Liquid Processing Engineer

• Aug 2021 - Present

Director of Food Safety and Quality

• Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

Boombox, a startup retort co-packer, caters to an agile, innovative customer base and offers a low minimum order quantity. I worked closely with customers and the production team to ensure that the finished product was the highest quality and met all expectations. • Established the Food Safety and Quality Program • Brought the company into compliance with low acid canned food regulations • Enabled new product lines and enlarged the customer base by 500% Boombox, a startup retort co-packer, caters to an agile, innovative customer base and offers a low minimum order quantity. I worked closely with customers and the production team to ensure that the finished product was the highest quality and met all expectations. • Established the Food Safety and Quality Program • Brought the company into compliance with low acid canned food regulations • Enabled new product lines and enlarged the customer base by 500%

Systems Integration Manager

• Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

Retained to fill a gap in a cross-disciplinary team to design, develop, debug, and program a progressive assembly line in a fast-paced environment. •Implemented a systematic method for programming with anticipation of future needs/developments •Applied skill to create schematics/BOM/panel layout, assist with electrical panel builds, program PLCs, HMIs, robots, cameras, and other automation devices, and to commission machines •Used Beckhoff coding environment to put together modular, highly flexible control program for a progressive assembly line •Serviced Allen-Bradley PLC’s in the field

Director Of Technology

• Apr 2015 - Feb 2019

Dairyvative Technologies launched a novel aseptic milk preservation technology. As a key member of the startup team I led hands-on iterative process development, dove into equipment modifications, and managed plant buildout, installations, and system integration. My math and engineering skill became essential to the thorough analysis of rheology issues, process calculations, equipment specifications and automation programming. Dairyvative Technologies launched a novel aseptic milk preservation technology. As a key member of the startup team I led hands-on iterative process development, dove into equipment modifications, and managed plant buildout, installations, and system integration. My math and engineering skill became essential to the thorough analysis of rheology issues, process calculations, equipment specifications and automation programming.

Product Development Specialist

• 2012 - 2015

Cambrooke Therapeutics, now a division of Ajinomoto, developed unique medical foods for people with inborn errors of metabolism (e.g., PKU, Tyrosinemia ). I developed and implemented specialized enteric formulas and processes to produce them. I played an active role in the build and regulatory compliance of a $5MM fluid aseptic medical foods plant buildout. Cambrooke Therapeutics, now a division of Ajinomoto, developed unique medical foods for people with inborn errors of metabolism (e.g., PKU, Tyrosinemia ). I developed and implemented specialized enteric formulas and processes to produce them. I played an active role in the build and regulatory compliance of a $5MM fluid aseptic medical foods plant buildout.

Plant Technician

• Jun 2010 - 2012

Pilot aseptic offered pilot plant testing capabilities and thermal processing expertise. We worked with a broad range of customers to validate thermal processes for new products. Pilot aseptic offered pilot plant testing capabilities and thermal processing expertise. We worked with a broad range of customers to validate thermal processes for new products.

A/V Coordinator

• May 2007 - Jun 2010