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👤 **About Me:**
I am an experienced, highly qualified Head Confectionery Technologist with 8 years of success in developing and launching new confectionery products. I am seeking a role in the Chicago, IL area. I specialize in baked flour confections, chocolate products, caramel, and marshmallow/paste masses. I have extensive practical experience launching production lines from scratch, modernizing recipes to optimize COGS without sacrificing taste, and certifying facilities to HACCP/ISO 22000 standards.
📋 **Professional Experience:**
**Jun 2018 – May 2024: Carpathian Confectionery Factory (Simulated US Equivalent: Great Lakes Confections, Chicago, IL)**
*Role: Head Confectionery Technologist.*
• Maintained full technological control over the production of baked and sugar-based confections.
• Successfully commissioned three new automated lines for hard-dough and shortbread cookies.
• Developed over 40 original recipes and approved the corresponding tech cards.
• Optimized production processes, reducing raw material scrap/waste by 5.5%.
• Organized and conducted internal audits to maintain HACCP food safety compliance.
• Managed a team of technologists and shift masters (12 direct reports).
• Liaised with raw material suppliers to ensure ingredient quality.
**Mar 2016 – May 2018: Sweet Dream Confectionery House (Simulated US Equivalent: Midwest Sweets LLC, Indianapolis, IN)**
*Role: Confectionery Shop Technologist.*
• Monitored strict adherence to recipes during dough mixing, syrup boiling, and glazing.
• Calculated raw material consumption based on planned production targets.
• Trained staff on the operation of new European cake decorating equipment.
• Analyzed root causes of quality deviations against state standards (FDA/USDA).
🛠️ **Core Competencies:**
• Deep knowledge of the physicochemical processes of food raw materials during thermal processing.
• Proficient in specialized software (ERP, nutritional calculation software).
• Strong negotiation skills and experience presenting products at industry trade shows.
✨ **Career Expectations:**
• Target Salary: $95,000 USD annually.
• Open to full-time or flexible/hybrid consulting arrangements.