Simon Gilmour

Experience

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  Cityfitness

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2009

  Personal Trainer and Nutritionist

  - Development and delivery of physical training programs for weight loss, athletic performance and healthy aging- Personalised dietary advice and food plan development for weight loss, athletic performance and healthy aging

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  Fonterra

  Aug 2009 - May 2011

  Laboratory Technician, Powders

  - Quality control and safety testing of commercial dairy products- Method development and systems management

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  Gourmet Burger Kitchen, London (OE)

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2013

  Restaurant Supervisor

  - Front of house supervision and people management- Quality control of systems and restaurant operations

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  Fonterra

  Aug 2013 - now

  Project Management (Sports Nutrition product design)- Leading a diverse multi-functional team using Agile methodology - Concept testing of protein fortified foods- Iterative prototype design utilising insights from target consumers Strategy and planning: Developed a nutritional research roadmap for the Sports and Active Lifestyles global business unit.Sustainable Nutrition: Contributing to Fonterras sustainability goals by assessing the global portfolio against nutrition guidelinesGlobal Nutrition Lead Fonterra's Global Nutrition Network: -Responsible for connecting Fonterra wide nutrition-related functions facilitating communication and knowledge sharing.Anlene Brand (Fortified Adult Milk): - Substantiation of nutrition claims for regulatory approval- Provision of scientific backing for marketing materials and approval of on-pack messaging- Nutrition lead for all new product development.Anchor Brand (Dairy Foods):- Support in-market nutritionists and regulatory teams to ensure new products align to nutritional guidelines.-Advise on formulations utilising a nutritional lensSubject Matter Expert Nutrition:- Support the business with external communications concerning Nutrition Show less Nutrition Research-Conceptualised, developed and co-managed clinical trial investigating impacts of dairy ingredients on sports performance.- Led a research project investigating potential dairy ingredients utility as a prebiotic- Managed the successful delivery of a self-substantiated health claim for the Anchor Brand for the "Protein Plus" dairy foods range.- Established external partnerships to enable the use of wearable health devices into clinical trialsNew Technology Development-Developed internal capability to ensure low protein infant formulations meet recommendations for Amino Acid composition.New Product Development (NPD)- Contributed to a of variety of NPD projects including those targeted at: Sports Nutrition, Consumer milk powders, Frozen milk concentrates and affordable nutrition solutions. Science Communication- Generated nutrition whitepapers for fortified milk powders, providing the content for the creation of multi-media marketing collateral.- Contributed to International Dairy Federation (IDF) documentation- Presented at annual science festival "Pint of Science" (https://pintofscience.com/) hosted by the Central Economic Development Agency (CEDA).- Presented on the nutritional differences between milk and milk alternatives to the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) https://nzifst.org.nz/People Development- Mentored nutrition graduates involved in the summer student programme Show less

  • Senior Research Scientist

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Senior Nutritionist, Global Nutrition

    Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Research Scientist, Global Nutrition

    Dec 2016 - Sept 2021

  • Technical Officer, Composition R&D Analytical Team

    Dec 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Laboratory Technician, Analytical Chemistry

    Aug 2013 - Dec 2015