Hsien-Heng “Hank” Huang

**** *. ** ******, ***********, MN 55437

(C) 385-***-**** email: admu4u@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Food industry professional with 15+ years of experience in foodservice and retail products. Extensive background in Meat/Poultry Research and Development, Project Management, Food Ingredient, Further Processing, Process Control and Improvement, and Quality Assurance. Works well in a flexible, fast-paced and cross-functional team environment. Skilled in managing and developing staff members.

Skills

Project management

Process control

DOE

Pilot plant operation

Antimicrobial agents and functional ingredients

Product Development

WORK EXPERIENCE

Food Industry Consultant (antimicrobials, food ingredients and meat processing) July 2020 - Present

Sr. R&D Manager- 2019- July 2020

Jack Link’s- Minneapolis, Minnesota

Designed and commercialized 6 dry meat CPG products in a 6-month timeline.

Developed and organized technical training for R&D, operations and quality assurance teams to understand basic science and processes specific for Jack Link’s

Explored and experimented on new concepts and technologies for fermented, dry/semi-dry meat applications and protein snacks.

Served as the in house expert of meat processing, antimicrobial, and functional ingredients.

Researched new flavor trends by using internal and external consumer research, marketing service and supplier insights.

Worked with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Finance, Food Safety, Sensory, Operation…) to acheive project goals.

Sr. Mgr. of Meat application and Analytic Services/Action R&D Director 2016-2018

Corbion- Lenexa, Kansas

Supervised 6 employees to support the North American meat industry team, sales and R&D projects in antimicrobial ingredient application, harvest intervention, and RTE meat. Latest project is to commercialize new concept products for a major meat customer around $13MM a year.

Explored new applications and ingredients for future business.

Led analytic services, group of 5, to provide services to both internal and external customers. The projects included supporting $50MM fortification business and $15MM capacity expansion project.

Acted as Corbion North America R&D site director. The responsibilities include lab safety, budget, training, employee appraisal, competence review and new lab design/construction.

Director of Research and Development (foodservice and retail)- 2014 to 2016

Norbest LLC. - Moroni, Utah

Reported to Sr. VP of Sales and marketing, oversaw research and development activities of new RTE turkey products, line extension, product/process improvement, and new process development.

Designed and built a new test kitchen for product demonstration, testing, and photoshoots.

Provided technical expertise of formulation, equipment, process, packaging and shelf life to commercialize a turkey tray pack line of 7 items. The projection sell of FY16 is 1MM pounds.

Worked with equipment vendors and packaging suppliers to improve tray pack efficiency up to 30, saving approximately $250,000 a year.

Reviewed and approved new and existing ingredient specifications to ensure their functionality and cost efficiency.

Led a team to create a database system for product specification which allowed different stakeholders to share unified product information.

Director of Research and Development- 2010 to 2014

Hain Pure Protein- New Oxford, Pennsylvania

Reported to President of the company, oversaw research and development activities of new products, line extensions, product/process improvements, and new processes.

Led cross-functional team to commercialize new products for both foodservice and retail, including deli turkey/chicken, pre-sliced deli turkey/chicken, fully cooked frozen turkey meatball, battered and breaded chicken, marinated chicken products, and organic turkey deli products.

Implemented a project management system to track new product/project steps from ideation, development, and evaluation to commercialization.

Managed current and potential co-packers to access capability and capacity for improvement and potential new product/projects.

Worked with sales and marketing team to build customer relationships and to identify new opportunities.

Provided technical support to customer service and operations to identify and resolve issues.

Research Associate- 2007 to 2010

FMC BioPolymer- Princeton, New Jersey

Managed meat pilot plant resources and provided training, demos, and samples to both internal and external customers.

Provided technical support for using carrageenan and alginate to marketing and sale teams as well as customers in various regions including North America, Latin America, and Europe.

Led pipeline projects to evaluate newly developed core ingredients in different meat applications. The latest project involved meat marinades which can potentially generate 400 MT sales per year.

Reviewed formulas to ensure each product is cost effective and performs consistently to customer expectations. The latest project involved reformulating products with new core ingredients which resulted in a savings of $1.3 MM per year.

Visits key accounts to build customer relationships and to identify new opportunities which FMC can partner with.

Senior Food Scientist- 2006 to 2007

Armour-Eckrich Meat LLC. - Naperville, Illinois

Managed limited R&D resources to service both Deli and Foodservice business accounts.

Provided technical support for product consolidation projects. The latest project involved 35MM pounds of product transfer from one facility to another. The tasks included reviewing product specification and formula, setting up the operation process guideline, and producing plant run sample for the business group to evaluate.

Designed and produced samples such as co-extruded sausages, various ham products, roast beef, pre-cooked prime rib, deli sliced lunch meat, and pre-cooked bacon.

Reviewed operation procedures and designed data collection protocol to improve process efficiency and to reduce costs.

Interacted with Labeling Services to ensure products meet U.S. Standards of Identity and other regulatory requirements.

ConAgra Foods Inc.- Omaha, Nebraska 1998 to 2006

Food Technologist- Omaha, Nebraska 2004 to 2006

Designed and tested new product concepts for foodservice and private label customers in both pilot plant and production facilities. Various projects included bacon, breakfast sausage, hot dogs, turkey, ham, roast beef, formed meat, Prosciutto and salami.

Commercialized products with a total of $24MM gross sales in FY06. Products included raw sliced apple wood smoked bacon, sliced ham, export pre-cooked bacon for Australia, breakfast ham patties for Canadian and US markets, batter and breaded products, pre-cooked bacon for restaurant franchise and various meat products for frozen meals and canned soups.

Provided technical support and training for improving both product quality and process efficiency. A major project involved a $30MM in plant expansion for raw and microwave precooked bacon, and a process control project (SPC) to improve product quality for major SKUs.

Coordinated with cross-function teams such as marketing, procurement, accounting, process engineering, operations, and quality assurance to commercialize new products from concept to customer.

Provided new menu concepts and produced prototype product to support different business groups to service multiple national fast-food and quick service accounts.

Identified and implemented cost saving opportunities. Projects included lower cost formulation, repatriated products from co-packer to the company’s own facilities and improved process efficiency. Implemented $1.5 MM saving in FY06.

Quality Assurance Manager, several locations 1998 to 2004

Supervised QA technician and sanitation supervisor to assure food safety and product quality met both company and customer satisfaction.

Products included meatballs, battered and breaded products, precooked patties and sausage links, precooked bacon and hotdogs.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Food Science and Technology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Thesis: Cholesterol removal from eggs by using supercritical CO2 fluid and detection of cholesterol oxides after the process

M.S. Nutritional Science and Hospitality Management

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Thesis: Cholesterol, lipid, and mineral metabolism of the human body; Effects of dietary oils on human cholesterol metabolism; Anticarcinogen components of soybean.

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