Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Food science professional with over five years of experience in research and industrial settings. Results-driven and proactive, with skills in project management, product development, key account management, project engineering, process optimization, research and sales.
• Planned and managed projects for the introduction of new technologies in customer food production processes, as well as technologies enabling new supply chain solutions. • Consulted diverse clientele in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry on the use of gas and gas application equipment. • Conducted on-site trials and supported customers with the setup of food production lines to efficiently introduce new gas application technologies to the factory. • Marketed new, environmentally friendly truck cooling units that operate with liquid nitrogen and managed trials for customers wanting to introduce these units to their fleet. • Managed projects to introduce said technologies and applications in customer processes. • Managed key accounts, drove and met sales goals, created and implemented sales plans for existing accounts and new prospects and projected future sales for new products. • Reported results, actions and plans to national management and international headquarters directly and through sales tools and CRM tools, such as Salesforce and SAP interfaces. • Planned the setup of a new transport cooling business unit for the Swiss food and pharmaceutical markets.
• Analysed processes in the production plant and made recommendations to optimize the production of KFC chicken pieces, from raw to packaged product. • Researched new devices and machinery to reduce overall processing time for different divisions in the plant. • Introduced different production mechanisms to enhance the overall health and safety of staff during the production of patacones (fried plantain). • Collaborated with the Quality & Safety team to plan and excute a number of HACCP information campaigns which educated staff about food and process safety.