. Show less



Manildra Group

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Quality Assurance Officer

  • Nov 2018 - Aug 2019

  Nowra, Australia Quality lead for sanitation of pipeline to ensure quality product output of Ethanol and Stock Feed. Experience includes HACCP to ensure Shoalhaven Starches Pellet Mill is Feed Safe certified, Ethanol sampling for microbiological testing to assess the effectiveness of different sanitation methods. Product specification generation and updating for new and existing products, continuous communication with stakeholders to identify correct information is captured for all raw materials arriving on… Show more Quality lead for sanitation of pipeline to ensure quality product output of Ethanol and Stock Feed. Experience includes HACCP to ensure Shoalhaven Starches Pellet Mill is Feed Safe certified, Ethanol sampling for microbiological testing to assess the effectiveness of different sanitation methods. Product specification generation and updating for new and existing products, continuous communication with stakeholders to identify correct information is captured for all raw materials arriving on site.

• Product Development Technologist

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Sydney, Australia Product Development Technologist focusing on bakery premix development, and application of bakery premixes to finished products - projects focus on Quality Control, Shelf Life Assessment, Sensory Testing and New Product Development (main focus on bench top trials). Honours project focusing on application of isomaltooligosaccharides to develop bakery premixes with greater nutritional content, in particular targeting sugar and fibre levels. This project required Design of Experiment… Show more Product Development Technologist focusing on bakery premix development, and application of bakery premixes to finished products - projects focus on Quality Control, Shelf Life Assessment, Sensory Testing and New Product Development (main focus on bench top trials). Honours project focusing on application of isomaltooligosaccharides to develop bakery premixes with greater nutritional content, in particular targeting sugar and fibre levels. This project required Design of Experiment, looking at factors such as texture, taste, aW and moisture to identify interrelationships between these varying factors using statistical analysis.



Manildra Group

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Product Development Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia Product Development Intern opportunity as part of The University of Sydney's Bachelor of Food and AgriBusiness course. During this course of time, experience was gained through hands on experience; experience; experience. Activities include test baking to ensure premixes are meeting quality standards, new product development with a specific project for Dubai, targeting the vegan market, application of experimental design in report writing and product assessment and continuous improvement… Show more Product Development Intern opportunity as part of The University of Sydney's Bachelor of Food and AgriBusiness course. During this course of time, experience was gained through hands on experience; experience; experience. Activities include test baking to ensure premixes are meeting quality standards, new product development with a specific project for Dubai, targeting the vegan market, application of experimental design in report writing and product assessment and continuous improvement through cost reduction activities using new raw materials. Show less



Hokkaido University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Scholarship: Farm - Work Placement

  • Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  Hokkaido, Japan Understanding the production process on rice and tomato farms and the logistics process from farm to consumer in Hokkaido. Hands on work with Japan farmers in harvesting, sorting, packaging and distribution to intermediate customers.