James Ledo Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

I am module leader for 5 modules, 4 related to food safety and quality management, and 1 on Human Biochemistry and Physiology. I also teach on applied research methods and design, and supervise student research projects at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. My research focuses on using multidisciplinary approaches to unravel the underlying.

Accra, Ghana

• Contribute to data-driven research strategy in the areas of food safety.
• Provide food safety consulting services to food businesses to strengthen their control and assurance systems.
• Research into potential hazards, where they enter and how they behave in the food production chain, and how to mitigate them.
• Actively seek contract and grant funding to support food research institute research programs.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Wageningen, Netherlands

• Experience gained as Ph.D. researcher and academic guest lecturer in the Food Quality and Design group of Wageningen University and Research. Engaged in Ph.D. research to unravel strategies to improve quality control.
• Managed the day-to-day operations of the trial and field activities, including trial start-up, conduct, and close-out activities.
• Interpretated qualitative and quantitative data using SPSS, R, and other statistical tools.
• Communicated… Show more Experience gained as Ph.D. researcher and academic guest lecturer in the Food Quality and Design group of Wageningen University and Research. Engaged in Ph.D. research to unravel strategies to.
• Communicated with supervisors, project collaborators (in the Netherlands and abroad), and funding agency through reports and presentations
• Designed and implemented four field investigations involving sampling, laboratory analysis, and intervention study.

Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

• My role involved the development of a food safety culture assessment tool to diagnose company-specific food safety culture. Specifically, I was in
• Formulated project plans for the validation of a developed assessment tool to evaluate food safety culture in three food processing companies in Zimbabwe (Nestle, Dairibod and Kefalos).
• Planned and executed food sampling and microbiological analysis for three dairy processing companies in Zimbabwe to assess food safety performance, and… Show more My role involved the development of a food safety.
• Planned and executed food sampling and microbiological analysis for three dairy processing companies in Zimbabwe to assess food safety performance, and provided advise towards improvement.
• Research contributed to one publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal (Food Control). Show less

Tarkwa, Ghana

• My responsibilities included;
• Technical advisor to the medical team on clinical nutrition and dietetic management activities in a hospital setting including pediatrics.
• Planned and implemented the food safety and hygiene inspection protocols for catering service providers to ensure food safety for mine employees.
• Used communication skills to guide clients to adopt dietary lifestyle changes.
• Successfully established a functioning dietetic department in ABA hospital for providing… Show more My responsibilities included;
• Successfully established a functioning dietetic department in ABA hospital for providing dietary counselling and nutrition support for out and in-patients. Show less

Three Northern Regions

• My role involved;.
• Provided assistance to the co-ordinator to organize research instruments and logistics for the field data collection and worked with District Directorate to locate research sites.
• Developed training and briefing materials for field support staff.
• Proactively identified, analyzed, prioritized, mitigated, and communicated project risks to field support staff.
• Provided technical support to measure anthropometric and haemoglobin parameters to determine… Show more My role involved;.
• Provided technical support to measure anthropometric and haemoglobin parameters to determine nutritional status of study participants. Show less

Accra

• My role involved;
• Provided support in the design and implementation of field surveys, organization of logistics for field research, and managing stakeholders.
• Planned and executed laboratory protocols for food product analysis.
• Developed and implemented training and briefing of fieldwork staff.

Postgraduate Certificate Teaching In Academic Practice

Took 3 modules: Teaching and supporting learning, Technology Enhanced Learning, Teaching and Assessment, and Investigating your practice..

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Food Quality Management

Activities and Societies: Multidisciplinary research into approaches towards improving safety and hygiene control practices in emerging.

Master Of Science Degree, Food Quality Management With Specialization In Food Safety

Activities and Societies: Member of Nicolas Appert Courses studied include; Food safety management, Food law, Food quality analysis and.

Certificate In Project Management, Project Management

Training in preparation for the PMP certification.

Master Of Science, Dietetics

Activities and Societies: Member graduate student association Courses studied include; Diet therapy, Communication, Bio statistics and.

Bsc, Nutrition And Biochemistry, Second Class Upper Division