Leslie Lepore
Sr. Product Manager, Taste and Sensory Solutions
- Role
- Sr Product Manager, Taste and Sensory Solutions at Kalsec Inc.
- Location
- Naperville, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leslie Lepore
CurrentResults-driven, technical sales manager and certified flavorist with 22 years of experience in the food industry plus a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry. Effective leader collaborating with clients across various food categories providing expertise on flavoring and other technical requirements. Strong team player with excellent communication skills and experience developing and managing technical teams. Currently completing an 18-month sabbatical focusing on family needs, college road trips, volunteer work, lots of exercise and an improv class. Food LifeTechnical Sales Manager: growing and utilizing an application team as a sales tool.Global Citrus Flavorist: traveling the world to train internal sales and technical teams, making international sales visits and working with top notch researchers to develop new citrus ingredients.Collaborated with and served clients across the US, Europe and Asia.Certified Flavorist since 2002Academic LifePhD in biophysical chemistry Taught biochemistry for two years at UVAPostdoctoral fellowship researching a protein that could enhance the use of baculoviruses as an integrated pest management tool. By nature, I am interested in and care about people. Whether in management or sales, my philosophy is to meet people wherever they are in life and use my knowledge and my company\'s resources to help them succeed. Organizations with mission focus and social impact priorities align with my values.
Experience
Sr Product Manager, Taste and Sensory Solutions
Jul 2024 — Present · Kalamazoo, MI, US
Education
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry
1981 — 1985
University of Virginia
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry
1985 — 1990
Skills
- Ingredients
- Sensory Evaluation
- R&D
- Start-Ups
- Food Processing
- Budgets
- Food
- Flavor Chemistry
- Food Chemistry
- Raw Materials
- Food Science
- Project Management
- Flavors
- Business Strategy
- Product Development
- Haccp
- Food Industry
- Food Technology
- Food Safety
- Analytical Chemistry
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