Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Expert Details

Food Product Research and Development for Manufacturing and Food Service Companies

ID: 720404 North Carolina, USA

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FAST-FOOD OPERATIONS. Expert has been intimately involved with the food service industry since 1979 as Director of R&D with Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppes and Hardee's restaurants. Since 1991 he has provided hands-on consulting for America's Favorite Chicken, Rally's, Golden Fried Chicken, Subway, Boston Market, Taco Bell, and other fast-food operations. He is familiar with all aspects of restaurant operations and corporate management of fast-food establishments.

FOOD FORMULATION. Expert has over 35 years of experience in food formulation in the food manufacturing and food service industries. During that time he has formulated or directed the formulation of countless new products or product refinements. His greatest expertise is in the bakery products, poultry, seafood, and meat industries.

FOOD FUNCTIONAL PROPERTY. With extensive academic studies of bakery and food science as well as food industry experience, he is well versed with the functionality of food products, ingredients, and properties. This enables him to provide clients with finished products that taste great and withstand processing and storage conditions inherent in the production of such products. He remains current with state-of-the-art technologies related to specific food properties.

FOOD INGREDIENT. Expert has current, in-depth knowledge of food ingredients, their sources, availability, cost, and impact on products and processing. He is able to use this knowledge to create and develop new products that satisfy consumers and clients in a cost-efficient, consistent manner. Through the Internet and related computer resources, he has access to all available food ingredient databases.

FOOD PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; FOOD PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. He has directed the overall management of product development and refinement for a variety of top 100 food manufacturing and food service firms. His direction has not only resulted in numerous successful products but in an efficient time and cost effective manner. His ability to anticipate consumer trends and meet customer needs is key to his success. He is proficient in computer-based product design models.

FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SERVICE; QUICK-SERVICE MEAL. A genuine passion for the food service industry since childhood has allowed Expert to enthusiastically serve clients with hands-on knowledge and skills. His unique combination of academic training and industrial experience provides his customers with the right information and the right product(s) to be successful in this ever-changing industry. He has assisted clients in virtually every segment of the industry, from fine dining to quick service to the rapidly emerging home meal replacement category.

HOME MEAL REPLACEMENT. Familiar with ready-to-eat or heat food products, expert has provided clients with hands-on product development and technical expertise since 1994. His satisfied clients include Boston Market, Harris Teeter SuperMarkets, Tyson Food Service, Con Agra Food Service, Armour Food Ingredients, and others.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Product Formulation
Baking R&D
Troubleshooting
Food Chemistry
Food Safety
Cereal Chem.
Product/Project Mgmt.
Sensory Evaluation
Food Service Ops
Innovation
Product Development
Strategic Planning


After starting his company in 1991, he has helped dozens of satisfied clients in both manufacturing and food service product development, with an emphasis on the food service sector. He has worked with several new product start-up ventures for individual entrepreneurs and small businesses. This involves all aspects of starting up, including product formulation, marketing, packaging, location of manufacturer(s), labeling, regulations, distribution, sales, pricing, and advertising.

Expert Witness
He has provided legal expertise to law firms involved in food-related trials since 1981. The areas he has consulted on have included food formulations, personal injury, food safety, patent infringement, franchisor/franchisee relationships, HACCP, and restaurant operations.

Training/Seminars
He developed a Sales Building Workshop, which helps clients to better understand how to sell their products to foodservice accounts.
As an expert litigation witness he has assisted both plaintiffs and defendants with all aspects of food industry and food service related cases including personal injury, food safety, patent infringement, food sanitation, food storage and distribution, food shelf life issues, restaurant operations, food formulations, food product and menu development and restaurant food handling issues including federal, state and local health department regulations.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1979 Degree: MS Subject: Food Science Institution: North Carolina State University-Raleigh
Year: 1975 Degree: BS Subject: Bakery Science Institution: Kansas State University-Manhattan

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: President Department: Food Manufacturing
Responsibilities:
He assists food manufacturing and food service companies in developing innovative, consumer driven new products as well as optimizing existing products. He provides state of the art technical services which save the client time and money. Expert witness services provide unbiased testimony for all types of food related litigation.

Partial Client list:
Kraft Foods, Dr. Lucy's, Schwan's Foods, Sara Lee Corp., Westminster Bakers, Cheesecake Factory, Boston Market, Golden Corral, Taco Bell, Popeye's, Church's Fried Chicken, Numerous Start-UP Entrepreneurs
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1984 to 1991 Employer: Hardee's Food Systems Title: Director of R&D Department: Research and Development
Responsibilities:
He directed corporate R&D efforts for one of the top 5 QSR chains including product development, product optimization and technical services. He created and led the product development group responsible for the creation and implementation of several new products which led directly to growth of company sales and profits.

After developing the R & D department and several new product
introductions with Jerrico, Inc. I was recruited to Hardee’s
to expand the R & D department from 5
people ($400K/yr budget) to 13 people ($1.6 MM budget). Achieved
increased technical capability and introduction of 12 new products
in six years. Managed all corporate R & D projects. Led staff of 13
in planning and developing new and refined menu items which
contributed to corporate sales growth.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1979 to 1984 Employer: Jerrico, Inc. Title: Director of Food Technology Department: Food and Beverage
Responsibilities:
He managed all new product development for Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppes as well as two additional regional restaurant chains. He assisted with food photography for television commercials and print advertising. He developed the signature batter formulation for Long John Silver's menu items ensuring consistency and customer satisfaction in over 1500 shoppes.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1975 to 1977 Employer: Campbell Taggart Title: Assistant Project Leader Department: Research and Development
Responsibilities:
He assisted with the creation and development of numerous new chemically leavened products including cookies, biscuits, crackers, toaster pastries and refrigerated dough specialty items.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: to Present Country / Region: Summary: Expert has provided technical expertise to the poultry industry in South Korea.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Expert is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists. He was elected to the Executive Committee of the IFT's Foodservice Division and was appointed to the Steering Committee of IFT's Carolina-Virginia Chapter. He is also a member of the American Association of Cereal Chemists, the Society for the Advancement of Foodservice Systems Research, and Phi Kappa Tau (Food Science Honorary). While at Kansas State University, expert was the President of the Bakery Science Club, a recipient of the Universal Foods Scholarship, and named Outstanding Senior of the Bakery Science Department.
Licenses / Certifications
Certified Food Scientist, part of the inaugural class designated by the Institute of Food Technologists in 2013.
Professional Appointments
Committee Chairperson for American Red Cross Blood Services Committee
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Awards / Recognition
Volunteer of the Year for Nash County, NC American Red Cross Blood Services
Publications and Patents Summary
He has two publications dealing with food and food applications.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has provided legal expertise to law firms involved in food-related trials since 1981. The areas he has consulted on have included food formulations, personal injury, food safety, patent infringement, franchisor/franchisee relationships, HACCP, and restaurant operations.
Training / Seminars
He developed a Sales Building Workshop, which helps clients to better understand how to sell their products to foodservice accounts.
Vendor Selection
Expert has experience locating vendors of food flavors and essences (Universal Flavors), frozen specialty products (Schwan's Foodservice), batters and breadings (Newlyweds, Griffith Labs), spices and seasonings (Georgia Spice, McCormick)and food regulatory attorneys (in South Korea).
Marketing Experience
Over the past 23 years, expert has provided in-depth assistance in developing and launching numerous new and improved products. He has worked with individual entrepreneurs and major multinational companies (Dole and Nabisco).

As an ongoing consultant for Schwans Foodservice, he was asked to evaluate and refine the initial product concept and provide assistance for the launch into food service national accounts.

Boston Market hired him to provide food science expertise to culinary developed recipes for implementation into over 1500 restaurants throughout the US. This scientific discipline provided restaurant operations ease leading to consistent customer satisfaction.
Other Relevant Experience
Expert provides hands-on technical expertise for entrepreneurs wanting to turn favorite family recipes into retail and or food service new products. This turn key approach provides industry insight and contacts unavailable to most new start up companies allowing dreams and goals to be met efficiently and effectively.

Fields of Expertise

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