With more than 10 years of experience in food safety and quality assurance, this food safety and quality assurance expert specializes in food safety management systems, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, hazard analysis, preventive controls for food manufacturing operations, and commodity-specific food safety regulations. His expertise includes FDA regulations, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance, HACCP and Seafood HACCP programs, BRC and SQF standards, sanitation systems, consumer safety, hazard and risk assessments, supply chain controls, SKU development, and quality management program development. He also has prior expert witness experience involving food safety and regulatory matters.

His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Biology, complemented by specialized professional training in Seafood HACCP, Preventive Controls for Human Food under FSMA, internal auditing, BRC food safety standards, dairy microbiology, and quality management. This technical foundation supports his work in regulatory compliance, food safety auditing, quality systems implementation, food manufacturing operations, and commodity-specific compliance programs.

Throughout his career, he has advanced from laboratory and quality control positions to leadership roles in food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and consulting. As the founder of an independent food safety consulting practice, he advises food manufacturers on FSMA implementation, HACCP plan development, BRC and SQF compliance, sanitation programs, standard operating procedure (SOP) development, manufacturing facility floorplan reviews, commodity-specific regulatory compliance, supply chain controls, vendor risk assessments, consumer safety training, monitoring records, specifications, databases, and documentation systems. Earlier in his career, he served as a Consumer Safety Officer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, conducting inspections of domestic and imported food facilities, investigating regulatory violations, participating in food tampering investigations, receiving training in standards of evidence, and enforcing federal food safety regulations. His additional industry experience includes managing food safety and quality programs for consumer food manufacturers, overseeing sanitation departments, implementing preventive controls, supporting new product and SKU development, conducting commodity-specific risk assessments, and successfully managing product recall events, including a hazelnut recall later used by the FDA as a positive investigator training case study.

In addition to his consulting work, he has developed customized food safety training programs and quality management systems for food manufacturers seeking compliance with domestic and international regulatory standards. His work also includes developing instructional presentations and comprehensive food safety documentation to support regulatory compliance and operational consistency. His combination of regulatory enforcement experience, manufacturing quality leadership, consulting practice, and practical implementation of food safety systems provides comprehensive expertise in food safety and quality assurance, regulatory compliance, hazard analysis, sanitation, preventive controls, and accepted food industry standards.