Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

John Carmona

General Manager

"Ensuring the continued success and delivery of our core values of People First across all functions of the business to drive reliable partnerships with our employees, our community, and our customers. With over 10 years of manufacturing experience across a variety of functions & organizational size, and a lifelong resident in the Coachella Valley, I strongly believe that the team at California Nutritional Products strength lies in our diversity & commitment to continually learning and improving our processes.  I have a Bachelor of Administration in Business and a Master of Science in Accounting. In my off time, my wife and I play throughout the valley as a folk-rock music duo."

John Carmona

General Manager

"Ensuring the continued success and delivery of our core values of People First across all functions of the business to drive reliable partnerships with our employees, our community, and our customers. With over 10 years of manufacturing experience across a variety of functions & organizational size, and a lifelong resident in the Coachella Valley, I strongly believe that the team at California Nutritional Products strength lies in our diversity & commitment to continually learning and improving our processes.  I have a Bachelor of Administration in Business and a Master of Science in Accounting. In my off time, my wife and I play throughout the valley as a folk-rock music duo."

Andrea Hernandez

Safety & Sanitation Manager

"Managing facility safety and sanitation programs to ensure employee safety and food safety. I have 10 yrs. of experience in the food manufacturing industry including experience in quality, supply chain, and health safety & environment. I have a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. I enjoy reading and hiking in my spare time."

Andrea Hernandez

Safety & Sanitation Manger

"Managing facility safety and sanitation programs to ensure employee safety and food safety. I have 10 yrs. of experience in the food manufacturing industry including experience in quality, supply chain, and health safety & environment. I have a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. I enjoy reading and hiking in my spare time."

Preethi Thiruvengadam

Quality & Regulatory Manger

"Fostering food safety & quality culture & commitment to at all levels in the organization. Complying with current laws, regulations, internal & customer requirements. Continuously changing and improving to build a quality management system to guarantee product safety & quality by eliminating defects through quality objectives and results.  I have 7 years of experience in food safety and quality in the food manufacturing industry working with different product categories such as desserts & inclusions, confectionaries & chocolates, and cereal and & puffed products.  I have a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Biotechnology and a Master of Science in Food Science and Technology. I enjoy indulging in different forms of painting and short hikes on weekends."

Preethi Thiruvengadam

Quality & Regulatory Manager

"Fostering food safety & quality culture & commitment to at all levels in the organization. Complying with current laws, regulations, internal & customer requirements. Continuously changing and improving to build a quality management system to guarantee product safety & quality by eliminating defects through quality objectives and results.  I have 7 years of experience in food safety and quality in the food manufacturing industry working with different product categories such as desserts & inclusions, confectionaries & chocolates, and cereal and & puffed products.  I have a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Biotechnology and a Master of Science in Food Science and Technology. I enjoy indulging in different forms of painting and short hikes on weekends."

Chandra Rien

Research & Development Manager

"Partnering with customers on new product development, co-manufacturing, and existing portfolio offerings. Providing support from ideation to development through commercialization and scale up. I have 6 years of experience in the research & development in the food industry working across a variety of technologies such as cereals, granolas, puffed grains, chocolates & compounds, nutritional bars, panned confections, and ice cream inclusions. I have a Bachelor of Science in Food Science. In my spare time I enjoy hiking and exploring the restaurant industry."

Jim Boesiger

Operations Manager

"Leading the production and maintenance teams towards operational excellence with focus on continuous improvement, food/environmental safety, and quality. I have 25+ years of operations and management experience across a wide variety of industries including automotive, foundry, forging, cereals, and organic health products. I have a Bachelor of Science in Operations Management. Prior positions held: Director of Manufacturing Engineering, Distribution Site Manager and Maintenance Manager. I’m an automotive enthusiast at heart, with a passion for muscle cars.  When spare time allows, I can often be found on a golf course with friends."

Jeremy Gonzalez

Production Manger

"Highly skilled Lean Production and Continuous Improvement expert with a strong back round in operations and logistics management. My diverse skill set and people first approach allows me to understand not just how to improve, but how to sustain processes while also managing the day to day functions of the Production team. Most importantly, my strong adherence to the servant style leadership approach allows me to connect and help develop associates on all levels to help understand and maintain a positive work culture and drive successful implementations across the board. I am currently Lean Six Sigma green belt certified and have helped build teams from the ground up in previous similar roles. In my spare time, I enjoy playing hockey (I am a goalie), playing video games, and spending time with my wife and 2 kids."

Jim Boesiger

Operations Manager

"Leading the production and maintenance teams towards operational excellence with focus on continuous improvement, food/environmental safety, and quality. I have 25+ years of operations and management experience across a wide variety of industries including automotive, foundry, forging, cereals, and organic health products. I have a Bachelor of Science in Operations Management. Prior positions held: Director of Manufacturing Engineering, Distribution Site Manager and Maintenance Manager. I’m an automotive enthusiast at heart, with a passion for muscle cars.  When spare time allows, I can often be found on a golf course with friends."

Jeremy Gonzalez

Production Manager

"Highly skilled Lean Production and Continuous Improvement expert with a strong back round in operations and logistics management. My diverse skill set and people first approach allows me to understand not just how to improve, but how to sustain processes while also managing the day to day functions of the Production team. Most importantly, my strong adherence to the servant style leadership approach allows me to connect and help develop associates on all levels to help understand and maintain a positive work culture and drive successful implementations across the board. I am currently Lean Six Sigma green belt certified and have helped build teams from the ground up in previous similar roles. In my spare time, I enjoy playing hockey (I am a goalie), playing video games, and spending time with my wife and 2 kids."

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