Experience

Exponent

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Scientist

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Policy Director

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2021



R.WARD CONSULTANCY LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services

• Independent Food Chain Risk Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2021

  Independent consumer risk protection advisor for standards and specification setting to deliver effective risk management whilst enabling innovation and freedom to operate; Competent advisor on emerging issues, process contaminants, contaminants, food allergens and food chain QA for food and food supplements across manufacturing and retail. Independent consumer risk protection advisor for standards and specification setting to deliver effective risk management whilst enabling innovation and freedom to operate; Competent advisor on emerging issues, process contaminants, contaminants, food allergens and food chain QA for food and food supplements across manufacturing and retail.



PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Food Safety Scientific Regulatory Affairs Manager EUROPE

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2011

  Risk management strategies and standards development across food and toys; Corporate specialist for contaminants and allergens – regionally and globally; Lead for internal education and risk communication strategies for food safety issues, working closely with public affairs European company liaison on food safety issues (e.g. acrylamide, mycotoxins, allergens) with scientific and industry bodies, and overall technical consultant for internal business and external partners, e.g. Chair UK food industry allergen steering group, Chair European food industry steering groups on mycotoxins, Co-chair European food industry expert group on allergen management, Invited expert on Anaphylaxis Campaign Technical Advisory Board. Show less

• Regulatory Affairs Manager

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2006

  General technical food regulation interpretation, including GMO, labelling and chemical contaminants; Liaison with international scientific and regulatory experts and industry bodies ; Technical support for incident and issue management ; Internal co-lead negotiator to establish agro-contaminants monitoring program ~€400M pa

• Laboratory Manager

  • Oct 1997 - Aug 2000

  Provide technical counsel and support for product development and incident management; Led analytical laboratory team in routine quality assurance and product development analysis; Managed major infrastructure incident liaising with external contractors and insurance bodies ~£1.2MM value



University of Nottingham

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-doctoral Research Assistant

  • Oct 1994 - Oct 1997

  Lead researcher on ECVAM/FRAME joint project on ethics human volunteer toxicity / efficacy testing in non-drug safety assessment and personal care product claims; Conducted and co-ordinated contract research to develop and validate toxicity tests and integrated strategies for product safety assessment use by the personal care and consumer goods industries, specifically epithelial in vitro model tissue systems for irritancy prediction (skin, eye, respiratory). Day-to-day industry liaison contact for FRAME research support and industry animal testing policy development. Show less