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PhilosophyAs an undergraduate student in chemical engineering, I realized it was important to be focused in a particular area that was of interest to me to provide the greatest opportunity for high productivity. Over 20 years of experience optimizing process and systems in the food and flavor industries, leading design efforts, identifying and implementing cost savings, and improving efficiency, quality and profitability in a variety of manufacturing environments has shown this to be true.Who I amBy specializing in the food industry, I have been able to do my engineering work with the added value of recognizing the special quality requirements of food systems as well as being cognizant of the regulatory issues that face food and pharmaceutical processors. I have the unusual ability to understand the perspective of the food scientist, operational manager, quality control technician, safety coordinator, environmental engineer, maintenance supervisor, client and consumer and to find solutions that meet everyone’s needs because at some point in my career I have worked in each role.My greatest professional enjoyment comes when creating a design for an idea that has been created on a bench top that will bring it to full-scale production and delivery. I like to get into the details and make sure that all the elements, both physical and procedural, are in position to make it succeed. I like to find ways to rearrange current assets to do something new and more productive.My ExperienceI have worked a variety of industries: Cottonseed Oil – milling, extraction and refining Citrus Fruit Processing – juice extraction and pasteurization, peel oil processing Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Processing – Retail fresh cut produce Flavor oil encapsulation – Granular encapsulated flavor powder I am always interested to learn about something new and enjoy having the opportunity to work through challenges, whatever the next product might bring.

Listed skills include Food Industry, Process Improvement, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, and 23 others.