Olga Semenovich
R&D Director | Leading High-Impact Food Innovation | Commercializing Platforms That Deliver Growth, Margin & Consumer Value
- Role
- R & d Director Corporate R & d at Trident Seafoods
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Olga Semenovich
I am an R&D and innovation leader who transforms consumer insights, science, and technology into craveable, healthier food products at scale. With 20+ years of global experience across Food Service, QSR, CPG, and pet food, I specialize in leading high-performing teams through platform development, complex reformulations, and rapid commercialization.My expertise spans food chemistry, microbiology, sensory science, and process engineering, with deep technical competency across a wide range of processing technologies — including restructured, extrusion, smoking, dehydration, curing, batter & breading, fully cooked, pasteurization, sterilization, MAP packaging, frozen and refrigerated foods, shelf-stable, and co-manufacturing.I’m known for turning complexity into clarity: aligning cross-functional partners, accelerating timelines, improving operational efficiency, and building innovation pipelines that deliver both growth and margin. I’m passionate about developing talent, elevating R&D’s strategic impact, and creating food experiences that are craveable, convenient, and better for families.Driven, adaptable, and future-focused, I’m committed to advancing innovation culture and growing as an enterprise leader shaping the next generation of food systems.
Experience
R & d Director Corporate R & d
Apr 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
Kaliningrad State Technical University
BS in engineering and technology, Seafood product technology
1997 — 2001
Moscow Finance and Law Academy (MFUA)
Master's degree in Management, Management of organization
2009 — 2012
Kaliningrad State Technical University
PhD in Technical Sciences, Meat, Dairy and Seafood Product; Seafood product technology
2004 — 2006
Kaliningrad State Technical University
MS in engineering and technology, Seafood product technology
2001 — 2003
Skills
- Seafood Processing
- Statistical Analysis
- Food Safety
- Presentations
- Haccp
- Food Product Development
- Fish
- Seafood Technology
- Project Management
- Food Science
- Food Quality
- Iso 22000
- Food Technology
- Food Packaging
- Seafood
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