Kent Mazur, MBA CFS BPCS
Associate Manager Product Development at Sunny Sky Products- Claim this Profile
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Anna Brechoteau
I worked with Ken in several projects. Ken is a great team player, he and I traveled to many overseas deployments, he lead the beverages deployments (training, setting up stations, documentation). He is has a great deal of knowledge in all aspects of beverage development, training and field ready products. He made an immediate impact to our organization. He always delivered on time and he was the go to person for beverage initiatives.
Troy Woodrow
Kent is a very accomplished R&D scientist that is very creative and has the ability to develop cutting edge beverage products. Kent leverages relationships with the stakeholder vendor base along with his deep knowledge of beverage systems to produce some very innovative new products. Kent also has knowledge of plant operations and effectively tranfers what he and his team develop in the lab to full scale plant production and ultimately market commercialization.
Anna Brechoteau
I worked with Ken in several projects. Ken is a great team player, he and I traveled to many overseas deployments, he lead the beverages deployments (training, setting up stations, documentation). He is has a great deal of knowledge in all aspects of beverage development, training and field ready products. He made an immediate impact to our organization. He always delivered on time and he was the go to person for beverage initiatives.
Troy Woodrow
Kent is a very accomplished R&D scientist that is very creative and has the ability to develop cutting edge beverage products. Kent leverages relationships with the stakeholder vendor base along with his deep knowledge of beverage systems to produce some very innovative new products. Kent also has knowledge of plant operations and effectively tranfers what he and his team develop in the lab to full scale plant production and ultimately market commercialization.
Anna Brechoteau
I worked with Ken in several projects. Ken is a great team player, he and I traveled to many overseas deployments, he lead the beverages deployments (training, setting up stations, documentation). He is has a great deal of knowledge in all aspects of beverage development, training and field ready products. He made an immediate impact to our organization. He always delivered on time and he was the go to person for beverage initiatives.
Troy Woodrow
Kent is a very accomplished R&D scientist that is very creative and has the ability to develop cutting edge beverage products. Kent leverages relationships with the stakeholder vendor base along with his deep knowledge of beverage systems to produce some very innovative new products. Kent also has knowledge of plant operations and effectively tranfers what he and his team develop in the lab to full scale plant production and ultimately market commercialization.
Anna Brechoteau
I worked with Ken in several projects. Ken is a great team player, he and I traveled to many overseas deployments, he lead the beverages deployments (training, setting up stations, documentation). He is has a great deal of knowledge in all aspects of beverage development, training and field ready products. He made an immediate impact to our organization. He always delivered on time and he was the go to person for beverage initiatives.
Troy Woodrow
Kent is a very accomplished R&D scientist that is very creative and has the ability to develop cutting edge beverage products. Kent leverages relationships with the stakeholder vendor base along with his deep knowledge of beverage systems to produce some very innovative new products. Kent also has knowledge of plant operations and effectively tranfers what he and his team develop in the lab to full scale plant production and ultimately market commercialization.
Credentials
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CFS-Badge
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)Aug, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Sunny Sky Products
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Manager Product Development
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Aug 2019 - Present
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Sr. Beverage Scientist
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Oct 2016 - Aug 2019
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Integrity Floors
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Corvallis, Oregon Area
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Sales Associate
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Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
Provide floor sales service and in-home estimations for retail home décor. Market new products and counsel home owners, contractors, and designers regarding product specifications for durability and professional installation. Draft layouts for product and installation estimates in timely manner and present estimates electronically and in person to clients to close sale. Additional duties include warehouse management, shipping & receiving and liaison with corporate product representatives. Retail as well as Business to Business sales. Show less
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Yum! Restaurants International
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Manager, New Product Development
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Apr 2010 - Jun 2012
Management of Global Beverage solutions for KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Creation of products that effectively merged target demographics and their various "need" states. Lead training on products and associated equipment in multiple countries across 4 continents. Provided leadership and direction to suppliers. Acted as global resource for issues that arose from the markets. Prepared and and gave presentations to franchisee partners as well as company executives. Lead development on new products and equipment for new concepts within the three brands. Conducted sensory testing to validate new ingredients and operational processes in and their effect on products. Show less
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Jus-Made, LP
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Dallas, TX
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Senior Development Scientist
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May 2009 - Apr 2010
Overall project management from concept to product launch. Development of a cocktail line as well as coffee flavorings for a retail launch. Onsite facility resource for production of new products or usage of new materials. Prepared and executed presentations to existing and prospective customers. Overall project management from concept to product launch. Development of a cocktail line as well as coffee flavorings for a retail launch. Onsite facility resource for production of new products or usage of new materials. Prepared and executed presentations to existing and prospective customers.
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Kerry
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Ireland
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Beverage Scientist
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2007 - 2009
Development of custom products across all range of beverage applications. Responsible for development for 15-20 National Accounts. On-site supervision of plant personnel during new product runs. Cost reduction of existing products to increase profit margins as well as to gain/ retain business. Development of custom products across all range of beverage applications. Responsible for development for 15-20 National Accounts. On-site supervision of plant personnel during new product runs. Cost reduction of existing products to increase profit margins as well as to gain/ retain business.
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Education
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2013 - 2015
Grand Canyon University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
1999 - 2002
McMurry University
Bachelors of Science, Biology
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