Experience

Food Scientist For Hire

• Netherlands
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food Technologist / Product Developer

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Managing technical side of global food projects: recipe review, recipe development from lab to factory, finding co-packers, sourcing ingredients and packaging. Launching new food products on a global level (e.g. UK, USA, AU). Helping with nutritional calculations, ingredients lists, claims, shelf life extension. Managing technical side of global food projects: recipe review, recipe development from lab to factory, finding co-packers, sourcing ingredients and packaging. Launching new food products on a global level (e.g. UK, USA, AU). Helping with nutritional calculations, ingredients lists, claims, shelf life extension.



UP THE COMBI

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Services

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Developed a low sugar, carbonated apple cider vinegar drink in Sydney. Launched in IGA in NSW and South Australia and 8 Coles stores in Sydney. Three flavours: Mango & Passionfruit, Apple & Raspberry, Ginger & Lemon. Developed a low sugar, carbonated apple cider vinegar drink in Sydney. Launched in IGA in NSW and South Australia and 8 Coles stores in Sydney. Three flavours: Mango & Passionfruit, Apple & Raspberry, Ginger & Lemon.



Steric Trading Pty Ltd.

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

  Coordinated and controlled manufacturing processes of fermented, edible beauty products (liquids and powders). Responsible for final products delivery safely, on-time and made sure they met required quality standards. Coordinated and controlled manufacturing processes of fermented, edible beauty products (liquids and powders). Responsible for final products delivery safely, on-time and made sure they met required quality standards.



pladis Global

• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Design Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2018

  Responsibilities:• Developing new products for baked product category (healthy and savoury) from concept to market• Pro-actively developing recipes to agreed briefs and ensuring recipes meet quality and costs targets• Organising laboratory, pilot plant and factory trials• Liaising with Marketing, Regulatory, Technical Operations and Consumer Insights teams for all technical matters and maintaining relationships with internal stakeholdersAchievements:• Successfully launched Sultana – Spelt, Quinoa and Pumpkin slices in the Netherlands• Successfully launched Go Ahead! – Goodness bar 3 flavour in the UK & the Netherlands• Successfully launched Go Ahead! – Nutty crunch 2 flavours in the UK• Successfully piloted new flavours for airline crackers (Global)• Successfully designed and presented innovation concept prototypes to company’s president Show less

• Ingredients Technologist

  • May 2014 - Jun 2016

  Responsibilities:• Seeking for new ingredients technologies and how to implicate them in biscuit portfolio• Scaling up new discovered ingredients from bench to pilot plant scale• Working with trends databases to understand consumer demands & trends in order to feed the innovation pipelineAchievements:• Successfully filed a patent in ambient cream fillings (Internal Star Award)• Developed on-going ingredients platforms and piloted new ingredients in numerous applications on lab and pilot plant scale• Star award in savoury category for new platform development Show less



Hero

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Responsibilities: • Worked on investigating the influences of breast- and formula-fed infants on growth levels. • Effective use of data analysis by extensive literature review. • Supported fundamental research and development teams Responsibilities: • Worked on investigating the influences of breast- and formula-fed infants on growth levels. • Effective use of data analysis by extensive literature review. • Supported fundamental research and development teams



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Responsibilities: • Worked on low fat margarine development in a lab environment. • Effective use of multi-tasking, between lab/kitchen experimentation and data analysis to build onto existing knowledge. • Supported fundamental research and development teams and provided potential solutions in the product development process. Responsibilities: • Worked on low fat margarine development in a lab environment. • Effective use of multi-tasking, between lab/kitchen experimentation and data analysis to build onto existing knowledge. • Supported fundamental research and development teams and provided potential solutions in the product development process.