Experience

Golden Gate Trade& Service JSC

• Vietnam
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Leader

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Product Development Supervisor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Develop strategic, creative new menu for Hot pot Concepts (Kichi Kichi & Manwah), Western Concept (Cowboy Jack) and follow standardized commercialization set-up procedures: market trends, raw materials, ingredients. Build up the flow chart and recipe for new product in order to meet sales targetControl food costing and quality of ingredients for the current and developed productsCoordinate launches of new menu. Photo shooting responsibilities for concept from seasonal to occasionalSource new ingredients during the product development process and build vendor relationshipsResponsible for resolution of technical & operational issues that arise during the development, production, operationRevise current Menu COGs and work with purchasing to manage & reduce COGs reasonably in accordance to product quality assurance Show less



Puratos Grand-Place Indochina

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

• Sensory analysis specialist

  • May 2016 - Dec 2016

  -Trained descriptive panel and compiled procedure and guideline for sensory evaluation such as procedure for doing shelf life testing of product. -Organized sensory evaluation session for material and finish product and analyzed obtained data and summary report. -Conducted the others mission such as request QC, R&D department. -Trained descriptive panel and compiled procedure and guideline for sensory evaluation such as procedure for doing shelf life testing of product. -Organized sensory evaluation session for material and finish product and analyzed obtained data and summary report. -Conducted the others mission such as request QC, R&D department.



Bach Khoa University (fomerly Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology)

• Vietnam
• Education Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sensory panel leader

  • Oct 2013 - May 2016

  I worked as panel leader at sensory lab. I did the project “Safety Survey of Meat and Poultry in Various Regions and Market Setting of Vietnam” collaborate with The Mississippi University, Mississippi, USA. My main tasks including: -Made observation the receiving, storage, and retail display conditions of meat, survey of consumers, and descriptive panel training of off-flavor. -Conducted physicochemical methods (FC, TEAC, FRAP, and TBARS). -Analyzed data using R software. Joined some projects of lab: -Investigator: The project “Studying the coffee perception on young Vietnamese consumers”. -Leader: The project “Survey evaluation of children and mother about Korean royal cuisine” collaborate with Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea with main responsibility such as managed finding consumers, organized and observed consumer test. -Technician: The project “Training program of the sensory panel evaluating beer’s products”. Show less



BigC Supermarket

• Purchasing Specialist

  • Apr 2010 - May 2013

  -Managed purchasing and supplying vegetable for all stores in Ho Chi Minh city. -Managed contract of suppliers and dealing directly purchasing price with suppliers. -Solved problem from complaint of consumers, stores and ensured quality and quantity goods. -Weekly report for manager. -Managed purchasing and supplying vegetable for all stores in Ho Chi Minh city. -Managed contract of suppliers and dealing directly purchasing price with suppliers. -Solved problem from complaint of consumers, stores and ensured quality and quantity goods. -Weekly report for manager.



Taylor Nelson Sofres - Market research company

• Interviewer (part-time)

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  -Investigator for consumer projects in both food and non-food (beverages, fast food, cigarette, alcohol, car, tampon, cellphone, etc.) -Conducted consumer tests including interviews (using door to door), central location tests (CLT), focus groups. -Investigator for consumer projects in both food and non-food (beverages, fast food, cigarette, alcohol, car, tampon, cellphone, etc.) -Conducted consumer tests including interviews (using door to door), central location tests (CLT), focus groups.