Zachary Cooper
Site Scientist at Post Consumer Brands
- Role
- Site Scientist at Post Consumer Brands
- Location
- Logan, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zachary Cooper
I am a food science professional with experience in a variety of manufacturing processes including process improvement, food chemistry, Quality Assurance, R&D, nutritional label creation & regulation compliance, and food safety. Areas of expertise include fats & oils, emulsions, lecithins & phospholipids, dairy, meat, cereal, and confectionery. Some of my best skills include organization, managing people, teams & projects, and problem solving.
Experience
Site Scientist
Apr 2023 — Present · Tremonton, UT, US
Helped improve rice yields by 9.3% saving the company saved the company through helping transition to new ingredients/end of crop year grains-Saved over through helping implement new rework process-Completed online Minitab courses and incorporated learnings by analyzing multiple data sets using ANOVA, Tukey Comparison, Basic Statistics, Process Capability, and a variety of Graph Functions-Successfully ran over 80 different trials with cross-functional teams and executing communications, awareness, and results across the plant/network-Responsible for training and managing work of interns. Helped to efficiently utilize interns time, development, and productivity for the plant-Helped with up-scale and commercialization of 14 new products-Performed a 5s on the lab and personal office space organizing the area to improve efficiency-Evaluation of ingredient quality to establish whether or not the ingredient could be used resulting in of savings-Collaborated across the network to analyze samples-Helped support the start up of 5 new products/technologies at other locations in the network-Understanding of DX, gun puff, and sheeted extruded technologies as well as shredded and milled & flaked-Optimized operations set-up for sugar crystallization on cereal to reduce clumping and consumer complaints-Extensive experience scoping, calibrating, and maintaining inline moisture analyzers-Developed new innovative products for innovation showcase-Developed technical knowledge around breakfast cereal, grain processing, and rheology.
Education
Utah State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science: Food Science
2012 — 2017
Utah State University
Master of Science - MS, Food Science
2018 — 2020
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