Stephen O'Neill
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Kristina K. Kouevi
I’ve worked with Stephen in the innovation team, during my graduate traineeship years at CSM, and it was a blessing to have him as a colleague and mentor. Stephen did not only have excellent technical skills, but was a great mentor for me throughout the beginning of my career. Stephen was always willing to help and share his expertise and always found words of motivation when situations became tough. I would strongly recommend Stephen as an effective mentor and leader and any employee would be lucky to work under his skillful supervision.
Barbara Lunnon
I joined CSM just a couple of months before Stephen and we have worked on some major projects together including two that won CSM’s annual Innovation Awards. We’ve been based in the same office for nearly ten years and for much of that time we worked together closely. Stephen is one of the most dependable and supportive colleagues I’ve ever worked with – somebody with an almost psychic ability to sense that people need help and to come forward and offer it. He has both a broad and deep knowledge across many fields of bakery and constantly surprised me with his input on topics I had no idea he knew about and that were not directly related to his field of focus. He’s a quiet man who doesn’t talk just for the sake of talking but when he speaks he’s always worth listening to and he has always thought things through fully. Stephen is a fantastic team member when working with others and a quietly inspiring leader when running his own projects. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to a future employer. Never underestimate the strength of a quiet man. He has left a big hole in our Innovation Centre family.
Kristina K. Kouevi
I’ve worked with Stephen in the innovation team, during my graduate traineeship years at CSM, and it was a blessing to have him as a colleague and mentor. Stephen did not only have excellent technical skills, but was a great mentor for me throughout the beginning of my career. Stephen was always willing to help and share his expertise and always found words of motivation when situations became tough. I would strongly recommend Stephen as an effective mentor and leader and any employee would be lucky to work under his skillful supervision.
Barbara Lunnon
I joined CSM just a couple of months before Stephen and we have worked on some major projects together including two that won CSM’s annual Innovation Awards. We’ve been based in the same office for nearly ten years and for much of that time we worked together closely. Stephen is one of the most dependable and supportive colleagues I’ve ever worked with – somebody with an almost psychic ability to sense that people need help and to come forward and offer it. He has both a broad and deep knowledge across many fields of bakery and constantly surprised me with his input on topics I had no idea he knew about and that were not directly related to his field of focus. He’s a quiet man who doesn’t talk just for the sake of talking but when he speaks he’s always worth listening to and he has always thought things through fully. Stephen is a fantastic team member when working with others and a quietly inspiring leader when running his own projects. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to a future employer. Never underestimate the strength of a quiet man. He has left a big hole in our Innovation Centre family.
Kristina K. Kouevi
I’ve worked with Stephen in the innovation team, during my graduate traineeship years at CSM, and it was a blessing to have him as a colleague and mentor. Stephen did not only have excellent technical skills, but was a great mentor for me throughout the beginning of my career. Stephen was always willing to help and share his expertise and always found words of motivation when situations became tough. I would strongly recommend Stephen as an effective mentor and leader and any employee would be lucky to work under his skillful supervision.
Barbara Lunnon
I joined CSM just a couple of months before Stephen and we have worked on some major projects together including two that won CSM’s annual Innovation Awards. We’ve been based in the same office for nearly ten years and for much of that time we worked together closely. Stephen is one of the most dependable and supportive colleagues I’ve ever worked with – somebody with an almost psychic ability to sense that people need help and to come forward and offer it. He has both a broad and deep knowledge across many fields of bakery and constantly surprised me with his input on topics I had no idea he knew about and that were not directly related to his field of focus. He’s a quiet man who doesn’t talk just for the sake of talking but when he speaks he’s always worth listening to and he has always thought things through fully. Stephen is a fantastic team member when working with others and a quietly inspiring leader when running his own projects. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to a future employer. Never underestimate the strength of a quiet man. He has left a big hole in our Innovation Centre family.
Kristina K. Kouevi
I’ve worked with Stephen in the innovation team, during my graduate traineeship years at CSM, and it was a blessing to have him as a colleague and mentor. Stephen did not only have excellent technical skills, but was a great mentor for me throughout the beginning of my career. Stephen was always willing to help and share his expertise and always found words of motivation when situations became tough. I would strongly recommend Stephen as an effective mentor and leader and any employee would be lucky to work under his skillful supervision.
Barbara Lunnon
I joined CSM just a couple of months before Stephen and we have worked on some major projects together including two that won CSM’s annual Innovation Awards. We’ve been based in the same office for nearly ten years and for much of that time we worked together closely. Stephen is one of the most dependable and supportive colleagues I’ve ever worked with – somebody with an almost psychic ability to sense that people need help and to come forward and offer it. He has both a broad and deep knowledge across many fields of bakery and constantly surprised me with his input on topics I had no idea he knew about and that were not directly related to his field of focus. He’s a quiet man who doesn’t talk just for the sake of talking but when he speaks he’s always worth listening to and he has always thought things through fully. Stephen is a fantastic team member when working with others and a quietly inspiring leader when running his own projects. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to a future employer. Never underestimate the strength of a quiet man. He has left a big hole in our Innovation Centre family.
Experience
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CSM Ingredients
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Luxembourg
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Development Manager
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Technical Sales Executive - Bakery
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Oct 2018 - Oct 2022
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CSM Bakery Supplies Europe is now CSM Bakery Solutions
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Specialist
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Oct 2008 - Oct 2018
Research & Development Specialist within CSM Bakery Solutions Global Innovation centre for Bakery Technology specializing in Fried, Cakes Cookies & Mini's, Viennoiserie, Savory & Bread products plus new technology and Raw material management. The CSM Innovation centre - Bakery Technology focuses on strategic innovation projects where the process, product or technology is unknown across set categories, Fried & New technology, Cakes Cookies & Minis, Viennoiserie Savory & Bread, Packaging and Raw material management. My role and responsibilities are as follows. Manage the Fried category and assist in the management of the new technology, Cakes Cookies & Minis, Viennoiserie Savory & Bread,category across Europe ensuring all projects are delivered within the set time frame. Develop new products and processes in line with the innovation strategy and customer requirements, from concept to launch. Lease with local CSM development and supply chain departments to transfer knowledge and create best practise procedures. Manage, conduct and attend factory trials at all relevant European factories. Manage a team of bakery technologists responsible for producing samples, bakery and analytical trials and general product development for all innovation centre categories. Act as the CSM raw material expert for Decorations Yeast & Wheat flour working closely with suppliers to optimise the portfolio, implement and manage decomplexity and savings projects, create master specification and act as liaison between the supplier and the local CSM development centr Show less
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NPD Manager
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Feb 2004 - Oct 2008
Berwyn bakery produces and supply’s a large range of products to the main retailers such as, ASDA, Tesco, J sainsburys, Morrisons, Iceland & Netto. And also holds accounts within the food service industry. My responsibilities within the company were as follows. Manage a Development team that is responsible for all new and existing product development. Develop products that comply with each customer’s specific requirement and regulations. Insure that all NPD process & procedures are followed and completed. Liaise with ingredient and packaging suppliers to ensure that customer’s needs are met and to develop new and exciting concepts to introduce to the market place. Produce samples that are relevant for each customer. Work closely with the sales and marketing team to ensure customer needs are met and to exploring all aspect of the market. Relay accurate information to the Technical department to ensure that specifications are completed correctly. Negotiate costs and quotations with the suppliers to ensure margins and budgetary requirements are met. Arrange and attend regular meetings with the production team to discuss product trials, launches and development. Show less
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Education
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Deeside College
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Mold Alun
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