Adam Hardy

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ABOUT ADAM HARDY

Offering technical expertise in recipe development, innovation commercialization, and manufacturing from a combined 15 years in the consumer goods, paper, and food industries. I excel at bringing new products to life, scaling up recipes for full-scale production, and problem-solving on cross-functional teams.I graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with M.S. and B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and started my career with Procter & Gamble in 2011. Within the operations environment of their largest plant in North America, I led initiative delivery, supply chain management, and quality process engineering. In early 2016, I moved to Unilever to their Research & Development team in Food Solutions, based out of the regional headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. As a Senior Engineer and Technical Project Leader, I delivered innovations cross-functionally and managed the product lifecycle on Hellmann\'s, Best Foods, and Lizano brands. In 2019, I joined Sir Kensington\'s as their Commercialization Manager. In this role, I managed a team that renovated and improved their line of mayos, salad dressings, and condiments, while introducing new innovations every year. Lastly, in my current role with Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, I oversee product development and commercialization for our 60+ scoop shops, 40+ retail skus, and special partnership flavors and activations. I\'ve commercialized commercial successes from Kraft Mac & Cheese and Hidden Valley Ranch ice cream to celeb partnerships such as Sabrina Carpenter\'s Espresso Ice Cream. I love creating new things and pushing the envelope of what\'s possible, and remain open to new opportunities that build upon my skillset in flavor development and innovation.