Kallen Ly

Experience

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  Dessertapalooza

  Jul 2010 - Feb 2011

  Shift Leader

  Promoted to shift leader in November, 2010 after demonstrating ability to work well under no supervision. Placed in charge of creating, making and decorating desserts. Cashiered customers, created order forms, and opened/closed the business on a regular basis.

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  Chipotle Mexican Grill

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

  Team Member

  Obtained internship and demonstrated knife skills through the preparation of fresh ingredients. Collaborated with co-workers to keep restaurant clean, washed dishes, and helped the kitchen with miscellaneous tasks.

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  Pizza Hut

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2014

  Student Lab Intern - Culinary Scientist

  Interned as a culinary scientist developing, refining, and improving recipes in a hands-on setting. Supported supplier chefs with miscellaneous tasks such as ideation sessions, product capabilities shows, etc. Participated on restaurant prototype “KFC Select” and demonstrated restaurant concept to potential buyers in 2012.

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  Kagome USA, Inc.

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

  New Product Development Coordinator

  Shared culinary resource for both Pizza Hut (Yum! Brands) and Kagome Inc. Helped Pizza Hut develop gold standard recipes that can help Kagome translate products into commercialized products. Supported Pizza Hut and Kagome in menu innovation processes, sauce opportunities, and other related functions.

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  Pizza Hut

  Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  Associate Food Technologist

  Commercialized new products with support and input from cross-functional areas and provide R&D leadership on cross-functional project teams. Interacted with supplier chefs in Culinary Ideation sessions by assisting Executive Chef in facilitating sessions. Participated and guided Product Development team members in execution of products during shows and conferences.

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  Double B Foods

  Feb 2016 - May 2019

  Culinary Scientist/ R&D Food Technologist

  Create hand-held frozen appetizers, dips, and enrobed bakery products for private-label, co-manufacturers, schools, and restaurants. Define customer’s needs, formulate customized products, and commercialize new products. Provide technical expertise and guidance during pilot, scale-up, and commercialization in cross-functional team. Partner with suppliers to identify, evaluate, and select materials to support product development.

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  7-Eleven

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2021

  Product Development Manager

  Develop new and current products in an accelerated 20 week calendar by leveraging consumer insights to develop understanding of consumer, industry insights, benchmarking of products and practices. Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams for supplier set-ups, managing ingredient and packaging suppliers. Provide Operations team consumer and product information to maximize profitability in stores. Analyze and monitor key financial indicators daily to achieve portfolio performance in sales, units, and gross margins. Coordinate with Supply Chain and Quality Assurance team on supplier set-up, route to market, and inventory management to meet established goals. Show less

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  SpectrumVoIP

  Nov 2021 - now

  • Enterprise Project Manager Supervisor

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Senior Project Manager

    Nov 2021 - Nov 2022