
Accomplished Research and Development Manager with extensive experience in product innovation and quality assurance. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, enhance consumer offerings, and implement effective training programs. Committed to delivering measurable results and fostering collaboration across all levels.
* 2014 hired as pastry team lead to develop recipes for our
companies first full service customer facing display case.
* 2014-2022 remained pastry lead, developing scratch-made
cakes, pastries, pots de cremes. Training team members on
products and ensuring quality. My development
responsibilities also included reviewing all current products
in our sales catalog and making improvements, such as cleaner
ingredients, flavor and texture balance. Ensuring our products
are inline with our companies identity. Training mixers, bakers
and bench stakeholders on new processes.
* 2022-2024 our company embarked upon adding an
artisanal bread line unique to our company. I spent 18 months
researching best practices, testing formulas, developing a
sourdough starter to support 2500 loaves weekly. Developing
a team of knowledgeable bread bakers, along with support
support staff that I developed into critical team members.
* 2024-2026 bread team lead. Train bread stakeholders on
proper bread making processes from mixing, shaping, proofing,
baking, shipping and handling. Built the program to $1.1 million
dollars in sales by December 31, 2025, for 11 stores
* Created a recipe development policy that includes, how a
recipe becomes an approved product, marketing and roll out,
and a feedback loop document. Under the recipe development
policy created a recipe revision statement document, to help
close gaps within the recipe log
*2015-current invited to attend a quarterly meeting with all
company developmental leads to study, trends,
implement training, identify gaps in training at store level
and take steps to improve those areas identified.
* 2017 attended the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco
*2018 attended Callebaut Chocolate Academy, Chicago
Illinois
* 2019 visited Dobla production facility in Atlanta to work on
training with new products