Expert Details
New Product Commercialization / Program & Project Management
ID: 739437
California, USA
- Seasoned operator in both fast moving, highly matrixed, multinational consumer product companies and small less structured “everyone wears multiple hats” start-ups.
- Knowledge and experience in Agile, Scrum, and traditional Project Management methodologies; Total Productive Management, Lean Six-Sigma, Lean Product Development, & Stage-Gate processes
- Experienced in managing organizational change across countries and cultures to turn around broken work processes, creating lasting change and sustained results.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1989 | Degree: BS ChE | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Georgia Tech |
| Year: 1999 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Business Admin. | Institution: University of South Florida |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2022 to 2022 | Employer: Ripple Foods | Title: Senior Director; Commercialization & Technical Service | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Led process development, new product scale-up and commercialization, cost reductions, and co-packer technical service. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2022 | Employer: Curation Foods | Title: VP Project Management & New Product Commercialization | Department: Supply Chain |
Responsibilities:Led Supply Chain Program Management Office, driving operational improvements, streamline business processes, launching new products |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2019 | Employer: Insulet Corporation | Title: VP of R&D; Program Management Office | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Led medical device Program Management Office, launched new products |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Employer: Beam Suntory | Title: Senior Director R&D, Global New Products | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Led world wide new product innovation teams across whiskeys, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, & cordials. (Jim Beam brands) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2016 | Employer: ConAgra Foods | Title: VP R&D; New Product Comm., Food Service New Prod., Pvt. Brands Bakery R&D, Process Dev. | Department: R&D / SC |
Responsibilities:Led Supply Chain Lean transformation of technology commercialization process; led R&D of Private Brands bakery team, Food Service Product Development, Sensory Sciences & Testing, and Corporate Process Development teams. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 2009 | Employer: PepsiCo | Title: VP R&D; World Wide New Product Commercialization / Pkg. Dev. / Process Dev. / Eng. Tech Support | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Led new product project management, package development, process development, water quality, and cost savings teams across carbonated soft drinks, juices & juice drinks, isotonic beverages, ready-to-drink teas & coffees, other high acid & low acid beverages. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance) Planning Change and Innovation (NUI Galway) Certified Lean Sensei (Villanova University) Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (IASSC) |