Expert Details
Savoury Flavours, Processed Flavours, Process Design of Savoury Flavours, Food Technology
ID: 728936
New Zealand
Expert is a creative starter of new business and has succesfully built up new business from scratch. Expert has a very strong analytical mind and can develop products from scratch. Expert worked on/with distillation, extraction, spraydryers, extruders, reactors, vacuum dryers, blenders, evaporation. Expert has developed concepts for clean label preservative and anti-oxidant systems.
Expert has been developing with the savoury building blocks products for food service and retail like gravies, sauces, powder bouillons, fonds and glaces. Expert has a wealth of experience in the snack seasoning area and in the development of seasonings. Expert has been developing products which were UHT treated and packed in Tetra packs/Combiblocs and pouches.
Expert has developed a range of yeast extracts based on spend brewers yeast. Dark yeast extract, high I&G, high glutamic acid and a standard with very clean tastes and no hop bitterness due the use of new technology. Expert developed concepts of clean label processed flavour with the declaration yeast extract only.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1988 | Degree: BS | Subject: Organic Chemistry | Institution: TH Eindhoven |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: BS | Subject: Food Technology | Institution: HAS Bolsward, the Netherlands |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Cheif Flavourist | Department: |
Responsibilities:He is responsible for the development of natural flavours, extracts, clean label products, sauces, gravies, marinades. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 2006 | Employer: Vika | Title: Chief Flavourist, Technical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Build up the ingredients and flavour division of the company from scratch. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1994 | Employer: Bush Boake and Allen | Title: Senior Flavourist | Department: Flavour Division |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the creation of savoury flavours and started processed flavour development and production in the company. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1991 | Employer: Quest | Title: Flavourist | Department: Savoury flavour group |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for seasonings for snacks and meat products and cheese flavours and started Enzyme Modified Cheese development and production. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1989 | Employer: International Flavors and Fragences | Title: Flavorist | Department: Savoury Flavor Group |
Responsibilities:He was first a trainee and later the R&D flavorist in Tilburg responsible for processed flavours, citrus building blocks and sniffing analysis. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to Present | Country / Region: New Zealand | Summary: He worked/works on various projects involving extraction, evaporation, extraction, spraydrying of clean label products. Worked on callagen extraction and myosin extraction from meat. |
| Years: 1990 to 1991 | Country / Region: USA | Summary: He spend in total 5 months on development of spray dried cheese powders for snack seasonings. He did all the pilot plant work and also the upscaling on large scale. |
| Years: 1992 to 1993 | Country / Region: Australia | Summary: He visited 3 months to develop processed flavours for the Australian market. Identified equipment, did reactions and did factory spraydrying trials |
| Years: 1992 to 1992 | Country / Region: Singapore | Summary: He worked on Asian style topnotes for fish and savoury products |
| Years: 1991 to 1994 | Country / Region: UK | Summary: He spend a week a month working in the UK during this time working on savoury topnotes and doing customer projects. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He is capable to translate an idea or request into a product which can be produced and sold commercial. He can reorganize or build up a product development department. He can make anything within the savoury flavour world and he can develop any product in the savoury product range. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Lecture at the British Society of Flavourist in London in 1993 about processed flavours. Training course for technical/commercial people in BBA in 1993 |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He is used to source new ingredients all over the world and has a wide network in the flavour and food world |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has a good insight in savoury flavours and especially the trend towards non declareable products |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has a good knowledge of the dairy industry and especially in cheese processing He has an excellent palate in food and is a very experienced, wine and whisky taster (nosing) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | He is fluent in English |
| German | He is fluent in speaking and reading, average in writing |
| French | He can communicate on a basic level |