Christine Shearer

Christine Shearer

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Vice President of Supply Chain Operations
Berkeley, California, United States

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  • Once Upon a Farm
    Vice President of Supply Chain Operations
    Once Upon a Farm
    Sep 2024 - Current (2 years 2 months)
  • Once Upon a Farm
    Senior Director of R&D
    Once Upon a Farm
    Mar 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 7 months)
  • Once Upon a Farm
    Director of R&D
    Once Upon a Farm
    Oct 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 6 months)
  • The Culinary Research and Education Academy
    Quality Assurance Engineer and Consultant
    The Culinary Research and Education Academy
    Feb 2021 - Oct 2021 (9 months)
  • LifeFuels
    Principal Scientist and Operations Business Manager
    LifeFuels
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2020 (3 months)
    Because of my field and industry knowledge, I was recognized and promoted to two simultaneous leadership roles. These are Principal Scientist and Operations Business Manager, which include various operational and oversight responsibilities. I oversee the successful commercialization of a quarter of my company's new beverage concentrates. While in this role, I have been able to achieve positive results within less than one year’s time.

    A part of my accomplishments, includes being able to significantly reduced production waste. Through my leadership and with strategic planning and organization, a 30% reduction was achieved. By utilizing my management skills, I have also spearheaded a variety of business expansion projects. I am re
  • LifeFuels
    Beverage Scientist
    LifeFuels
    Jul 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 4 months)
  • General Mills
    Senior R&D Scientist
    General Mills
    Oct 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 year 10 months)
    In my role as a Senior R&D Scientist, I showcased my product development expertise to steer company initiatives. I managed a variety of projects and efforts related to research and development. As a leader, I worked to establish two new snack bar platforms and I independently launched eight products.

    My activities also involved executing the commercialization of new 5 products. I exhibited my ability to supervise by performing R&D responsibilities and identifying expansion opportunities. These efforts were conducted with focuses on timelines, expectations, and operational objectives.
  • General Mills
    Innovation Manager
    General Mills
    Nov 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year)
    I functioned as an Innovation Manager and was responsible for developing snack development strategies. This role required strong communication skills, which I deployed to build relationships, such as those with co-packers. Through my guidance, it was possible to achieve various commercialization goals.

    My proficiency in diverse areas propelled the launch of a new line of salty and sweet snacks. I also played an essential part in the integration of Annie’s into GMI portfolio of product lines. I improved the production processes, by targeting and executing project details. Through strong communication skills, I reinforced the importance of continually meeting expectations as it related to branding.
  • General Mills
    R&D Scientist II
    General Mills
    Jul 2013 - Oct 2016 (3 years 4 months)
    As a R&D Scientist II, I served as scientist who specialized in R&D objectives. It was my responsibility to pinpoint and pursue business expansion opportunities. I showed leadership in focusing on better production processes. This was done by using my prior experience and oversight ability.

    I was able to successfully introduce approaches that reduced overall ingredient costs. This was done to accommodate 32 individual SKU products, along with 3 tier one products, as well. Through ingenuity, I revamped product labeling and relevant production activities. This resulted in the achievement of higher hedonic scores.
  • General Mills
    R&D Scientist II
    General Mills
    Apr 2013 - Jul 2013 (4 months)
    Researched unique grains and flours to understand how the chemical composition impacted processing and organoleptic properties of baked goods and RTE cereals.

    Led teams safety initiatives.
  • General Mills
    R&D Scientist I
    General Mills
    Nov 2010 - Mar 2013 (2 years 5 months)
    Researched unique properties of grains and flours, and how those properties affected processing and end-product characteristics in bakery and RTE cereal applications. Developed industry knowledge and scientific abilities for R&D objectives.
  • General Mills
    R&D Intern
    General Mills
    May 2009 - Aug 2009 (4 months)
    Develop formulas for gluten free dessert mixes, identify currently sourced ingredients to be used in the mixes, determine the cost savings potential, and identify hurdles to implementing suggested changes
  • Nestle
    QA Intern
    Nestle
    Aug 2008 - Dec 2008 (5 months)
    Verify HACCP, set up product taste panels, collect samples for microbial testing
  • Brigham Young University
    Research Assistant
    Brigham Young University
    Aug 2002 - Dec 2010 (8 years 5 months)
    Using accelerated shelf life testing determine the shelf life of two antioxidant stabilized high oleic vegetable oils. Methods employed included training a descriptive panel, GC MS on headspace volatiles, peroxide values, and consumer acceptance.

    Oversee development of new food products for LDS Welfare Services.
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  • Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 5 months)
  • Brigham Young University
    Master of Science (MS, Food Science
    Brigham Young University
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years 1 month)
  • Brigham Young University
    Bachelor of Science (BS, Food Science
    Brigham Young University
    Jan 2002 - Jan 2008 (6 years 1 month)
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