Expert Details
Food, Confectionery, Ingredients & Pharmaceutical Consultant with pilot plant/scale up facility
ID: 731743
Illinois, USA
While known for our confectionery skills and experience, over the past 25 years our business has expanded to include foods, nutraceutical's, snack foods, pet foods, bakery, and snacks... as well as general technical support in engineering and profess development
This is our core business and I am not at liberty to discuss openly
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2013 | Degree: CFS | Subject: Certified Food Scientist | Institution: |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Food Marketing | Institution: Roosevelt Univerisy |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: BA/BS | Subject: Chemistry and Mathematics | Institution: IIT. University of Illinois, Roosevelt |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Owner and President |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1982 | Employer: Wm. Wrigley & Co. | Title: New Producst Manager/research Chemist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Company's Doublemint Brand cost saving and modernization.. Company diversification efforts aimed at non-gum explorations.. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1970 to 1976 | Employer: Sunmark | Title: R&D Manager/ Plant Manager | Department: Breaker/Willy Wonka |
Responsibilities: |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1966 to 1970 | Employer: IIT Research Institute | Title: Chemist | Department: |
Responsibilities: |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| I have been involved in various legal cases, offering expert support and or witness assistance. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IFT - Institute of Food Technology NCA - National Confectioners Association AACT - American Association of Candy Technologists NCA Advisory Board Scientific Advisory Council member of the Refrigeration Research Foundation |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| CFS |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Stroud Jordan, Candy Hall Of Fame |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 17 personal patents, 85 associated to the company in general. Publications are in various subjects and number over 25. |
Fields of Expertise
aerated candy, artificial sweetener, baked food product, bubble gum, candy, candy manufacturing, caramel candy, chewing gum, chewing gum base, chicle, chocolate, cholesterol-reduced food product, cocoa, cocoa butter, confection, confectionery food engineering, contract manufacturing, corn syrup, enrobing, food, food bulking agent, food functional property, food ingredient, food product, food product development, food product enrichment, food product nutrient enrichment, food product pilot laboratory, food product process development, food product research and development management, food research and development, food yeast, hard candy, high-intensity sweetener, liquid sugar, low-calorie food, marshmallow, nonnutritive sweetener, nougat, panning, recipe, shelf life, snack food, Standard of Identity, sucrose, sucrose crystallization, sugar chemistry, sugar coating process, sugar substitute, sugar-free, sugarless chewing gum, sugarless confection, sugarless hard candy, sugarless ingredient, sweetness, sweetness enhancer