James Zijun Luo Email & Phone Number

Worcester, United Kingdom

Co-directing a small company on a daily basis, acting as Thermal Process Authority within the UK food industry. Validating and optimising industrial thermal process, scheduling new processes, reviewing process data, designing and delivering thermal process training courses. Tested many cookers types (and brands) including retorts, steam/hot air ovens, water immersion cookers, hot smokers, steam jacketed mixers, heat exchangers, hot fillers, tunnel pasteurisers, cook quench chill systems and a range of products including baby food, ready meals, meats, seafoods, vegetables, sauces, soups, cheese, drinks, canned foods and pet food.

Senior role of food technologist, apart from the technical role, managed one direct report. Technical role included: 1) Planning and conducting food thermal validation trials on different process applications at worldwide food industries; 2) Establishing and optimising thermal process schedules for new products and cookers; 3) Writing food research proposals; 4) Delivering training courses in food thermal processing areas; and 5) Responding to technical enquiries and giving thermal process advice.

Planning and conducting food thermal validation trials on different process applications at worldwide food industries; Delivering training courses in food thermal processing areas; Project lead of several food industrial research projects including government DEFRA LINK.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Master’S Degree (Msc)

Bachelor’S Degree (Beng)