EDUCATION
BS in Food Science & Nutrition – June 2000, California State University, Pomona CA
AA in Food and Nutrition – June 1997, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
Culinary Institute – 1978, Wroclaw, Poland
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATION
Proven success in product development and quality control. Excellent management skills. Dependable, aggressive, and dedicated with strong planning, problem solving, organizational and computer skills. 10 years experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc., Carson, CA 2/9/06 – present
Research and Product Development Manager. Experience working with both fresh and frozen foods. Working closely with major companies and vendors. Multi-task responsibility in a fast paced environment. Managing product development process from formulations, reformulation and implementing new and existing products. Setup specification, test methods, and manufacturing procedures. Problem solving with technical issues concerning product formulation and processing.
Jakobs Family,Laguna Beach, Ca 9/15/04-12/20/05
Personal Research and Product Development Assistant
Responsible for developing meals for the specific health condition and adjusting recipes to taste preferences.
Inland Empire Foods, Inc., Riverside 2/8/2000 to 11/15/04
Research and Product Development Manager
Responsible for the development of new products, reformulation of customer products and benchmarking products. Responsible for formulations, pricing and nutritional analyses of new products. Setup specification, test methods, and manufacturing procedures. Responsible for inspection, testing and approval of new ingredients and raw materials. Establishing scale up, blending and manufacturing procedures for new products. Working with Quality Assurance in setting up programs in GMP, SSOPs, HACCP, and other food safety issues.
TRAINING
Trained in HACCP, GMP, Hazardous Material. Certified in food safety and sanitation. Computer literate. Possess a working knowledge of various word processing programs, database, and spreadsheet programs.
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