Alex Miller Email & Phone Number

United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

iFoodDS is at the cutting edge of a major shift in how the food chain industry uses technology—moving from analog processes to digital systems, data analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. iFoodDS listens to our customers, understands their operational challenges, and provides specific solutions that measurably improve process deficiencies, attain regulatory compliance, and build consumer confidence in their products and services.

U.S. Department Of Commerce | Noaa Fisheries

•Provide trade monitoring, traceability, technology (analytics, reporting, AI/ML, etc.), business, and international trade expertise and leadership for NOAA Fisheries’ Trade Monitoring Programs in accordance with policy and governance to facilitate the trade of approximately $12 billion annually•Identify and operationalize emerging technological opportunities including development and enhancement of the International Trade Data System, Trade Monitoring System, Global Seafood Data System, and Seafood Import and Export Tool.•Manage and develop innovative solutions for internal and external communication as it relates to trade and traceability program requirements including creating partnerships and providing technical expertise to academia, NGOs, governments, and industry•Established robust monitoring and evaluation protocols and improved Trade Monitoring Program compliance data quality by 70% by providing direction to staff and contractors, including software developers, analysts, etc.

Seattle, Wa

• Developed the value proposition of digital traceability as an analytical business and governance improvement and management tool by providing analysis and expertise to global food retailers, importers, government entities, industry, NGOs, etc., related to traceability policy, standards, and regulatory requirements• Grew the direct customer and sales base (i.e. food retailers and importers) by 50% and expanded suppliers into retailer and importer traceability models and programs. Trace Register is a market-leading electronic traceability and analytics Software as a Service (SaaS) company used by the global food industry in over 50 countries• Provided quantitative and qualitative analysis and expertise to global food retailers and importers as they developed and implemented procurement, sustainability, and traceability standards and programs including adoption and compliance with regulatory requirements• Worked with a diverse global team located in Ecuador, Japan, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Israel to engage a myriad of supply chains

Ocean Springs, Ms

• Designed and implemented the electronic traceability program Gulf Seafood Trace (used by more than 1,000 businesses) that included data analytics and robust monitoring and evaluation protocols• Liaised with federal and state agencies, industry, NGOs, etc. to coordinate seafood trade and traceability policy, regulations, U.S. requirements, and obligations• Identified and operationalized emerging technology and created a digital traceability pilot for oyster supply chains in an effort to meet regulatory challenges including FDA's FSMA, etc.•Coordinated 15 major activities (totaling $8 million) among industry, NGOs, the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the federal government including development of a regional economic data collection, reporting, and analytics program

New Orleans, La

• Developed and recommended alternative business plans, such as use of traceability programs, to facilitate economic and business initiatives by aiding interested parties in accessing capital• Conducted a feasibility study to understand what factors determine successful alternative business models• Prepared a domestic and international market assessment to determine which markets could be accessed and the market opportunities available• Created an interactive financial tool to allow users to better understand if the decision to enter into an alternative business structure is supported

Chicago, Il

• Gathered and analyzed data from international food supply chains required to calculate the economic benefits and financial Return on Investment (ROI) for a seafood traceability system from an entire supply chain perspective• Guided the development and design of an effective web-based business decision tool to enable seafood businesses to estimate the ROI from traceability-related investments• Identified which factors determine the economic benefits and financial ROI of traceability and quantified their relative influence and importance• Examined how traceability and information management systems have been evaluated globally to establish ROI and economic benefits to businesses and industries

Ms, Agricultural And Applied Economics

Bs, Environmental Policy And Planning

Bs, Fisheries Science; Minor, Biology