Areas of Expertise:
Over 35 years in the hospitality, restaurant and healthcare industry as a food and beverage director.
Credentials:
B.S., Food Science and Mgmt./Honors, Pratt Inst., 1972
M.A. Restaurant Mgmt., NYU, 1975
National Sanitation Foundation, HACCP Instructor
National Restaurant Association Servsafe Instructor
Thomson Prometric - Food Safety Instructor
Certified with International HACCP Alliance
Summary of Experience:
Fully experienced in inspecting and training staff in restaurants, schools, hotels, casinos and food manufacturers. Ten years working as a food safety and Q.A./Q.I. consultant, specializing in foodborne illness complaints, training and audits.
Past year have worked with lawyers as food safety consultant and expert witness. Case topics include foreign objects, bacterial contamination and allergic reactions.
Media experience - food safety expert for CBS, NBC, Inside Edition, Dateline MSNBC.
12 yr. instructor at UCLA Extension in Food Safety.