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Michael Gundlach

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Director of Operations at Impossible Foods
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Michael Gundlach is the Director of Operations at Impossible Foods, bringing 16 years of experience in supply chain optimization and capacity expansion. He is an expert in capital planning and process development for food ingredient manufacturing, holding a degree in Physics from The University of Chicago and an M. Sc. from Northwestern University.

He is a published author, having co-written a chapter on flavor microencapsulation for the food industry.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director of Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Optimistic
Story Driven
Non-Confrontational

They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Capital Project Engineering
His experience centers on capital planning strategy, production line construction, and large-scale capacity expansion for manufacturing.
Supply Chain Optimization
A core competency throughout his career, focusing on operations management and COGS optimization in the food industry.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Director of Operations
Impossible Foods
12-2021 - 4-2024
Senior Engineering Manager
Impossible Foods
7-2019 - 12-2021
Engineering & Operations Manager
Impossible Foods
3-2018 - 7-2019
Scale-Up Engineer
Sensient Technologies Corporation
10-2016 - 3-2018
Scientist/Scale Up Engineer
Impossible Foods Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
7-2022 - 9-2022
Executive Education
The Wharton School
2014 - 2016
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Northwestern University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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