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Street Address Inverness ParkwayTuscaloosa, AL Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE CellEMAIL AVAILABLESkills SummaryOver 31 years of experience within Tyson Foods, ConAgra Poultry (formerly Seaboard Farms), Wayne Farms, Simmons Foods, Gold Kist, Ajinomoto Windsor, and Peco Foods. Strong history of good relationships with internal and external customers throughout my career. Extensive experience facilitating any project assigned to fullest potential using statistics to manage R&D projects. Good computer usage skills.Experience8/18 to 3/22Peco FoodsTuscaloosa, AL Senior Food ScientistNational account product development from concept to commercialization with as many as 15 projects at a timeHosted annual company tailgate partiesNutritional and labeling using Genesis2015-2018Various jobs outside my filed: cooked at 2 nursing homes, hot food program at a convenience store, pastry chef at a French restaurant9/2005 to 10/2015Windsor Foods, Inc. / AjinomotoHayward, CA Commercialization ManagerConvert new products from bench to commercialization including Asian and Mexican foodsDevelop new products for both Asian and Mexican product lines for retail and food serviceCarthage, MO Senior Food ScientistProduct development for all sales channels from concept to commercialization with as many as 20 projects at a time for food service and national accountsSupervised one Food TechnicianFood styling for the camera training at the Culinary Institute of AmericaLimited focused culinary training through short courses at the CIA2/04 to 8/05Gold Kist, Inc., Atlanta, GAFood TechnologistNational account product development from concept to commercialization with as many as 20 projects at a timeProcess improvement projects using statistics to prove capabilities of processes and equipmentFamiliar with culinary techniques, knife skills, excellent presentation skills7/03 to 10/03Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc., Fort Smith, AR (Temporary through Snelling Personnel Services)Quality Assurance TechnicianConducted daily GMP inspections of production plantDetermined proof in chemistry lab using distillation, DMA, and NIR, also colorimeter, and weight per gallonTaste PanelistProduction troubleshootingTrained and monitored glass inspection teamCertified as ISO 9001, 14001, and 18001 auditor1/01 to 4/03Simmons Foods, Inc., Siloam Springs, ARProcess Improvement Manager (18 months)Used statistics to troubleshoot problems in four facilitiesTaught Statistical Process Control (SPC) in four facilities and guided interpretation of SPC dataEvaluated equipment and processes capabilitiesSenior Project Leader, R&D (8 months)Managed National account projects in R&DIntroduced new (to Simmons) the use of statistics to prove capability of new productsIntroduced new (to Simmons) approaches to project management5/00 to 10/01Wayne Farms/Dutch Quality House, Gainesville, GAResearch and Development ManagerManaged R&D staff of 7 Food Technologists and 7 hourly TechniciansNew (to Wayne) approaches to management including direct interaction of Food Technologists with Customers, inclusion of R&D in sales meetings and training, expansion of educational opportunities for R&D staff, initiation of Technician Certification Program for levels of promotion9/97 to 4/00ConAgra Poultry Co. / Seaboard Farms, Inc., Elberton, GAResearch and Development Manager, Food ServiceManaged $5 million in sales per year in existing food service businessDeveloped over 60 new products for food service and proprietary customersManaged as many as 32 active projects at once, one Food Technologist, one Food Technician, and one Clerical employeeBrought regulatory and labeling into full compliance at Seaboard FarmsCoordinated and hosted cuttings, plant tours, and other Customer visitsInitiated and conducted Sales training, Broker training, and taste panelsProvided technical assistance to Sales with food shows and customer visits7/84 to 9/97Tyson Foods, Inc.Senior Food Technologist, R&D (7 years)Quality Assurance Supervisor (2.5 years)Virology Technician (3.5 years)Developed over 140 new products for proprietary and food service customersSaved over $1 million per year with bulk delivery of liquid glazesManaged as many as 30 active projects at onceInitiated and managed Pilot Plant Quality Assurance ProgramSafety Coordinator for R&DOrganized and presented Tysons vendor booth at a local food show for 5 yearsComputer SkillsMicrosoft ProductsNWA Quality AnalystGenesisEducationB.S., Agriculture, Major Poultry ScienceUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 1988Philip Crosby Quality Education System, 1999Dale Carnegie Course, 2000IFT Statistical Process Control Short Course, 2001ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 Auditor Course, 2003Culinary Institute of America Short Courses, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012University of Arkansas Culinary Institute, 2014 |
