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level chemists with advanced analytical techniques and sensory science, aiming to identify and recreate complex botanical flavor and aroma profiles,” Eric says.“ That scientific foundation is paired with rapid prototyping, applications development, and close collaboration with customers. The result is an innovation process that moves quickly while remaining grounded in data while ensuring new products can be manufactured efficiently, consistently, and at commercial scale.”
On a more personal note, Eric brings extensive manufacturing experience to Abstrax, having spent three decades working with world-class manufacturing techniques such as lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and Six Sigma.“ I use those as a toolbox rather than implementing a single system,” he says.“ I take from all those disciplines and use the appropriate tools for the issues that need to be solved. I’ ve always been drawn to organizations experiencing rapid growth, where operational excellence can create a competitive advantage. Abstrax presented a unique opportunity: a very strong innovation culture with significant growth potential. Developing the operational infrastructure, systems, and teams necessary to support that growth, while maintaining quality, efficiency, and an exceptional customer experience, is what I thrive on.”
Recognition as both one of the Inc. 5000’ s fastest-growing companies and one of Fast Company’ s World’ s Most Innovative Companies has accelerated Abstrax’ s next phase of investment. With growth comes a familiar manufacturing challenge: increasing capacity while maintaining quality, consistency, and speed.“ There’ s a lot of know-how behind what we do,” Eric
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