Expert Details
Sheeted Potato Snacks (Fried or Baked), Processed Nuts, Extruded Snacks
ID: 722660
Thailand
Expert began his career 30 years ago in snack food product development for a major U.S. snack food producer. He patented a new generation sheeted potato snack and has worked with customers around the world to develop new products in corn snacks and potato snacks.
Expert has 30 years’ experience within the snack food industry including fabricated potato snacks, stackable potato chips processed nuts (oil-roasted and honey-roasted), extruded corn snacks, potato chips, corn chips, and tortilla chips.
Expert has 30 years of experience within the snack food industry including substantial experience in processed nuts: oil roasted ground nuts and tree nuts; dry roasted peanuts and cashews; and honey-roasted peanuts and cashews. He specializes in continuous processing systems for optimum finished product quality.
Expert has 30 years’ experience within the snack food industry including substantial experience in potato chips. He is a world expert in fabricated potato snacks and stackable potato chips.
Expert has worked in the snack industry for 30 years, mainly in potato chips, both traditional and fabricated. He is a world expert in stackable potato chips. He developed and patented a process for making a new generation stackable potato chip. He is qualified for process audits, re-engineering, and quality improvements. He also has knowledge and resources for the supply of full turnkey processing and packaging systems for potato chips, fabricated potato chips, and stackable potato chips.
Expert has 30 years’ experience in the snack food industry with potato chips, both traditional, and fabricated and stackable. He is a world expert in fabricated potato chips. He developed and patented a process for making a new generation fabricated potato chip. He is qualified for process audits, re-engineering, quality improvements and supply of full turnkey systems for potato chip and fabricated potato chip processing and packaging systems. He also is experienced in processed tree nuts and ground nuts, extruded snacks, and sheeted corn snacks.
Expert has 30 years’ experience in the snack food industry with substantial experience in the frying of snack foods, including experience with oils, oil qualities, troubleshooting frying systems, and other technical support.
Expert offered on-site technical input, reformulation, and system improvement for a stackable potato chip processing/packaging line.He reformulated a sheeted potato snack in order to increase bag-fill and reduce oil pick-up. Expert performed a process audit on an extruded multi-grain snack system for increased output, longer shelf life and reduction in scrap.He redesigned an ingredient mixer for product improvement in stackable potato chips. Expert supplied technical and engineering support for supply of a full-turnkey processing and packaging system for stackable potato chips.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1973 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Biology | Institution: University of Tennessee |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1990 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President/Founder | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is involved in project management, technology transfer and support, key operator training, product formulation, process audits, and new product development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1990 | Employer: Nabisco International | Title: Operations specialist | Department: Snack and Biscuit |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for project supervision, transfer of snack technology, new product development, process reviews and audits, and quality assurance for international operations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1981 | Employer: Standard Brands | Title: Product Development Specialist | Department: Planters Snacks |
Responsibilities:Expert worked on the development of Planters Stackable Potato Chips and other "stackable" products, and the development of extruded snacks. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1997 to 1998 | Country / Region: Egypt | Summary: Expert provided technical support and engineering for installation, formulation, start-up, and operation of a stackable potato chip system. He also designed a manual packaging system. |
| Years: 2000 to 2000 | Country / Region: Saudi Arabia | Summary: He performed reformulation of a sheeted potato snack for quality improvement and scrap reduction. |
| Years: 2002 to 2002 | Country / Region: Chile | Summary: Expert performed reformulation and re-engineering of a stackable potato chip process system. |
| Years: 2005 to 2005 | Country / Region: Oman | Summary: He provided process audits, quality analysis and production / packaging related solutions for three snack systems including; direct-expanded extruded snacks, pelleted snacks and potato chips. |
| Years: 2002 to 2005 | Country / Region: China | Summary: Expert provided technical support, engineering, equipment installation, and key operator training for a turnkey stackable potato chip system. |
Additional Experience
| Vendor Selection |
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| Over the past 14 years Expert has developed specifications and sourced equipment for projects in China, Egypt, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Chile, Canada, and the U.S. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He developed Employer's foundation for marketing. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has built a client base in every continent and continues to supply technical and engineering support as well as full turn-key systems. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Expert is a native English speaker. |
| Spanish | He can speak, read, and write Spanish at a very good level. |
| Thai | His spoken Thai is fluent and his reading is at a basic level. |
| Chinese | His spoken Chinese is rusty at this time. |
Fields of Expertise
potato chip, fabricated potato snack, stackable potato snack, snack food product development, fried snack food, nut (fruit) processing, potato processing, snack chip, snack food, snack food frying, international operations, tree nut, potato starch, food product development, food processing quality, food research and development, food product process development, baked food product, food processing plant safety, food package, snack food extruding, snack food baking, food product manufacturing, food product research and development management, food product cost reduction, food processing plant, food processing plant design, rice chip, corn chip, tortilla, food processing good manufacturing practice, food processing technology, food ingredient technology, food product extruder, food extrusion screw, nut (fruit), food formulation, food additive, food, potato, frying, food product, food processing equipment, food processing, food ingredient, food extrusion, flavor, cereal (food), batch oven, baking