Jun Li
Product Development Associate Scientist
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJun Li is a product development associate scientist with 10 years of hands-on experience blending food science and biological science to create consumer-ready products at PepsiCo and in competitive university-led R&D teams. Skilled in prototype development, experimental design, and technical playbooks, Jun has led award-winning projects—ranging from shelf-stable sushi-inspired snacks to novel hydrocolloid-based frozen gnocchi—demonstrating a knack for practical innovation and commercialization. A former pre-med student and hospital volunteer, Jun brings empathy and rigorous lab techniques (GC-FID, texture analysis, sensory, HACCP) to user-centered food technology. Known for strategic thinking informed by chess-like problem solving and a curiosity-driven learning mindset, Jun thrives at the intersection of science, strategy, and scaled product development.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Food Science and Technology & Biological Science, Bachelor's degree Food Science and Technology & Biological Science at Cornell UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Stuyvesant High School
English, Chinese, Chinese
Github Skills (74)
python10
heat10
deep-learning10
statistics10
latex10
protobuf10
serialization10
tensorflow10
angularjs10
machine-learning10
katex10
javascript9
ml9
neural-network9
grpc9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jl2922/hps
Dec 2017 - Jan 2022
High Performance C++11 Serialization Library
Contributions:2 releases, 50 commits, 72 PRs in 4 years 1 month
serializationcplusplushigh-performanceprotobufhps
jl2922/hci
Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:141 PRs, 156 pushes, 145 branches in 5 months
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