Thomas Sykora

Thomas Sykora has extensive work experience in various roles related to commercialization, operations management, and product development in the food industry.

From 2021 to the present, they worked as the Director of Commercialization at The Urgent Company.

From 2020 to 2021, they served as a Commercialization Manager at Coolhaus.

During 2019 to 2020, they held the position of Operations Manager at H&W Holdings / Amber Harvest.

From 2015 to 2019, they worked as a Product Development Manager at the Boulder Brands Division of ConAgra Brands. In this role, they oversaw the execution of new product development projects, built relationships with manufacturing partners, and guided developers on flawless project execution.

From 2008 to 2015, they had various roles at Nestlé. Thomas served as a Project Manager/Senior Specialist in Product Development for the Pizza Division, where they were responsible for recipe migration and training. Thomas also worked as a Food Technologist in both the Pizza Division and Prepared Foods Division, leading cross-functional teams, driving manufacturing optimizations, and executing product reformulations.

Prior to their tenure at Nestlé, they worked at Michigan State University Dairy Plant as a Dairy Plant Production/Quality Technician from 2005 to 2008.

In 2007, they interned as a Product Development Intern in the Prepared Foods Division at Nestlé.

Overall, Thomas Sykora has demonstrated a strong background in commercialization, operations management, and product development, with experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, building relationships with manufacturing partners, and driving project execution.

Thomas Sykora received a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science from Michigan State University, which they pursued from 2004 to 2008.