SEEK Company - Cincinnati Area since Jul 2010
Innovation Consultant
Pinnacle Foods Corporation/ Birds Eye Foods Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
Senior Food Scientist
Birds Eye Foods Jul 2006 - Feb 2010
Product Development Scientist
General Mills Feb 2004 - Jul 2006
Product/ Process Engineer
General Mills May 2002 - Sep 2002
Process Engineer
Education:
State University of New York College at Buffalo 2011 - 2012
Certificate, Creative Studies and Change Leadership
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1999 - 2003
BS, Chemical Engineering
West De Pere High School 1996 - 1999
Skills:
Innovation Management Idea Generation Intrapreneurship Innovation Food Science Ideation Idea Creation New Product Ideation Consumer Insights Brand Innovation Insight Generation Global Research Innovation Development Market Research Consumer Behavior Public Speaking Marketing Research Product Innovation Customer Insight Product Development Consumer Insight Consumer Behaviour Open Innovation
Miami University Institute For Entrepreneurship
Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Instructor
The Garage Group Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Innovation Strategist - External Partner
Kaleidoscope Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
Director of Innovation
Seek Company Jul 2010 - Feb 2015
Director of Scaling
Design Impact Jul 2010 - Feb 2015
Member of the Board of Trustees
Education:
State University of New York College at Buffalo 2011 - 2015
Masters, Leadership
University of Wisconsin - Madison 1999 - 2003
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
West De Pere High School 1996 - 1999
University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley
Skills:
Product Innovation Strategy Product Development Customer Insight Innovation Management Leadership Market Research Public Speaking Marketing Research Focus Groups Consumer Behaviour Consumer Products Integrated Marketing Innovation Development R&D Segmentation Strategic Thinking Idea Generation Innovation Insight Generation Consumer Insight Open Innovation Brand Architecture Food Science Innovation Consulting Brand Equity Food Industry Ingredients Workshop Facilitation Qualitative Research Ethnography Intrapreneurship Ideation Consumer Insights Brand Innovation Global Research Consumer Behavior Idea Creation New Product Ideation
Interests:
Computers Soccer Chipotle Mexican Grill Health and Wellness Digital Photography Neuroscience Interaction Design Electronics Home Improvements Photography Camping Yo Yoing Human Behavior Psychology Amazon Travel Design University of Wisconsin Madison Traveling Cognitive Psychology Rci
Cincinnati, OH Green Bay, WI Minneapolis, Minnesota Brisbane, Australia Farmington, New Mexico Boise, Idaho Oklahoma Marquette, Michigan San Diego, CA Madison, WI
Work:
Seek - www.seekresearch.com - Innovation Consultant Red Lobster Cleaning Systems Inc - CSI Schlumberger Kimberly Clark General Mills Birds Eye Foods Pinnacle Foods Seek
Education:
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - MBA, University of Wisconsin Madison - Chemical Engineering, West De Pere High School