Nali Prchal
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
High performance food scientist with 17 year of experience connecting treasured food traditions with modern systems and innovation. Valued for ability to collaborate across diverse groups, systematize collected information, and provide technical assistance and advocacy for stakeholders.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
R&D Specialist
NĀTIFS
08.2021 - Current
- Translate and scale culinary-focused recipes featuring Indigenous foods to fit various audiences including child nutrition programs and food service settings.
- Provide technical assistance for research and development and commercialization activities at the Indigenous Food lab as well as for recipe development, standardization, nutritional calculation, and nutrition facts panel generation
- Standardized and helped to develop 36 school lunch recipes featuring Indigenous ingredients for Red Cloud School scaled for multiple group sizes with serving instructions and nutritional information.
- Collaborated with NĀTIFS team to develop and standardize 19 regionally specific recipes as part of the (USDA) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative
- Worked closely with NĀTIFS clients to commercialize and manufacture baby food for specific Indigenous communities
Senior Food Scientist /New Product Developer
Artisan Row
10.2022 - Current
- Manage product development and commercialization projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer requirements.
Founder and Principal Advisor
Venn Food Group
07.2018 - Current
- Accelerated multiple food startups by providing product development expertise, including formulation, organization of shelf life and challenge studies, packaging, and labeling.
Executive Director of Research and Development
American Pasteurization Company
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
Principal Food Scientist
JBT Avure Technologies
01.2017 - 02.2018
- Counseled clients on optimizing product formulation and packaging for High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP).
Food Scientist / Senior Food Scientist
Cargill
06.2007 - 01.2017
- Developed new food products, meeting consumer demands for healthier and more sustainable options.
Food Scientist
Cargill Horizon Milling
06.2007 - 07.2012
- Supported company's 21 flour mills and wheat merchants through the generation of analytical, milling, and baking data on 10,000+ wheat samples and reported all test results to cross-functional teams across US and Canada.
Education
Master of Science - Food Chemistry and Nutrition
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry, Environmental Science
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN05.2007
Skills
- Food product development
- Nutritional labeling
- Food safety
- Sensory analysis
- Writing: technical, standardized recipes
- Human nutrition expertise
- Cultural competency
- Functional Foods
Certification
- Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Nutritional Therapy Association
- Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health, LK Institute of Integrative Medicine
- Restorative Wellness Practitioner, Level 1
Community Service
Cargill Cares Twin Cities Council (CCTCC), Environment Committee Chair elected, unpaid position, Minnetonka, MN, January 2009, January 2017, Led group of Cargill employee volunteers and organized approximately 15 volunteer activities in the greater Twin Cities area each year (clean up events, natural land restoration, electronics recycling, and food drives., Cargill Giving Garden (est. 2011), a Cargill employee run, on-campus organic garden, donating 100% of produce to local food shelves, Responsible for initial conception and creation of Cargill Giving Garden project, Served as project lead 2011-2017, Coordinated 100+ volunteers to successfully plant, maintain, and harvest produce in large gardens on two Cargill campuses, Coordinated weekly produce donation with local food shelves and worked with those organizations to recognize and celebrate volunteer efforts at end of each season, Donated 2-3 tons of produce each season
Timeline
Senior Food Scientist /New Product Developer
Artisan Row
10.2022 - Current
R&D Specialist
NĀTIFS
08.2021 - Current
Founder and Principal Advisor
Venn Food Group
07.2018 - Current
Executive Director of Research and Development
American Pasteurization Company
03.2018 - 07.2018
Principal Food Scientist
JBT Avure Technologies
01.2017 - 02.2018
Food Scientist / Senior Food Scientist
Cargill
06.2007 - 01.2017
Food Scientist
Cargill Horizon Milling
06.2007 - 07.2012
Master of Science - Food Chemistry and Nutrition
Kansas State University
Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry, Environmental Science
St. Olaf College
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