Vien-An Friedel

Vien-An Friedel has extensive work experience in the field of product development and engineering. They have held various roles in different companies, starting with their current position as a Process Development/Engineering Consultant at Nature's Fynd since 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Global Formulation Governance at Monster Energy from February to October 2022.

Vien-An Friedel has also worked at Albertsons Companies, where they held the positions of Director of Product Development from January 2019 to December 2021, and Senior Manager of Product Development from April 2018 to January 2019. In these roles, they provided technical leadership and guidance to their teams, ensuring the successful launch of new products and the renovation of existing ones.

Before their time at Albertsons Companies, Vien-An Friedel worked at Dole Sunshine Company as the Senior Manager of New Product & Packaging Development from April 2015 to April 2018. In this role, they were responsible for leading cross-functional teams and implementing project management tools to develop and commercialize new products.

Prior to that, Vien-An Friedel had a long tenure at PepsiCo, where they held the position of R&D Technical Program Manager from September 2006 to April 2015. In this role, they managed and executed multi-discipline teams for global high-complexity projects, providing technical expertise and guidance to business partners.

Earlier in their career, Vien-An Friedel worked at companies like The Kraft Heinz Company, Sara Lee Baking Co, The Morning Star Company, Campbell Soup Company, and PepsiCo - Frito-Lay North America, Inc. In these roles, they gained experience in quality improvement, environmental compliance, research and development, and process engineering.

Overall, Vien-An Friedel's work experience showcases their expertise in product development, project management, and technical leadership. They have successfully led teams and delivered innovative solutions throughout their career.

Vien-An Friedel has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications throughout their career. These certifications include FSPCA Food Defense Awareness from the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (obtained in April 2023), Product Management Studio from UC Berkeley Executive Education (obtained in April 2023), Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED from the American Red Cross (obtained in February 2023), Leading Change from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2022), Strategic Planning Foundations from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2022), Developing Your Team Members from LinkedIn (obtained in September 2021), Giving and Receiving Feedback from LinkedIn (obtained in September 2021), Patent US5500236A: Non-Fried Flavored Ramen Noodles from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (obtained in March 1996), Project Management Professional (PMP)® from the Project Management Institute (obtained in August 2010), and HACCP from The International HACCP Alliance. The month and year of obtaining the HACCP certification are not provided.