Laura Powell
Guerneville,CA
Summary
Food scientist with 1.5 years as a lab technician and 1.5 years as a food coach for plant-based meal planner. Experienced in fermentation, data analytics and nutrition.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Jackson Family Wines
Harvest Lab Analyst
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Daily wine sampling and analysis
- Logging data and creating reports in LIMS & BIMS
- Developed streamlined processes to improve lab efficiency
Lighter LLC
Customer Support Team Lead & Admin. Assistant
04.2021 - 07.2022
- Promoted to Customer Support Team Lead in Nov 2021
- Coordinated team and trained new employees
- Managed various projects simultaneously
- Authored articles on foods and nutrition
E&J Gallo
Lab Intern
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Daily sampling & analyzing wine/grape data
- Monitored fermentation & wine health
- Assisted in winemaking with lab blends & fining trials
Dreampak
R&D Lab Intern
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Weighed and mixed together food formulations
- Ran trials and interpreted collected data
- Altered recipes based on results
American Society For Horticultural Science
Administrative Assistant
05.2024 - Current
Freelance
Petsitter & Artist
01.2021 - Current
Artist
Personal Assistant
01.2022 - 08.2022
Young Rembrandts Franchise
After School Art Teacher
01.2023 - 06.2023
Education
Bachelor of Science - Food Science and Health
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA05.2020
Skills
Product development
Quality assurance
Sensory science
Fermentation process
Data manipulation and analysis
Microbiology
Food processing
Lab techniques
Nutritional analysis
Research and reporting
Written and oral presentation
Research Experience
Development of Sensory Lexicon for Food Products
Food Sensory Lab at Virginia Tech - 2020
- Authored annotated bibliography and participated in food sensory testing
Adjusting Alcolyzer Data to Account for Skew
E&J Gallo - 2020
- Ran trials to collect data on problematic Alcolyzer and created linear regression model to adjust skewed results. Presented findings to company
Timeline
American Society For Horticultural Science
Administrative Assistant
05.2024 - Current
Jackson Family Wines
Harvest Lab Analyst
10.2023 - 01.2024
Young Rembrandts Franchise
After School Art Teacher
01.2023 - 06.2023
Artist
Personal Assistant
01.2022 - 08.2022
Lighter LLC
Customer Support Team Lead & Admin. Assistant
04.2021 - 07.2022
Freelance
Petsitter & Artist
01.2021 - Current
E&J Gallo
Lab Intern
08.2020 - 12.2020
Dreampak
R&D Lab Intern
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Food Science and Health
Virginia Tech
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