Logan Holmes
Maineville,OH
Summary
Seeking a Research and Development Scientist position in the food industry to apply my expertise, contribute to product innovation, and advance my professional development in a growth-oriented organization
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Food Scientist
ADM – Archer Daniels Midland
10.2023 - Current
- Develop new products to meet customer expectations
- Build a strong understanding of ADM technologies to align with market trends and customer needs
- Collaborate with Marketing to identify new business and to sell the portfolio to new and existing customers
- Utilize my meat science knowledge and technical skillset to sell the portfolio through application
- Lead the execution of projects and presentations to help support my sales and marketing colleagues
- Collaborate with seasoning creators and flavorists in finished product application to meet customer needs
- Work with different product and kitchen-grade equipment from bench top to production scale up
- Collaborate with Culinary to bridge the gap between Gold standard and authenticity
- Proficient in developing an array of finished products using multiple cooking techniques and equipment
- Manage one technical application scientist
- Led many plant trials, prepared specifications and guidelines for production department and documented recipes and results of pilot and plant trials.
Application Scientist II
Givaudan Flavor Corp
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Develop new products to meet customer expectations
- Build a strong understanding of Givaudan technologies to fully align with current market trends and customer needs
- Collaborate with Marketing to identify new business and to sell the portfolio to new and existing customers
- Utilize my meat science knowledge and technical skillset to sell the portfolio through application
- Lead the execution of projects and presentations to help support my sales and marketing colleagues
- Current product maintenance/renovation/cost savings
- Collaborate with seasoning creators and flavorists in finished product application to meet customer needs
- Work with different product and kitchen-grade equipment from bench top to production scale up
- Collaborate with Culinary to bridge the gap between Gold standard and authenticity
- Proficient in developing an array of finished products using multiple cooking techniques and equipment
- Responsible for managing 5+ projects at a time
- Practice GMPs and good Food Safety practices
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes for improved efficiency in project execution.
Food Scientist II
Tyson Foods Inc. (AdvancePierre Foods)
11.2013 - 10.2021
- Develop new products to meet customer expectations – developed a burger for Wawa that was targeted for 850,000lbs annually but are on track for nearly 3.2MM lbs in the first year
- Current product maintenance/renovation/product transfers/cross qualifications and cost savings
- Scale up from bench to production floor
- Proficient understanding/knowledge of food manufacturing equipment
- Understand sensory and consumer insights testing and when to apply
- Responsible for managing 5 – 10 projects at a time
- Work with other departments (Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality and Purchasing) to determine equipment, materials and processes necessary to produce products to maximize capacity and optimize product quality and differentiation
- Ensure accurate product information input to Cost Accounting
- Fully utilize the GSM system for material and formula specifications
- Support sales and marketing organization in idea generation, product usage opportunities
- Follow current market trends through participation in food shows, sales meetings, technical presentations, reviewing periodicals, and partnerships with suppliers
- Mentor to Sr
- Technician
R&D Data Analyst
Tyson Foods Inc. (AdvancePierre Foods)
11.2015 - 03.2017
- Build and maintain project data in Excel and SharePoint on assigned R&D projects
- Provide reporting and analyses to determine the impact of potential product changes
- Run analyses to verify and define specific scope of projects at the ingredient and finished good levels
- Identify labeling and packaging changes required due to proposed product changes
- Support R&D Leadership team with “as needed” data analysis and reporting
- Developing accurate reports used to efficiently implement projects
- Managed the project of removing Partially Hydrogenated Oils from all finished goods across all BU's
- Managed 50 projects for the removal of Partially Hydrogenated Oils from ~500 finished goods including proteins, assembled sandwich components and bakery items
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and accuracy, resulting in better-informed decisions.
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Tyson Foods Inc. (AdvancePierre Foods)
11.2013 - 11.2015
- Provide on-the-job and classroom training for Quality Technicians and production employees
- Maintain employee's hours and weekly overtime (Kronos)
- Maintain Food Safety/Regulatory Compliance programs, i.e., HACCP, SSOP's, GMP's & SPS
- Maintain the facilities pre-operational surface hygiene program using Hygenia technology
- Provide technical assistance and support to operations personnel as necessary
- Provide verification services in the areas of receiving, storage of ingredients, packaging, and raw materials, pest control, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), net weights, proper labeling, and quality characteristics
- Participate in weekly USDA meeting and provide micro results for biweekly meeting
- Support production in all areas of quality and conformance to product specifications
- Job responsibilities can require working variable hours, weekends, and some holidays
- Responsible for reviewing all Quality and HACCP records for accuracy and compliance
- Initiate and track maintenance work orders in support of food safety and product quality programs
- Supervise a staff of 13 employees
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of QA activities, supporting effective communication between departments and facilitating process improvements.
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Smithfield Foods
09.2012 - 10.2013
- Supervise Quality Assurance Staff (12) to ensure consistent enforcement of quality inspections and programs
- Responsible for reviewing all Quality and HACCP records for accuracy and compliance
- Communicate with management personnel in Operations, Sales, and Food Safety to report quality data to ensure the best quality product possible
- Maintained/improved adherence to age limit requirements for all raw materials used for further processing and distribution
- Conducted product reviews
- Maintain the facilities pre-operational surface hygiene program (NovaLum technology)
- Maintain employee's hours and weekly overtime
- Member of the Animal Welfare Response Team
Education
Master of Science - Animal Science; Concentration Meat Science
West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Business
University of Tennessee At Martin
Martin, TN06.2006
Skills
- Product development expertise
- Quality assurance management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Recipe formulation proficiency
- Ingredient functionality
- Food processing techniques
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Food processing
Certification
- HACCP Certified – February 2013
- SQF Practitioner – February 2014
- Newlyweds Taste Tech University (Batter and Breading) – October 2017
- Newlyweds Taste Tech 12University (Seasonings) – April 2019
- RCA - Certified Culinary Scientist – August 2024
Timeline
Senior Food Scientist
ADM – Archer Daniels Midland
10.2023 - Current
Application Scientist II
Givaudan Flavor Corp
10.2021 - 10.2023
R&D Data Analyst
Tyson Foods Inc. (AdvancePierre Foods)
11.2015 - 03.2017
Food Scientist II
Tyson Foods Inc. (AdvancePierre Foods)
11.2013 - 10.2021
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Tyson Foods Inc. (AdvancePierre Foods)
11.2013 - 11.2015
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Smithfield Foods
09.2012 - 10.2013
Master of Science - Animal Science; Concentration Meat Science
West Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Business
University of Tennessee At Martin
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