Jamie Thompson

Jamie Thompson's work experience begins with an operational and facility design lead role at Extracellular starting in 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Unilever, where they held several positions. From 2016 to 2020, Jamie served as the production and strategic improvement manager for Ben & Jerry's ice cream. In this role, they led operations and engineering functions, managed a team of 47, and implemented continuous improvement activities. They achieved a 40% increase in year-on-year volume and significant waste reduction. From 2018 to 2020, Jamie was an engineering project manager responsible for transferring product lines between factories, overcoming challenges due to the closure of a factory and the Covid pandemic. In 2018, they also participated in Unilever's Future Leaders Programme as a supply chain team member, where they led projects related to quality management and regulatory coordination.

Jamie's earlier experience includes working as a project researcher at The University of Queensland in 2015, where they focused on gas-to-liquid conversion methods. They performed simulations and economic analyses to assess the viability of the process. Before that, in 2013, Jamie completed an industrial placement year at GSK as a process engineer. This role involved providing technical support, leading investigations, and implementing improvement projects in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing. They also gained experience in regulatory compliance and audits.

Jamie Thompson studied at Loughborough University from 2011 to 2016, where they earned a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering. Jamie also has additional certifications, including the CPIM Basics of Supply Chain Management from APICS and the LTA Level 1 Tennis Coaching Qualification. No specific information is available regarding when these certifications were obtained.