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Kansas City, Missouri Area

This high service laboratory is famous for its rapid turn-around time on most analyses. Providing a full range of analytical services that include Proximate Analyses, Physical Dough Testing, Bake Testing and Product Evaluation, Grain and Flour Analyses, Physical Tests, Mycotoxins, Pesticide Residues, Microbiology, Shelf-Life Studies, Vitamins and Minerals and Nutritional Labeling makes Great Plains Analytical a "one stop shop" for quality testing.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Oversaw development and commercialization of 32 food ingredient products• Managed production QC analysis and logistics of client sample requests• Participated in implementation of GFSI Certification• Active member of Food Safety Team• HACCP monitoring and auditor for food ingredient manufacturer

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Pathogen detection and identification in food, agricultural, and pharmaceutical productsDevelopment of selective enumeration methods for the differentiation of functional / probiotic bacteriaDirector of Microbiology Laboratory performing pathogen testing per US and international regulatory requirements, as well as designing and implementing collaborative research.

Provide expertise in the area of experimental design Development of protocols and applications for real-time immunoassay instrumentationIdentify new markets for real-time diagnostic instruments and consumables

Provide scientific and regulatory consulting and act as a liason between orphaned agricultural concerns and biotechnology. Act as scientific panel member for federal, state, and local governmental agencies. Provide patent review recomendations and guidance. Develop laboratory productivity plans by incorporating lean processes, Six Sigma process improvements, and introducing automated technologies to the microbiological, molecular biological, and immunological communities.

Provide scientific support and input into the development and the production of nucleic acid detection instrumentation. Develop and produce biological and chemical consumables to support instrumentation and devices.

Phd, Microbiology And Immunology

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Microbiology And Immunology