Greater Cleveland
I am a creative, curious, and hard working food research and development professional that leverages my passion for baking and process engineering. My career objective is to see the Art, Craft, and Science of baking continually developed into valued technologies so that more people can enjoy bakery specialties more often.
Passionate researcher and developer of new products, unit operations, and processes for frozen and chilled foods. Highly focused on dough technology including cereal science, dough mixing and forming, sauce making, cheese dispensing, and oven technologies. Continually working on innovations in bakery processing by scouting other industries and cross fertilizing technologies. Obtain career satisfaction through creativity, process improvement, and teamwork.
Leadership of a team of scientists in the research and development of dough products for frozen and chilled foods. The product categoires include Pizza, Microwaveable Sandwiches, Snacks, Cookies, and raw dough for USA and Europe. As part of the global Nestle network, leaderhip is given in Bakery/dough Science and Technology, Product and Project Management, and Science and Technology Strategies.
Formed a team of scientific experts in Cereal Science and Dough Technology to support the greater than $2 billion brands of dough products for Nestle Globally. Global leader of a Cereal and Dough Technology Expert Network of 70+ members for NesTech sharing knowledge and expertise in cereal science, dough technology in MW dough based products, Biscuits, breakfast cereals, wafers, noodles, and pasta products.
Product Development of a variety of Handheld Microwaveable Sandwiches for Chef America now currently owned by Nestle.
Journeyman Trade Baker of breads, rolls, cookies, and pastries for Safeway Grocery Stores in-store bakeries.
Apprentice Baker in two accomplished and successful family retail bakeries. Trained, coached, and mentored by my father an accredited European baker from Holland in breads, rolls, pastries, and cookies as well as retail business smarts.