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:: Speakers/Panelists Processing Technology Expo 2005 Speaker Faculty » September 13, 2005 [Emphasis on Chemical, Food, Pharmaceutical and Dry Particulate Processing] » March 29, 2005 [Emphasis on Food Processing] » June 28, 2005 [Emphasis on Pharmaceutical Processing] » August 23, 2005 [Emphasis on Dry Particulate Processing] August 23, 2005
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Speakers
Donald J. Graham
President
Graham Sanitary Design Consulting, Ltd
Donald J. Graham, president of Graham Sanitary Design Consulting, Ltd., is an expert on the application of sanitary design principles to food-processing facilities. Before founding his own company, Graham spent more than 10 years at Sverdrup Facilities, Inc., St. Louis, MO, as Senior Food/Sanitation Technologist. While at Sverdrup he earned the designation of Sverdrup Fellow, the corporation’s highest award for technical achievement. Prior to joining Sverdrup, Graham held various technical positions with the Green Giant Co., William Underwood Co. and the International Division of Pet, Inc. He has a master’s degree in food science and technology from Michigan State University, and currently teaches sanitary design at four major universities.
Charles S. Kline
Safety Consultant
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc
Charlie joined J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. in 1999 with a background in safety and quality assurance. He develops and presents industrial safety and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training.
Charlie’s past work experience includes quality assurance supervision for Anheuser-Busch. In that role, he co-led the Safety Core Group, was responsible for chemical safety and personal protective equipment, and developed and presented OSHA and corporate safety training programs. He also was an Incident Commander for confined space rescue and hazardous materials response, and a primary member of the Emergency Medical Response Team.
Most recently, Charlie was the Corporate Quality Auditor for Perdue Farms, Inc., a major food manufacturer. There he helped to re-engineer the company’s corporate quality policies in accordance with ISO 9000 and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). Charlie also served as an Associate Instructor for the Safety Council of Central New York where he conducted on-site OSHA-related training.
Y. Martin Lo, PhD
Associate Professor
Food Bioprocess Engineering
University of Maryland
Dr. Y. Martin Lo joined the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Maryland College Park in July 2001, after being on the faculty of the University of Delaware for four years. He is an Associate Professor in Food Bioprocess Engineering and an Extension Specialist in Food Processing Safety. Dr. Lo received his Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from National Taiwan University in 1989. He came to the United States in 1991 to pursue graduate studies. He received his M.S. (1993) and Ph.D. (1995) in Food Science and Technology, with a minor in Biochemical Engineering, from the Ohio State University.
Dr. Lo has extensive experience in the development of novel bioprocesses. He has established active research program in developing whole-cell biosensors for food safety and environmental monitoring. He serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI of federally and regionally funded competitive grants totaling more than $1.1 million. To date, Dr. Lo has published more than twenty articles in prestigious journals and is an Associate Editor for the Handbook of Food Technology and Engineering. He has been an active member of IFT, AIChE, IBE, ASAE, and CAFS.
As an Extension Specialist, Dr. Lo is known for his efforts in building research-based extension program. He is helping farmers on the Eastern Shore in identifying value-added applications for their crops. He has also conducted intensive HACCP training courses for local poultry processors and international delegates. He continues to contribute internationally by serving as the North America Coordinator for a series of conferences on Oriental Food and Functional Food. He is currently the Research Advisor for the Chinese Institute of Food Science & Technology and the Hong Kong Food Science & Technology Association.
David K. Park
President
Food-Defense, LLC
In 2002, Park founded ComplexityKey, a (501)(c)(3) organization, serving as the industry “connection” to the George Washington University National Decision Assessment Immersion Center (NDAIC) and the Alpha Institute “Alpha MethodTM”, offering industry complex decision-making consulting, advanced software solutions, and educational research & development programs in immersive assessment environments designed to connect, facilitate, and enable diverse governmental, industrial, academic and public domain interests to arrive at “best-decision” outcomes and solutions.
Park received his undergraduate degree in Food Science from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana in 1972. Employed by the National Food Processors Association Eastern Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. as a Section Head, Process Engineering until July, 1980. He and his staff provided in-plant and laboratory technical support to over 600 industry members on new technology assessment, process establishment, FDA process registrations and process filings, process deviation safety evaluations, product spoilage investigations, and assisted firms in product recalls, provided industry education and training. His responsibilities included directing the development of industry training programs on technology applications and related federal regulations.
In 1980, Park became VP, Technical Director of TechniCAL, Inc., a thermal processing consulting services and products company located in New Orleans, LA. There he developed and managed a novel U.S. thermal processing consulting program assisting industry to comply with FDA and USDA regulatory requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Park began employment with FMC FoodTech in November, 1994, serving as TechniCAL Manager of the Process Technologies Laboratory, Process Management Group of FMC FoodTech in Madera, CA, responsibilities included management of the design and pilot-simulation of batch and continuous process development for new customer product and packaging applications.
Park has been appointed to industry advisory committees extensively throughout his career including the NFPA “Thermal Processes for Low-Acid Foods in Metal Containers” and “Process Establishment for Semi Rigid and Flexible Containers”. He served on the R&DA Board of Directors from 1986-90 and as Chairman for 1990-91. He is a recipient of the National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers’ NAFEM/89 Honorary Doctorate of Food Service Award. Park is considered an FDA/USDA regulatory authority in the area of thermally processed low-acid and acidified shelf stable and extended shelf-life (ESL) foods.
Robert Strong, PhD
VP, Quality Management Systems
The Steritech Group, Inc
Robert Strong, PhD is the Vice-President of Quality Management Systems for The Steritech Group, Inc.’s Food Safety Division. He has played a pivotal role in the development and expansion of Steritech’s food safety operations in the areas of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) and vendor assurance programs. With more than 30 years of experience and leadership in the industry, he has worked for a variety of companies, doing extensive work in the areas of auditing, quality assurance and product development during his career.
In addition to his work in cultivating protocols for Quality Management, Bob oversees food safety auditing programs for a number of leading hospitality and manufacturing chains in the United States. He has worked in and traveled to many parts of the globe and is a frequently requested seminar speaker in the areas of GMP and HACCP. He has recently spoken at the Whitmire Micro-Gen Institute of Technology and Canada’s Industry and Accident Prevention Food and Beverage Annual Health and Safety Conference. He is also a published author, most recently producing articles for Today’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality on the topic of food security.
Bob holds both his PhD and BSC in Chemistry from the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England.
June 28th, 2005
Emphasis On Pharmaceutical Processing
Industrial Network Security Vulnerabilities and Solutions
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Al Cooley leads Verano’s security marketing efforts. He has more than 15 years of marketing experience at large public companies like Motorola and Digital Equipment, as well as venture–backed firms such as Astaro, I-Logix and NetPlane. Cooley led marketing efforts for one of the first integrated perimeter security offerings. At Digital Equipment, Cooley focused on vertical industry marketing within manufacturing industries, including helping to pioneer open access to control systems.
Cooley holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and has conducted advanced studies in computer engineering at Boston University. He has written and presented on a wide range of network security topics, including effective Web blocking, virus and spam protection and how to use integrated security platforms to improve network security.
Drug Safety Issues – Affect and Outlook for the Industry
Moderator
Michael Auerbach
Editor-in-Chief
Pharmaceutical Processing
Speakers
Louis A. Morris, Ph.D.
President
Louis A. Morris and Associates, Inc.
Dr. Morris provides research, consulting, training and project development services. He works on a variety of issues including patient information and compliance, Rx-to-OTC switches, advertising regulation, risk management, health policy, and communications research. He served at the Food and Drug Administration for 23 years, where he held a variety of positions including Acting Division Director and Branch Chief in the Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications.
Dr. Morris has also served as a Scholar-in-Residence at the American University's Department of Marketing as well as on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, and Georgetown University Medical School. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at the Temple University School of Pharmacy. He has authored over 100 journal articles and book chapters on the topics of health and risk communications. Dr. Morris has served as an expert consultant to the Federal Trade Commission, the President's Bioethics Commission, Harvard University's Center for Risk Analysis, the Food and Drug Administration and numerous pharmaceutical and communication companies.
Dr. Morris earned his doctoral degree in psychology from Tulane University in 1974. He served as president of the Drug Information Association from 1994-1995 and was a chair of the Health Policy Committee of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. He is currently a member of the Food and Drug Administration’s Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee.
Speaker
Bill Truhe
Managing Consultant
World Class International (WCI)
Mr. Truhe has been a management consultant to the pharmaceutical industry since 1996. Bill has worked for five of the top ten pharmaceutical manufacturers in the USA. He has developed and managed business transformation projects which have defined his client’s information technology strategy, required to improve performance and ensure regulatory compliance in the areas of R&D, drug safety and pharmacovigilance. Prior to joining WCI, Bill was employed by several multi-national consulting companies such as Cambridge Technology Partners and ZEFER. Bill has a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science and an MBA.
Speaker
Kenneth L. Hintze, Ph.D., DABT
Director of Global Safety & Pharmacovigilance
Kendle International, Inc.
Dr. Hintze received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Iowa State University, followed by Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Pharmacology/Toxicology from the University of Iowa. After serving as a research associate at the State University of New York at Buffalo in the area of Pharmacokinetics, he joined The Procter & Gamble Co. in 1979.
In 1983, he became a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, a board certification in the area of safety and risk assessment. During his 23-year career at Procter & Gamble, Dr. Hintze held many posts, including manager of pharmacovigilance of company products, preclinical safety of cosmetic and drug products, immunology research, and development of information systems for safety and regulatory activities.
For the past three years, he has been the director of Global Safety and Pharmacovigilance at Kendle, a clinical research organization, where his group is responsible for the management and reporting of adverse events from clinical trials and pharmacovigilance of marketed products.
Processing Technology Expo 2004 Speaker Faculty
Participants are listed in alphabetical order.
Cliff Albertson
GM/COO
Huisken Meats
Gary Anderson
Chairman
Dow Corning
Mike Auerbach
Editor-in-Chief
Pharmaceutical Processing magazine
Mike Botta
Editorial Director
Reed Business Information Processing Group
Christine T. Bruhn, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Consumer Research
Dept. of Food Science & Technology UC Davis
Bill Burke
President
Merit Solutions
Rick Carter
Editor-in-Chief
IMPO magazine
Ian Ciesniewski
Technical Director
North American Operations
Mettler Toledo
Mike Corbett
President
Corbett Associates
Joseph Cordaro
Sr. Fellow Engineer
Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Vahdid Ebadat
Vice President
Chilworth Technology Inc.
Dr. Otto Fest
President
OTEK Corp.
Jason Fox
Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer
Color and Glass Performance Materials
Ferro Corp.
Paul Gerhardt, Ph.D.
Microbiology Segment Leader
The National Food Laboratory, Inc.
Pat Gonia
Senior Staff Scientist
Honeywell
Stanley S. Grossel
President
Process Safety & Design Inc.
Don Jones
Regulatory Expertise Leader
Dow Corning Co.
Karen Langhauser
Chief Editor
Food Manufacturing magazine
Wallace Lueders
GM
Accutech
Joseph Marinelli
President
Solids Handling Technologies Inc.
Roddy Martin
Vice President, Industry Strategies Life Sciences
AMR Research
Eric P. Maynard
Project Engineer
Jenike & Johanson Inc.
Eric McClafferty
Attorney
Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC
Scot McLeod
VP Marketing
Ross Systems
Ian McPherson
President
Wireless Data Research Group
Rebecca Morgan
President
Fulcrum Consulting Works
Dan Mullen
President
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM)
Penelope Naas
Director of EU and Regional Affairs
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce,
Washington DC
Cathy C. Oliver
Director, Office of Partnerships and Recognition, OSHA
Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP)
Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Melissa Paulik
Industry Manager, Life Sciences
Microsoft® Business Solutions
Carl Reynolds
Senior Consultant
AAC Consulting Group, Inc.
Sarah Schabaker
DataMax Corp.
Jeff Synder
Packaging Business Development Manager
RVSI
Nancy Syverson
Managing Editor
IMPO magazine
Jim Thomas
President
Lean Masters Consulting Group
Olin Thompson
Managing Partner
Process ERP Partners
Andy Vestal, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Outreach Institute of Food Science & Engineering
Texas A&M
Kendall Young, Ph.D.
Risk Management Specialist
John Zyrkowski
President
Lean Techniques, LLC
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