The International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) is the premier technical society of the beverage industry. As the only international society dedicated solely to the scientific and technical aspects of soft drinks and beverages, ISBT provides a unique, non-competitive forum for networking with other experts in the field at a technical level.Membership is open to any person engaged in the science, technology or production of soft drinks or beverages including those suppliers to the beverage industry whose principle occupation is primarily technical in nature. This includes individuals employed by bottlers, franchise companies, packaging, flavor, ingredient and equipment suppliers who are engaged in scientific or technical positions. ISBT is comprised of individual members, not corporations."Fructose content and compositions of commercial HFCS-sweetened carbonated beverages" , JS White, LJ Hobbs and S Fernandez, International Journal of Obesity (2015),39, 176-182http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v39/n1/pdf/ijo201473a.pdf

Moderator, Beverage and Health Forum of 2007 International Beverage Forum on Sport and Health, Beijing, China

Held a variety of technical management positions:Laboratory ManagerTechnical Services Manager, High Fructose SyrupsTechnical Services Manager, SweetenersTechnical Services Director, Corn MillingTechnical Director, Food and Beverage Application"Fate of Bacterial Pathogens and Indicator Organisms in Liquid Sweeteners" Niroomand, Sperber, Lewandowski and Hobbs. Journal of Food Protection, Vol.61, No.3, 1998, Pages 295-299.Chairman's Innovation Award 2002Author, "Corn Sweeteners", Corn Chemistry and Technology, 2nd Ed. Pamela White and Lawrence A. Johnson, Ed., American Association of Cereal Chemists Press, 2003.Author, "Sweeteners From Starch: Production, Properties and Uses", Starch Chemistry and Technology, 3rd Ed., James BeMiller and Roy Whistler, Academic Press, 2009