Abigail Setley

Experience

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  Township of Muhlenberg

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

  Seasonal Engineering Intern

  Spent three summers and one winter break scanning, filing, copying, scheduling inspections, and answering phone calls for the Engineering department of Muhlenberg Township.

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  Sweet Street

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Quality Assurance Senior Intern

  • Led process capability project on several products by doing an end-to-end Manufacturing assessment • Led an icing consistency project to determine critical-to-quality attributes and specification limits • Worked with cross-functional teams and management• Participated in internal SQF audits

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  Penn State Berkey Creamery

  Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Quality and Product Development Intern

  • Conducted compositional analysis of creamery products• Conducted microbial plating to test for spoilage and pathogen indicators• Monitored product, plant, and ingredient temperatures • Worked on developing new flavored creamery products, such as cream cheeses and ice creams• Replicated current ice cream flavors using ingredients without artificial colors or flavors • Developed non-dairy dessert options• Created iced coffee in three flavors to be produced at the creamery• Worked to create low calorie and sugar chocolate milks and protein drinks Show less

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  Turkey Hill

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Research And Development Intern

  • Conducted nutritional label validation• Sourced natural, non-GMO, and organic ingredients for product matching• Developed new flavors of Iced Coffee and developed Novelty concepts• Developed new Unsweetened Teas and Probiotic Ciders• Audited vendors for NLEA and GFSI compliance• Reformulated products to remove partially-hydrogenated oils• Worked with vendors and R&D to create Lemonade line extensions• Conducted market research• Performed in-market research• Visited and toured ingredient and packaging supplier facilities• Worked with vendors to collect up to date certifications• Cross trained in QA• Worked with Procurement to create new products within the Cost of Goods Show less

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  Wawa, Inc.

  May 2018 - Sept 2020

  Product Development Specialist, Productivity

  • Worked cross-functionally with the Enterprise Productivity team as it applied to cost savings opportunities, plant changes, and redundancy of supplies within the full serve offer• Participated in day to day Product Development functions such as team tastings, innovation sessions, competitive analysis, and benchmarking• Became part of the Simplify team to work on simplifying processes for the full serve food and beverage offer by working to adjust build order, cooking, and holding times• Helped to ideate and produce new recipes for current and new offers in breakfast and lunch• Commercialized products through sensory tests, operational temperature tests, portioning, quality control checks, and product specification development• Worked on a clean initiative project as it applied to the sizzli breakfast sandwich offer Show less

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  Sensient Technologies Corporation

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Application Technologist II

  • Planned and executed applications work independently or collaboratively support business objectives• Developed new seasoning blends• Conducted sensory analysis for product development/renovation projects

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  IFF

  Jun 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Associate Beverage Designer (Tastepoint)

    Feb 2023 - Jul 2023

  • Flavorist Assistant

    Jun 2021 - Feb 2023
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  Campbell's

  Jul 2023 - now

  R&D Scientist - Specialty & Cooking