I’m Alexis, a food and beverage strategist living and working in Los Angeles.

I love being at the intersection of strategy and implementation and am passionate about changing the world through food.

Product Strategy

Project Management

Process Improvement

Product Strategy Project Management Process Improvement

About

With ten years of experience in different areas of food and beverage innovation and operations, I have developed a uniquely wide knowledge and experience base.

Experience

  • Using consumer insights, competitive data, brand strategy, and business objectives to develop innovation strategies and roadmaps.

  • Working cross-functionally to ensure successful product launches and developing learnings to bring forward.

  • Continuous improvement of cross-functional processes and documents to increase the efficiency and ease of communication within and between teams.

  • Innovative recipe creation within the bounds of operational feasibility and cost constraints.

  • Product development consulting from formulation to copacker selection and management.

  • Program Manager

    Managed strategy and implementation of complex growth initiatives such as new platform testing and launch. Created and implemented company-wide project management systems, processes, and documents.

  • Culinary Strategy Manager

    Managed new menu launches and analyzed data to design and implement in-store menu tests.

  • AMM, Innovation

    Led internal the R&D function, drove process development and implementation, and managed the innovation pipeline.

  • Founder

    Created a better-for-you cookie dough brand and grew distribution to over 100 stores.

  • U.S. Operations Consultant

    Advise and lead product development and production for a Norwegian CPG company with products ranging from tortilla chips to dessert sauces.

  • Operations Consultant

    Lead process improvement and implementation across retail and commissary operations.

Education

University of Southern California

Master of Business Administration, 2025

B.A. International Relations, Global Business, 2013

University of Alabama

B.S. Food & Nutrition

Community

School on Wheels

Volunteer Tutor 2020 - present

alexiskimchan@gmail.com

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