Thomas Knopp

Experience

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  Weider Nutrition International

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Scientist
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  Sanofi

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2019

  Scientist

  • Championed product development in ingestible OTC’s, food, and dietary supplements.• Areas include sleep aid, menstrual pain relief, menopause, digestive support, anti-diarrheal, weight loss, heart health, oral health care, functional foods and nutraceutical products. • Brands include Unisom, Allegra, Pamprin, Kaopectate, Dulcolax, Dexatrim, ACT, and Sunsource.• Responsible for a portfolio of products that have produced annual sales of over $100 million.• Introduced numerous innovative products to the Sanofi product portfolio including nutritional bars other unique new product forms.• Designed unique fortification systems for numerous product forms.• Led Project Team Meetings utilizing project management skills.• Established partnerships between cross functional teams including PD, Marketing, ProjectManagement, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Legal, Operations, and Contact Manufacture Organizations to ensure development process is in alignment with business needs.• Produced working lab prototypes and led pilot and production size batches.• Invented taste masking system for OTC chews, gummies, and liquids.• Communicated technical details related to product formulations to effectively influence formula decisions, product design, and claim substantiations.• Integrated all required input from regulatory, safety, clinical, QA, and processing functions to meet needs on a timely basis.• Technical support for customers internationally.• Presented innovative technologies to global management.• Advised Consumer Service Group on technical questions concerning ingredients, products, and manufacturing.• Trained Sensory Evaluation Panelist.• Coordinated sensory panels in-house and with focus groups.• Created labels for Nutritional Facts, Supplement Facts, and Drug Facts following FDA guidelines for NLEA, DSHEA, and OTC’s. Show less

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  Reckitt

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2023

  Senior R&D Formulator

  • Lead formulator for $30MM+ project to bring gummy manufacturing in-house to Reckitt.• Matched or exceeded consumer expectations for both pectin and gelatin gummies for the number one immune support brand.• Developed Dietary Supplements with delightful sensorial characteristics.• Executed all aspects of formulation from bench top, pilot, and manufacturing-scale processes.• Partnered with cross functional team including Project Management, Medical, Regulatory, QualityAssurance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Supply, and Procurement to deliver product development milestones against time line, budgets, and defined quality attributes.• Authored technical protocols, batch records, reports, and dossiers.• DOE to determine optimal process parameters.• Designed stability studies. Show less

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  Family

  Sept 2023 - now

  Caretaker