Accomplished technical professional with extensive experience in Global Food Safety, Quality, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, R&D Innovation. Multi-agency expertise with TTB/FDA/USDA/EPA/DEA, as well as EU/CODEX and international trade associations, including a 2-year expatriate assignment. Categories of expertise include food ingredients, consumer packaged foods, alcoholic beverages and homecare cleaning products. Highly skilled leading global cross functional teams with focus on people management, continuous improvement, cost optimization, and operational strategy. Holds advanced degrees in Food Science (BS/MS) from NC State and Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) in Global Food Law from Michigan State University College of Law. Proficiency in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Accomplished open water swimmer, amateur bass player and frustrated golfer.