Experience

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  Riviana Foods Canada Corporation

  • Canada
  • Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Product Development Technologist

    • Apr 2024 - Present

  • Product Development Technologist

    • Mar 2023 - Jun 2024

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  Ledingham McAllister

  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Office Administrator

    • Aug 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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  Nomad Foods

  • United Kingdom
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Product Development Manager, RDQ Value Creation (Birds Eye Ireland Ltd)

    • Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

    - Project management and delivering key projects with the aim of saving costs without impacting product quality. - R&D lead for all VC projects in both Irish sites as a member of the central R&D team. - Test and approve samples and raw materials at bench level and conduct trials at bench and manufacturing levels. - Conduct sensory analysis and consumer testing. - Work cross-functionally with departments to successfully trial and implement projects. - Engage with suppliers on raw material requirements and project feedback. - Scope and develop a pipeline of achievable projects in this area.

  • Assistant Product Development Manager, RDQ Design (Birds Eye Ireland Ltd)

    • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

    - Based on project briefs create new recipes and develop and reformulate both brand and private label products, working from concept development to market launch.- Prepare samples for internal and external presentations.- Conduct sensory analysis and panel tastings of ingredients and concept recipes.- Work closely with the technical and process teams to ensure products are successfully manufactured.- Maintain all documents related to the NPD process required for audits.- Remain continuously up-to-date with consumer, culinary, dietary, and market trends and apply this knowledge

  • Packaging Assistant Technologist (Birds Eye Ireland Ltd)

    • Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

    Help to coordinate, prepare and plan trials from a packaging perspective. Work with other teams to implement trials and analyse results. Facilitate product and process support at an operational level both in NPD and the general factory. Provide support to NPD in trials or launches. Investigate issues relating to packaging with suppliers. Create and manage packaging specifications. Communicate and regularly meet with production managers, operators, R&D and other teams to identify and resolve issues early, while also being aware and involved in any ongoing projects.

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  Cork Co-operative Marts

  • Corrin, Fermoy, Co Cork

  • Office Clerk

    • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
    • Corrin, Fermoy, Co Cork

    During the seasonal peak in Mart sales associated with springtime, I worked as a part-time office clerk in Cork Marts Corrin. This involved a number of varied tasks including customer service, answering phones, entering and organising auction lots for different livestock, problem-solving, using NAS software etc.

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  Glenpatrick Spring Water

  • Clonmel, Co Tipperary

  • Product Development Technician (Maternity Cover Contract)

    • Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
    • Clonmel, Co Tipperary

    Over the course of a three-month Maternity cover contract, I worked as a Product Development Technician in a large, busy, competitive company in the drinks industry.Here I worked with the wider NPD Team and Commercial Team on the development and redevelopment of products as per customer briefs. Benchtop development, as well as communication with customers and suppliers, was part of my daily work. I also received internal sensory training.

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  Luxury Jet Ski Rentals

  • San Diego

  • Administration Clerk, Watersports Instructor

    • May 2018 - Aug 2018
    • San Diego

    Watersports instructor in charge of non-motorised sports equipment such as kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and peddle boat, providing safety instructions and launching/taking in equipment.Largely in charge of customer service; taking phone calls, making and adjusting reservations, solving customer issues over the phone. Greeting customers upon their arrival, leading them to the location, providing them with lifejackets and other gear, insuring waivers were completed.

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  Carbery Group

  • Ballineen, Co. Cork

  • Research And Development Intern

    • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
    • Ballineen, Co. Cork

    I completed my placement for my course as a Research and Development Student in the Cheese Department. Here I was given the opportunity to experience a wide variety of jobs and observe the process from start to finish of both product development and continuous quality assessment. My main responsibilities included: -monitoring the composition of milk pre-cheese production, and the composition of whey post filtration. -organising, setting up and taking part in blind cheese tastings. -collection of samples from various farms in the locality for testing. -sampling of cheese products for various tests-performing trials, both large and small scale with other colleagues on flavour, additives, texture etc.-any other jobs that arose

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  University of Limerick Kayak Club

  • Equipment Officer

    • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

    In charge of the maintenance of over €100,000 worth of boats and gear in one of the largest clubs in the University of Limerick. I was responsible for the selection and purchasing of equipment throughout the year, as well as maintaining an inventory of all gear necessary for the planning and organising of club trips. Attending and participating in biweekly committee meetings, as well as learning the skills required for the maintenance and repair of equipment and the organisation of repair/clean-up days. I was also responsible for the distribution of equipment for large trips and ensuring gear was up to standard.

  • Assistant Equipment Officer

    • Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

    Assisted and learned from the Equipment Officer as they took responsibility for the maintenance and organisation of over €100,000 worth of boats, paddles and gear. Took part in biweekly committee meetings, taking responsibility for different tasks as required and helping with the running of different events, trips and general day to day activities/tasks.

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  Get West Events and Adventures

  • Limerick Boat Club, Limerick

  • Activities Instructor

    • May 2015 - Sep 2016
    • Limerick Boat Club, Limerick

    I worked as an Activities Leader in the summer of 2015 and 2016 with Get West, an Outdoor Activites Company in the Limerick area. I was generally involved in assisting with the running of teambuilding and waterbased activities for customers of all ages. I also worked as part of a larger team of activity leaders staffing a number of outdoor adventure events for school tours, summer camps, community events, company days out etc. including Archery Tag, Climbing Wall, Hoverball, Teambuilding games and many more.

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  R&C Flynn

  • Kilworth, Co Cork

  • Farm Assistant

    • May 2013 - Sep 2014
    • Kilworth, Co Cork

    Helping with the day to day running of the farm completing tasks as required e.g. care of animalsthrough feeding, vaccination, and milking cows, basic machinery work, odd jobs. Working weekends, midterms and summer holidays.