Takashi Ishikawa
Irvine
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, CPG Marketing, Noodle category
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.
Ontario, California, United States
11.2024 - Current
- R&D senior manager
- July 2022 - October 2024 (2 years 4 months)
- Spearheaded new product development and renovation initiatives for dumpling, rice, and noodle lines.
- Led the commercialization and innovative technologies to enhance product offerings.
- Establishment of new production lines, ensuring efficient operations, stable quality and cost-effective processes.
- ・ Team management
- 3 years 8 months
Product category manager
AJINOMOTO FROZEN FOODS INC.
07.2017 - 06.2022
- - Product category management (Sales, P&L) for food service channel
- - Product category business plan
- - New product development / Product renovation
- - Responsible for cross-functional team management
- (Hamburg, Chicken product (Deep-fried chicken, Grilled chicken etc.), Pork product (Deep-fried pork (Tonkatsu), Braised pork, etc.), Frozen dessert (cake
- R&D
- July 2013 - June 2017 (4 years)
- Spearheaded new product development and renovation initiatives for a diverse range of frozen food items.
- Managed the commercialization process to ensure successful market entry and consumer acceptance of products.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance product offerings and meet evolving consumer demands.
- (including dumplings, Hamburg, deep-fried chicken, grilled chicken, Rice-ball filling, frozen fruits)
- 12 years 3 months
NPI - New Product Introduction
Japan
04.2010 - 07.2013
- Spearheaded new product commercialization initiatives, focusing on scaling up production processes.
- Implemented quality, process, and cost improvement strategies to enhance operational efficiency.
- Developed private label items
- (Dumplings, Hamburg, and deep-fried products)
- 3 years 4 months
Education
master - Agro-Bioresources Science and Technology
University of Tsukuba
03-2010
Skills
- Profit & Loss Management
- Value Chain Management
Languages
Japanese (Native or Bilingual)
English (Professional Working)
Timeline
Senior Manager, CPG Marketing, Noodle category
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.
11.2024 - Current
Product category manager
AJINOMOTO FROZEN FOODS INC.
07.2017 - 06.2022
NPI - New Product Introduction
04.2010 - 07.2013
master - Agro-Bioresources Science and Technology
University of Tsukuba