Experience

Cublend

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

• Sales / Procurement / Product Development / Quality

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Your Food Friends

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

• Food Friend

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Watch this space :-)...... more to come in the coming months Watch this space :-)...... more to come in the coming months



Monkeys By The Sea

• Netherlands
• Food and Beverage Services

• Product Development / Food Friend

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Volunteer work

• Asperen / Heukelum

• Miscellaneous

  • 1999 - Present

  http://www.spreeksmakelijk.org/ ("chef' starters) https://www.vvasperen.nl/ (soccer "coach") http://www.tcdebelt.nl (procurement and stock management) http://www.spreeksmakelijk.org/ ("chef' starters) https://www.vvasperen.nl/ (soccer "coach") http://www.tcdebelt.nl (procurement and stock management)



Kalsec Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Sales Manager (Benelux/Finland)

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2022

  Kalsec produces natural flavors, colors, antioxidants, hops extracts and nutritional ingredients Position in Kalsec; business development role + account management role (technical support to customers, grow (customer) business, budgeting, contracting/negotiating). Let customer make their product look better, taste better and last longer "consultancy" type of sale were we try to solve problems by offering Kalsec solutions Kalsec produces natural flavors, colors, antioxidants, hops extracts and nutritional ingredients Position in Kalsec; business development role + account management role (technical support to customers, grow (customer) business, budgeting, contracting/negotiating). Let customer make their product look better, taste better and last longer "consultancy" type of sale were we try to solve problems by offering Kalsec solutions



VSI - Your Bar, a Hearthside Company

• Netherlands
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2015

  VSI is a Dutch private label bar manufacturer. We are the biggest producer of specialty bars in Europe and we develop and produce (functional) food bars, tailor made for customers all over the world. VSI produces for other brands only; we don't have our own label. VSI is developer and producer of food bars in the following categories: - weight control bars: meal replacement bars, low carb bars, diet bars, low calorie bars and low GI bars - sports nutrition bars: energy bars, recovery bars and protein bars - functional food bars: omega 3, fish oil, calcium, added vitamins, pinnothin, CLA, skin care food - (healthy) snack bars: 100% fruit bars, cereal bars, eat natural look-a-likes and organic bars With our specialized equipment we produce bars with many different product characteristics. Nice and soft nougat type bars, super crunchy, multi-layer, with caramel layer and sprinkled nuts, uncoated or with Belgian chocolate, you name it and we will make it. During the process from briefing to production, we take the customer by the hand and lead him to his perfect bar(s). We guide the customer through the process towards the introduction of his bar(s), following a roadmap that we use to explain the process the customer. Please visit the VSI website at www.vsi.nl and see for yourself how our Product Development Department can basically develop any recipe and to get a sneak preview of the road to a Perfect Bar. Maybe yours? Let's create bars! Position VSI; Responsible for business development in Italy, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Turkey and Autralia. Our product range contains a large number of Meal Replacement Bars as well as Functional Food Bars, Sports bars, Protein Bars, Energy bars, Organic Bars, Snack Bars and more Show less



HAK

• Netherlands
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager Product Development

  • May 2006 - Jan 2008

  Tasks: Technical project leader in all projects related to introduction of new developments within the canned food business HAK. Initiator of process improvement projects. Responsibilities: Technical project leader within a team over product managers and product developers. Tasks: Technical project leader in all projects related to introduction of new developments within the canned food business HAK. Initiator of process improvement projects. Responsibilities: Technical project leader within a team over product managers and product developers.



Intertaste

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

• Product Development

  • Dec 1999 - May 2006

  Tasks: All tasks that contributes to new developments within the savoury convenience dry department. Initiating new developments (pro active), maintaining recipe control, cost reduction of existing recipes and solving production problems. Technical assistance for the account-managers. Responsibilities: Responsible for all R&D related matters within the segment convenience dry. Tasks: All tasks that contributes to new developments within the savoury convenience dry department. Initiating new developments (pro active), maintaining recipe control, cost reduction of existing recipes and solving production problems. Technical assistance for the account-managers. Responsibilities: Responsible for all R&D related matters within the segment convenience dry.



Kraft Heinz

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

• Sensoric Specialist

  • 1998 - 1999

  Tasks: Solving problems in relation to sensoric testing methods. Shelf life test for new and existing products. Sensory evaluation of raw materials, intermediate stage production and final products. Responsibilities: Responsible for the sensory evalution of new products. Sensory analyses of all the products within the Honig range and the raw materials being used for the production of these products. Decision making responsibility for all the daily issues/matters concerning the sensory lab, a department within the Quality Control Department. Show less