Food Expert Witnesses in Colorado

Food, Public Health - Food Safety, Food Manufacturing, Nutrition, Foodborne Illness, Food Fraud, Food Forensics, Food Poisoning, Food Adulteration, Dietary Supplements, Food Labeling, Quality Management, Health Claims, FDA Regulatory Compliance, USDA Regulatory Compliance, Food manufacturing standard practice, Foodservice standard practice, Foodservice

I am a senior level food scientist with experience in the food regulatory, food manufacturing, and food service sectors. I am also a Registered Dietitian and nutrition scientist. I am a well-regarded and accomplished expert witness with more than 80 litigation cases, having testified at trial and deposition almost 40 times. My broad scope with diverse background makes me ideally suited for challenging cases where it is important or helpful to be able to integrate information from a number of different disciplines. My professional experience is truly unique, and my credentials and experience make me unimpeachable. I enjoy deposition and trial, understanding the art of the exercise; and I work to deliver the optimal results for my clients.

Johnstown, Colorado

Food, Manufacturing - HACCP / SSOP / GMP, Humane Handling, Slaughter / Processing, Packaging / Labeling / Storage, Microbiological and Chemical Testing, Certifications / Verifications / Validation, Quality Standards, Adulteration, Recalls, Foodborne Illness Tracebacks, Import / Export, Foreign Material, USDA / FDA

As a Regulatory Food Safety Expert for the meat and poultry industry I bring an unparalleled combination of practical, technical, and enforcement level expertise to the table. Raised in Nebraska, I started my exposure to the industry working in my father’s slaughter plant actually doing the work that I would later regulate. After a stint in the USMC, I entered federal service as an entry level GS 5 on the slaughter floors of establishments in Los Angeles, working my way up through the ranks in the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). I served as a Food Inspector for Slaughter, Consumer Safety Officer for Processing, Circuit Supervisor, Enforcement Investigation and Analysis Officer, Investigator, Supervisory Investigator, and Deputy District Manager for the Western Region. I served on the FSIS Recall Committee and have extensive experience with the management and mitigation of those situations. During my 25-year tenure with the USDA I worked in, or oversaw the regulatory insp...