Anne-Marie Ramo

About Anne-Marie Ramo

As an acknowledged leader in the culinary arts, I have devoted more than two decades to…

Experience

1. Research and Development Manager

   January Foods Corp

   Dec 2024 — Present · Kent, WA, US

   Responsible for all aspects of the company\'s research and development functions. Collaborated with sales, marketing, operations and quality assurance to maintain and grow January Foods leadership position and reputation as a leader in innovative ethnic sausage and meats. Orchestrated the full product development lifecycle—from ideation to commercialization. Reformulated existing products to elevate their quality and market appeal. Built relationships with ingredient suppliers and explored new technologies to enhance product innovation. Trained production teams on manufacturing processes for new and existing products. Operation and maintenance of R&D lab and equipment. Creation and maintenance of product specifications. Maintained sampling program of new and existing products. Hosted employee R&D engagement events to maintain companywide knowledge of products. Provided technical support to production before, during, and after full scale trials.• Created in innovative line of shelf stable, ready-to-eat meal pouches using January Foods’ branded products allowing brand visibility and product variety in an additional grocery aisle.• Created 3 premium sausage flavors in line with current premium sausage line, increasing buying occasions for end-user.• Reformulated barbecue pork product, removing FD & C Red dye from the product.• Created an extensive library of end user recipes to educate the January Foods consumer on product use and increasing usage occasions.• Created QA organoleptic book to guide and track quality and consistency across production runs.

Education

• Art Institute of Seattle

  Associate of Arts - AA

• The Art Institutes

  Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS

Skills

• Hospitality Management
• Fine Dining
• Restaurants
• Menu Engineering
• Sauces
• Food & Beverage
• Gourmet
• Haccp
• Restaurant Operations
• Customer Service
• Event Management
• Writing
• Catering
• Food Styling
• Hospitality
• Culinary Skills
• Food Manufacturing
• Microsoft Office
• Meat Fabrication
• Cooking
• Food Industry
• Food Technology
• Consumer Products
• Recipes
• Culinary Management
• Inventory Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Banquets
• Butchery
• Chef
• Leadership
• Food
• Pastry
• Food Production
• Restaurant Management
• Food Cost Management
• Menu Development
• Sanitation
• Product Development
• Meat Processing