Position:
Consultant, President at To Your Good Taste
Work:
To Your Good Taste
- Portland, Oregon Area since Mar 1998
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Consultant, President
Cargill
- Portland, Oregon Area Nov 2009 - Jan 2012
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Creative Director/ Acct Manager
HortResearch, Ltd now Plant and Food Research of New Zealand
- Auckland, NZ 2001 - 2008
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Sensory and Consumer Scientist
Oligos Etc., Inc.
- Portland Area 1993 - 1998
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R&D, QA Manager, GMP Officer
Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc.
- Albany, OR 1988 - 1993
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Food Technologist
Education:
University of Auckland 2005 - 2009
PhD, Wine Science - Sensory/Consumer science emphasis
Kansas State University
MS, Food Science
Oregon State University
BS, Food Science & Tech
Skills:
Product Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Food Industry, Food, R&D, Sensory Evaluation, Consumer Products, Research, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Insight, Marketing Research, Food Science, Product Innovation, Ingredients, Food Safety, Management, Quality Assurance, GMP, Bakery, Wine, HACCP, Food Processing
Interests:
• Wine Judge at Vinadino in Mendoza and San Juan Argentina 2009 & 2011
• Head Judge NZ Olives National Extra Virgin Olive Oil competition (2009,2010 & 2011), Judge in the NZ Olives National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition (2004-07), NZ Wairarapa Regional Olive Oil Competition (2005-06), A&P Waipara Olive Oil competition (2005), Cuisine & Consumer magazine(2006), Beer judge at Fall Classic and Regional competition
• North Shore Rowing Club /Corvallis Rowing Club/Willamette Rowing Club
Honor & Awards:
Recognition Award at Cargill for Innovation and Collaboration
Foundation of Research & Science Technology New Zealand Innovation Food Steering committee
Completed three weeks of olive oil IOOC panel leader training with the Catalonia Olive Oil panel in Reus, Spain.
Organized and trained New Zealand's first recognized International Olive Oil panel
Co-founder of NZ/OZ Sensory Network
Visiting Lecturer
Talca University
2006 – ongoing annually Santiago, Chile
Masters level Novel Products to Market course. Educate participants in the aspects of consumer and sensory panel evaluations of innovative foods and technologies