Experience

Equii
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sr. Principal Scientist - Product Development

  • May 2022 - Present


PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assoc. Principal Scientist - Core Product Function, PepsiCo Global Foods R&D

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Lead Global Product Innovation and Brand Stewardship programs with a focus on Frito-Lay's core billion dollar snack food brands - Potato Chips and Tortilla Chips • Lead Doritos Global Pipeline Ideation and Innovation of product designs and technology with a 2-5 year launch timeline • Lead the execution of R&D projects to deliver technical solutions to improve the taste, flavor and overall texture profiles of existing snack products to support Global Brand Stewardship objectives• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Sensory & Consumer Product Insights, Engineering, Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Nutrition Science, Regulatory Affairs, etc.), senior scientists and subject matter experts (SME) to successfully transition from bench top prototypes to large scale commercialization• Implement project plans against timeline and budget, create test protocols, lead plant trials, conduct all tests and analyze test results to ensure successful delivery of quality standards• Apply Food Science/Chemistry knowledge and technical skills to identify, develop, accelerate and execute fast to market approaches in delivering the best quality products while meeting cost targets• Excellent working knowledge of Sensory Testing techniques and principles including Descriptive Analysis (DA), Discrimination and Acceptability methods Show less

• Sr. Scientist - Ingredient Technology Applications, PepsiCo Global Nutrition R&D

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Led Discovery & Applications (D&A) Phase Gate initiatives involving new ingredient and process technology development • Led Product and Process Optimization in existing formulations and Innovation Pipeline designs with a 3-5 year launch timeline• Worked collaboratively with D&A Process Engineering, Nutrition and Analytical Sciences teams to develop technologies to improve processing and formulations• Supported thermal process design and validation, and critical microbial challenge studies to ensure implementation of, and compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) guidelines• Supported clinical trials during product/process development to advance PepsiCo's overall claims substantiation strategy• Served as SME on ingredient interactions in cereal based products Show less

• Scientist - Quaker R&D Innovation, PepsiCo Foods Canada

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Managed and led Innovation projects from ideation through to commercialization following Technical Stage Gate project management process• Managed and executed new product development: idea generation, prototype development, consumer testing, plant trials to startups• Supported technology transfer from internal and external partners• Supported and managed partnership with academic research organizations• Managed collection and documentation of data, analysis and interpretation of results• Worked with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Finance, Nutrition, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Global Procurement, Supply Chain, Suppliers and Co-packers • Supported the development of innovation pipeline to support business needs by participating and contributing ideas to Innovation Pipeline in Focus Group discussions Show less

• Associate Scientist - Quaker R&D Innovation, PepsiCo Foods Canada

  • Apr 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Managed and led Innovation projects from ideation through to commercialization following Technical Stage Gate project management process• Managed and executed new product development: idea generation, prototype development, consumer testing, plant trials to startups• Supported technology transfer from internal and external partners• Supported and managed partnership with academic research organizations• Managed collection and documentation of data, analysis and interpretation of results• Worked with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Finance, Nutrition, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Global Procurement, Supply Chain, Suppliers and Co-packers Show less

• Associate Scientist - Quaker R&D Productivity, PepsiCo Foods Canada

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Managed and led Productivity projects from ideation through to commercialization following Stage Gate project management process• Managed and executed new product development: idea generation, prototype development, consumer testing, plant trials to startups• Supported technology transfer from internal and external partners• Managed collection and documentation of data, analysis and interpretation of results• Worked with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Finance, Nutrition, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Global Procurement, Supply Chain, Suppliers and Co-packers Show less



Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Research Assistant

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2011

  • Federal Student Work Experience Program - FSWEP Candidate • Investigated the relationship between antioxidant capacities and phenolic compounds in coloured barley varieties using HPLC and Spectrophotometry (Supervisor: Dr. Elsayed Abdel-Aal) • Federal Student Work Experience Program - FSWEP Candidate • Investigated the relationship between antioxidant capacities and phenolic compounds in coloured barley varieties using HPLC and Spectrophotometry (Supervisor: Dr. Elsayed Abdel-Aal)



Nestle (India) Ltd.

• India
• Machinery Manufacturing

• Quality Control Intern | Central Quality Assurance Laboratory

  • May 2006 - Jul 2006

  • Investigated the effect of detergent residue sticking to laboratory glassware on microbial growth • Performed Quality Control analyses for detection of Salmonella and Enterobacter in raw materials, line products, finished products and environmental samples • Investigated the effect of detergent residue sticking to laboratory glassware on microbial growth • Performed Quality Control analyses for detection of Salmonella and Enterobacter in raw materials, line products, finished products and environmental samples