Bio

-Blue Ribbon Task Force Committee Member, Washington, DC on E. coli O157:H7. -Keynote Speaker at food safety conferences around the globe (USA, Japan, Dubai, Canada, Thailand, New Zealand, Spain, Chile, India...) -Was instrumental in passing the Food Facilities Sanitation Bill AB 1427 in California State Assembly that cleared the way for the ozone to be approved in California Cal Code (2012) -Board level Food Safety Task Force Committee; Food Marketing Institute, FMI -Fight Bac Campaign Committee; American Meat Institute, AMI -Board of Directors, International Meat and HACCP Alliance. -Board of Advisors, Center for Food Safety , University of Georgia -Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Principal of FoodLabs. -Board of Directors, FoodTrust - SQF Systems - FMI. -Developed a Remote Video Auditing (RVA) program for animal welfare, GMPs and food safety audits -Yum Brands! Animal Welfare Council. -3-A Sanitary Standards Committee - Cheese Industry. -Member of the (EAB), Educational Advisory Board - Food Safety Summit Group. -Member of the GFSI e-Commerce Technical Working Group USA & Canada -American Institute of Baking (AIB). -National Livestock and Meat Board - Ground Beef Processing Committee. -Institute of Food Technologist, IFT - Member-at-Large (Dairy Division). -California Dairy Industry Association -The California Egg Commission / Labeling and Food Safety Committee. -Food Quality Assurance Association -Chairman, Food Safety Advisory Council - LA County, CA -California Food Safety Advisory Council (FSAC); Orange Counties, Member. -California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law (CURFEL) -The recipient of Borden’s President Award for New Product Innovation -The recipient of the Sani Professional “Food Safety Champion Award” -The recipient of the Sani Professional “Outstanding Food Safety Program Innovation Award” -The recipient of Southern California IFT “Distinguished Achievement Award”.