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FLAVORIST ASSISTANT - GLOBAL BEVERAGE & ADVANCED CITRUS INNOVATION
Professional Summary
Creative innovative researcher making valuable contributions in design, experimentation and verification/validation of novel molecules for the flavor and fragrance industry.
Skills
  • Written/Verbal Communication
  • Extensive Organizational Skills
  • Quality Assurance
  • Flavor Development and Formulation
  • Analytical Interpretation
  • Sensory Evaluation and Analysis
Work History
Flavorist Assistant - Global Beverage & Advanced Citrus Innovation 12/2013 to 03/2017
International Flavors and Fragrances – Dayton, NJ
  • Evaluate, design and compound flavors using novel molecules and natural products from Research & Development chemists for beverage application. 
  • Design sustainable and cost effective citrus oil extenders to increase and maintain market share in dynamic citrus market.
  • Maintain Citrus Beverage Innovation laboratory inventory and instrumentation, tasting notes, laboratory notebook, project tracking database, and mange temporary employee workflow.
  • Experiment with botanical and citrus extract methods
  • Strengthen communication and ingredient inventory of global commercial team across 13 creative centers to ensure newest technologies were implemented and available in each region.
  • Maximized the shelf stability of citrus beverage flavors through creative design, stability testing and sensory studies.
  • Investigated novel molecules through collaboration with analytical, synthetic, and natural chemists to create differentiating and authentic flavors through GC-O and analytical interpretation. 
  • Create exhibitions of finished beverage products for global training of novel ingredients for commercial use. 
  • Design internal and external training presentations for citrus processing and flavor development.

Sensory Fragrances Laboratory Technician07/2012 to 11/2013
International Flavors and Fragrances – Union Beach, NJ
  • Develop and write research reports for fragrance and malodor coverage sensory testing.
  • Increased efficiency of sensory testing through accurate preparation fragrance ingredients and compounded ingredients for sensory testing. Scheduled sensory panelist testing for R&D.
  • Established an organization system for tracking and maintaining an accurate laboratory inventory.
  • Created sensory testing programs using CompuSense. Collected and analyzed panelist data using JMP for report writing for external costumers.
  • Maintained database of panelist responses and statistical analysis reports.
  • Supported research for development of electrospray and olfactometery assays. Proficient use of SAP, CompuSense, JMP, Microsoft suite, and internal IFF software programs. 
Graduate Assistantship01/2010 to 01/2012
Georgian Court University – Lakewood, NJ
  • Pioneered a Living Learning community dedicated to sustainability for undergraduate students to engage in lessons and service focused on their responsibility to the earth and economy.
  • Exposed undergraduate students to various forms of art through a curriculum that included lectures, service, and hands-on experiences and travel to mentored undergraduate Resident Assistants to help them improve the quality of on-campus living for all students at the university.
  • Reduced number of campus housing emergencies over two years through consistent education and positive role modeling of best practices for community living.
  • Implemented programming for academic success for focus group "Generation NeXt
Research Assistant05/2010 to 01/2011
Georgian Court University Research – Lakewood, NJ
  • Assisted senior biochemist in structural basis of substrate specificity and selectivity enzymes.
  • Responsible for ensuring a streamlined research process by maintaining stock solutions, growing competent cells, growing and maintaining transformed bacterial cultures, purifying and isolating proteins, optimizing and seeding crystallization andconducting column chromatography and absorbance spectrophotometry analysis.
  • Utilized software to solve and refine protein structure with MOLREP39 from CCP4 suite and Coot
  • Reviewed published literature and assisted in designing assays fordeveloping assays for enzymatic activity and protein detection.
  • Assisted senior biochemist in writing grant proposals for continuing research.
  • Published peer reviewed journal documenting the protein structure and substrate specificity ofMurine Cytosolic 5 \'-Nucleotidase III.
Education
Master of Science: Biology38 credits completedGeorgian Court University- Lakewood, NJ Graduate Assistantship Student Affairs 2010-12
Bachelor of Science: Biology2010Georgian Court University- Lakewood, NJ

First Award Biology 2010

Sister Mary Grace Burns Biology Award 2008 & 2009

Freshman in Biology Award 2007

GCU Academic Scholarship 2006-2010

GCU Athletic Scholarship

Bachelor of Arts: Chemistry2010Georgian Court University- Lakewood, NJ

First Award Biochemistry 2010

Daisy-Coakley Endowed Scholarship for Chemistry 2008-10

Sister Mary Peter Coakley Award for Chemistry 2008

Publications
Grobosky, C.L.; Lopez, J.B.; Rennie, S.B.; Skopelitis, D.J.; Wiest, A.T.; Bingman, C.A.; Bitto, E. Structural Basis of Substrate Speci-ficity and Selectivity of Murine Cytosolic 5-Nucleotidase III. J. Mol. Biol., 2012, 423(4), 540-554.
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • International Flavors and Fragrances
  • Georgian Court University
  • Georgian Court University Research

School Attended

  • Georgian Court University

Job Titles Held:

  • Flavorist Assistant - Global Beverage & Advanced Citrus Innovation
  • Sensory Fragrances Laboratory Technician
  • Graduate Assistantship
  • Research Assistant

Degrees

  • Master of Science : Biology 38 credits completed
    Bachelor of Science : Biology 2010
    Bachelor of Arts : Chemistry 2010

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