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Quaker Oats Company 1979 to 1996 Research
programming in Pascal on the UCSD P-System. Extensive
expertise in microwave heating and energy. Microwaves for
kitchen microwave ovens are roughly the same wavelength
as speech signals.
Wrote Pascal program for modeling microwave heating.
Wrote programs for digitizing shapes including laser and
servo motion control for 3 D digitization. Built a press
based on human mouth characteristics for crunching ready
to eat cereals. Wrote comprehensive program for
controlling a digital oscilloscope using IEEE 488
interface to analyze 60 aspects of the sound of crunches.
Created and managed an intramural expertise database of
around 300 researchers interested in communicating with
and helping other researchers. Experienced with ZYIndex
for searching and maintaining this database.
Experienced with creating, maintaining and searching
Folio text databases.
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Senior Development
Scientist, Digital Image Analysis, and Microwave
Applications Laboratory. 1995 to 1996
Responsible to identify significant added
value and cost savings opportunities by creatively using
advanced data gathering and analysis techniques.
- Introduced the following projects:
- Added value of $300,000 through milling
process control, combining digital image
analysis, advanced data gathering, and
artificial intelligence.
- Cost savings of $750,000 applying image
analysis and artificial intelligence to
enable buyers of raw ingredients to pay
for accurately predicted yield.
- Cost savings of $250,000 using artificial
intelligence to aid replacing an
expensive test method with a cheaper but
potentially more precise test.
- Instructed classes at McDonald's
Hamburger University on microwave
modeling of complex food systems in
support of this major Food Service
client.
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Research Scientist,
Digital Image Analysis, and Microwave Applications. 1992
to 1994
Designated to obtain state of the art
image analysis expertise. Responsible for developing
computerized testing and analysis methods for food
development, and to support microwave issues.
- Conceived and implemented $6,000,000 cost savings
in packaging cost and trade damage. Received
award for Quaker's largest Gainsharing cost
savings ever.
- Assembled state of the art image analysis
capability and expertise for quantifying
observations of appearance.
- Sought out for consultation and technical support
in microwave testing issues for products and
packaging.
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Research Scientist,
Microwave Applications Laboratory. 1989 to 1991
Chartered to fill needs of researchers
throughout company for testing and modeling of microwave
energy's effects on food products and packages.
- Advised OvenStuffs gourmet sandwiches development
team on product and package microwave issues for
product formulation and startup.
- Called upon for consultation and support for
numerous Quaker business units, including FDA
microwave packaging issues, product and package
improvement, and evaluation of microwave issues
of prospective corporate acquisitions.
- Recognized as Quaker's microwave theoretician.
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Scientist, Microwave
Applications Laboratory 1986 to 1989
Responsible to set up a microwave testing
laboratory for consumer foods products and packages and
to gain technical expertise in testing and modeling
microwave issues.
- Set up a center of microwave expertise for
service to the research center.
- Rapidly moved Quaker to the forefront of
microwave food technology.
- Applied microwave technology and capabilities of
the microwave laboratory to develop new products
for successful consumer microwave oven heating.
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| Scientist, Technology and New
Business. 1979 to 1986 TI machine language
programming for steam control food process development
for pilot plant set up and production of gun puffing.
Experience also includes single screw and twin screw
extrusion, drum drying, microwave vacuum drying.
Responsible for food product development using advanced
statistical analysis, experimental design, extrusion,
puffing, and computerized testing of RTE cereal texture.
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