High Protein Low Carbohydrate Foods and Beverages Manufacturing Formulation Expert

Expertise

• Manufacture of high protein low carbohydrate bar formulations.
• Production of high energy and sport beverages; fruit and vegetable juice processing.
• Facility startup for sugar replacement blends; infused fruits and vegetables, soy isolate, fish protein concentrates, whey protein concentrates.
• Food product formulation, herbal extraction, food dehydration.
• Quality Assurance and SOP's for food and dairy products.
• Food industry membrane processing.

Experience

• Chef Jays Food Products (Tri-O-Plex Bars): Developed High Protein Low Carbohydrate bars; process engineering for higher through-put continuous line, quality control.
• Agro Mar, Inc., General Manager: Designed processes, procured equipment & helped start a manufacturing plant for the production of aloe vera juice, concentrates and freeze dried powder. Unique process was developed & utilized that retained the high molecular weight polysaccharides in its natural state.
• Rustan, Inc., CEO: Organized a new venture from concept to full production of infused and dried fruits. Managed production engineering, quality assurance and marketing until the project was completed.
• Florida Food Products, R & D and Quality Control Director: Designed plants for aloe vera juice, freeze dried/spray dried powders and carrot juice concentrate production. Developed new products: V-8 match and nutraceutical juice blends.
• Rich Products, Director-New Venture: Developed a unique line of pre-proofed frozen dough products and infused fruits for ice cream and snack application. Also designed and scaled up a continuous production line for bread rolls.
• General Mills, Associate Principle Scientist: Helped commercialize a profitable beverage called "Squeezit" and managed most creative product development.
• The Pillsbury Co., Senior Scientist: Product development work with food bars, pizza, refrigerated bread dough.
• Land O Lakes, Inc., Process Engineering Manager:Improved portion of Soybean solvent extraction; developed a unique calf-milk replacer and a soy protein isolate. Managed department for project engineering, technical services, process improvements for whey, milk and cheese

Honors & Publications

• Published and presented papers on aloe vera processing

Education

• Ph.D., Food Science & Technology
• M.S., Chemical Engineering
• B.S., Chemical Engineering