Robert Manning Email & Phone Number

I have worked in food manufacturing my entire career and spent more than 25 years in various positions within different food manufacturing industries, in both plant and senior corporate roles. Most of my time has been in Operations and Quality, however, I have worked in Project Management / Engineering, Sustainability, and EHS – Environmental, Health, and Safety.I am a lifelong learner, and my educational background consists of a B.S. in Biology from Salem State College (Salem State University). After graduating and while working, I continued to earn 3 master's degrees, an MBA, and a master’s in engineering management, both from Western New England College (now Western New England University) and a master’s degree in food safety from Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. I am currently pursuing a master’s degree in strategic management and Executive Leadership at Penn State University.My passion is spending time on the plant floor, interacting with people, and helping them solve their problems. I have worked as an internal and external consultant for large firms and international consulting companies. My vast knowledge of operations and quality and time spent as an internal consultant/troubleshooter working on manufacturing problems and improvement areas has given me exceptional insight into plant manufacturing operations. At one point in my career, I was asked to lead a team of plant, corporate, and technical manufacturing experts through a multi-year recall investigation within a facility, eventually leading to my writing In the Midst of a Recall. It was an invaluable lesson that is very difficult to prepare for since they are so complex.Since the recall process is so devastating to people and companies, I decided to write this book to help people get through recalls and to help companies incorporate programs within their operations to prevent conditions leading to recalls. Most importantly, to help build more robust food manufacturing operations to keep the consumers safe, prevent food loss, and help feed the world.