Food Scientist with over twenty years of experience in the food industry, specifically in the areas of Process Development, R&D, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Food Manufacturing and Production. Knowledge and experience of USDA and FDA regulations and standards associated with food manufacturing.Extensive experience working for fish industries, such as Start Kist, Bumble Bee Foods, among other, and international seafood industries on the following areas:- Improvement of tuna process method by investigating the influence of thermal process in heat- stable enzymes in tuna prior to canning and its effect in texture properties and can yield.- Enhancement of tuna meat texture and can yield by using functional vegetable broth.- Fish protein isolate of white flesh fish (Pacific whiting) by using acid or alkaline treatments.- Developed new fish by-product, such as smoked fish sausage, by using non-marketable fish species from the Caribbean Islands.Specialties: Protein chemistry/isolate/analysis/application, thermal process application, Radio Frequency and Microwave validation, freezing technology, process development, R&D, product development, food processing and safety, quality control, and HACCP plan design.