Lindsay Burton

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Process Engineer at Grand River Foods

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Lindsay Burton is a Process Engineer at Grand River Foods, with a background in project and reliability engineering at Maple Leaf Foods. She has managed multi-million dollar capital projects and is experienced in the Six Sigma framework, thermal cooking processes, and asset reliability. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Guelph.

Outside of her work in the food industry, Lindsay has a clear passion for aerospace, indicated by her interests in NASA and Boeing. This interest is also reflected in her early career experience as a Junior Industrial Engineer in an aerospace company.

Unique fact: Lindsay led an R&D project to create an innovative manufacturing prototype early in her career.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Topics They Care About

Capital Project Management
Managed multi-million dollar projects, capital governance, and multi-year pipeline planning for new equipment installations and facility upgrades at Maple Leaf Foods.
Food Process Optimization
Her current role is a Process Engineer. She is a subject matter expert in continuous and batch thermal cooking processes, leveraging Six Sigma for improvements.
Asset Reliability
Held multiple roles focused on asset reliability, using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles to improve asset management and maintenance processes across North American plants.

Media Appearances

Lindsay has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Process Engineer at Grand River Foods
7-2025 - 12-2025
Project Engineer at Maple Leaf Foods Inc
5-2023 - 7-2025
Reliability Engineering Specialist at Maple Leaf Foods Inc
1-2022 - 5-2023
Asset Reliability Specialist at Maple Leaf Foods Inc
1-2020 - 5-2021
Junior Industrial EIT at CPG Aerospace

Education

9-2015 - 12-2019
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from University of Guelph

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Insights For Selling To Lindsay

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lindsay is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lindsay

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lindsay move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Lindsay take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Lindsay

Personality Compatibility


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