Experience

Creme Global
• Ireland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Food Data Scientist

  • Oct 2022 - Present

Celtic Chocolates
• Ireland
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• New Product Development Manager

  • May 2022 - Oct 2022


Redbrook Ingredient Services (IFF)

• New Product Development Co-ordinator

  • Dec 2020 - May 2022

  A challenging fast paced role with the responsibility of developing innovative new products and existing product improvements, reporting into the New Product Development Manager and Ireland & UK Sales Director. Responsible for development and commercialisation of new products and products improvement on time and to cost, whilst ensuring quality standards are upheld. Successfully implementing new customer project managing system to manage innovation pipeline. Design and execution of experimental trial runs, analysis and presentation of data in order to help develop potential products. Driving the overall growth and profitability of customer projects by delivering technical solution. Close collaboration with all relevant departments to ensure new concepts launch on time in line with customer expectations & smooth integration of new product introduction process. Work closely with management and commercial team to define, identify and develop products meeting customer requirements. Supporting Sales team with up-to-date knowledge and insights about food trends and preferences at local and global levels to ensure development of market leading products. Working with key food processors to deliver highly successful creative products. Developing and maintaining strong client and supplier relationships. Show less



Redbrook Ingredient Services (Frutarom / IFF)

• Technical and Research Coordinator

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2020

  Supported product development team with market research, consumer insights, material sourcing and quality assurance. Tracking and communicate project progress of NPD briefs for customers. Built strong customer relationships by identifying areas of improvement and recommending changes through the use of high quality functional ingredients and flavours. Assemble, draft, edit, and review specifications, reports and technical documents for customers. Maintained internal technical documents including raw materials, supplier approvals and risk assessments. Successfully implemented new procedure for managing service providers performance as part continuous improvement of business. Show less



Keelings

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Quality Assurance Quality Control

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Performed routine inspections of products at intake and in storage to ensure all produce meets raw material specification. Monitored operations within packing house to ensure products meets production standards. Ensured all produce being dispatched is in accordance with customer specification. Responsible for claim processes and support customer complaint investigations and feedback when product fails to reach customer specifications. Successful proposal and implementation of new quality control procedures Show less


Vero Moda/Jack & Jones
• Netherlands
• Retail
• Sales Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2018


Glanbia Ingredients Ireland

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

  Responsible for all chemical analysis of incoming and outgoing raw products, ensuring a high standard end-product for customers. Prepared and collected samples for chemical and microbiological analysis on raw milk, cream, skim milk, concentrate, oil and milk powders. Recorded and analysing data using SAP and LIMS computer software. Responsible for all chemical analysis of incoming and outgoing raw products, ensuring a high standard end-product for customers. Prepared and collected samples for chemical and microbiological analysis on raw milk, cream, skim milk, concentrate, oil and milk powders. Recorded and analysing data using SAP and LIMS computer software.


Crab House at Pier 39
• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Hostess

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016