Experience

SENSIENT FLAVORS LIMITED

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

• Global Technical Manager (Natural Extracts)

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

• Innovation Manager (Innovation, Analytical and Sensory)

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2020

  Bletchley, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Innovation Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2019

  Bletchley, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Sensient Flavors is one of the world’s leading flavor and fragrance manufactures. At Sensient my role is Innovation Manager for sweet and beverage flavors. The role involves managing the development and introduction of new flavorings into the European, and upon occasion, the global sweet and beverage market. I work in collaboration with Sensient’s global innovation team, local technical teams, marketing and commercial. This ensures that each project within our portfolio develops new… Show more Sensient Flavors is one of the world’s leading flavor and fragrance manufactures. At Sensient my role is Innovation Manager for sweet and beverage flavors. The role involves managing the development and introduction of new flavorings into the European, and upon occasion, the global sweet and beverage market. I work in collaboration with Sensient’s global innovation team, local technical teams, marketing and commercial. This ensures that each project within our portfolio develops new products with novelty and usefulness that are highly valued and easily adopted by our customers.



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2017

  the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition Mars Petcare is the largest manufacturer of Petcare products, globally. Within my role at Mars Petcare, I had the responsibility for leading a portfolio of projects to: (i) determine the ideal odour profile of branded pet food for both consumer (human) and pets; (ii) deliver this new odour profile in product through manipulation of processing conditions and product formulation (raw material and food additives); (iii) ensure odour stability of product during product shelf life; and (iv)… Show more Mars Petcare is the largest manufacturer of Petcare products, globally. Within my role at Mars Petcare, I had the responsibility for leading a portfolio of projects to: (i) determine the ideal odour profile of branded pet food for both consumer (human) and pets; (ii) deliver this new odour profile in product through manipulation of processing conditions and product formulation (raw material and food additives); (iii) ensure odour stability of product during product shelf life; and (iv) mitigate any unwanted odour during and after the pet feeding event. The projects managed involved flavour chemistry, process chemistry, analytical chemistry, sensory science and behavioral science. With regards to analytical chemistry I was responsible for the strategy and development of the volatile analysis capability, purchase of equipment and management of revenue budgets. Within the role I supervised a team of scientists, including visiting international postgraduate students and undergraduate industrial placement students.

• Project Scientist

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

  the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition

• Laboratory Scientist

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition Based within the Laboratory team at the WALTHAM centre for Pet Nutrition, I designed new and developed existing laboratories to establish a world class facility for separation science and flavour analysis. This involved the purchase, installation and development of analytical chemistry equipment and development of methods for determining the odorants and tastants in pet food products, as well as human food meat and seafood products. This role included responsibility of the quality and safety of… Show more Based within the Laboratory team at the WALTHAM centre for Pet Nutrition, I designed new and developed existing laboratories to establish a world class facility for separation science and flavour analysis. This involved the purchase, installation and development of analytical chemistry equipment and development of methods for determining the odorants and tastants in pet food products, as well as human food meat and seafood products. This role included responsibility of the quality and safety of the chemistry laboratories, developing policy and insuring compliance.

• Chocolate Scientist

  • Feb 2008 - Jul 2009

  The role involved the development of new analytical chemistry methodology, which I applied to global chocolate science and technology projects to better understand flavour formation during the chocolate manufacture process. The information was then used to identify the key process parameters.



Danisco

• Research Scientist

  • Jul 2002 - Oct 2007

  Wellingborough Within this role I used a chemistry capability approach for the development of new flavourings. Noteworthy successes include: (i) designing and developing a new range of precursor and process flavouring from laboratory to factory scale for the reduction of thermal processing steps in confectionary production; (ii) the development of natural extracts for Danisco’s flagship brand of natural flavourings (Naturome™); and (iii) use of real-time mass spectrometry with sensory methodologies to… Show more Within this role I used a chemistry capability approach for the development of new flavourings. Noteworthy successes include: (i) designing and developing a new range of precursor and process flavouring from laboratory to factory scale for the reduction of thermal processing steps in confectionary production; (ii) the development of natural extracts for Danisco’s flagship brand of natural flavourings (Naturome™); and (iii) use of real-time mass spectrometry with sensory methodologies to understand odorant and tastant release in different product matrices. I applied this knowledge to assist in the creation of flavourings to support the launch of a new range of flavourings (CommonSense™ Flavourings). Show less