Own process engineering for chocolate and confectionery innovation projects from technical brief through factory implementation. Translate recipes into process flows, equipment requirements, operating parameters, trial plans, and scale-up strategies. Lead factory trials, validation, commissioning, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, process optimization, commercialization, shelf-life support, and technical documentation while collaborating with R&D, Culinary, Quality, Operations, Engineering, suppliers, and co-manufacturers.