| Tertiary Education | |
| BSC. (Hon) degree in Biochemistry obtained at the University of Witwatersrand in 1967. |
| Employment History | |
| Coca Cola South Africa | 12 years |
| Beechnut LifeSavers (South Africa) | 1 year |
| Self-employed (South Africa) | 2 years |
| Nutritional Foods (South Africa) | 6 years |
| Ma’abarot Products (Israel) | 2 years |
| National Brands (South Africa) | 2 years |
| Schweppes (South Africa) | 7 years |
| Positions Held | |
| Coca-Cola | Bottling Plant Chemist, Concentrate Plant Chemist, Africa Area Staff Chemist. |
| Beechnut | Product Development Manager. |
| Self-Employed | Powdered Food formulator/manufacturer. |
| Nutritional Foods | Quality Assurance/Product Development Manager. |
| Ma'abarot Products | QA/QC Manager, Production Planner/Controller, Product Development Manager, Lab Supervisor. |
| National Brands | Quality Assurance/Product Development Manager. |
| Schweppes | Technical Manager. |
| Technical Expertise | |
| Products | |
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BEVERAGES Carbonated Soft Drinks, Fruit Juices and Drinks, Squashes and Cordials, Concentrates, Mineral Waters, Energy Drinks, Instant Powder Drinks INSTANT FOODS Soups and Gravies, TVP Foods, Milk and Fruit Drinks, Milk Replacers, Infant Formulas, Powdered Drinks |
SPRAY DRIED Coffee Creamers, Dairy Powders,Dairy Substitutes, Fats, Fruit Juices, Essential Oils, Flavours, Maltodextrins, Cloudifiers. MISCELANEOUS Cereals, Sorghum Beer, Sweets, Chewing Gum, Jellies, Soft Serve and Ices, Condiments and Spices, |
| Processes | |
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Bottling and Canning, Essences, Concentrates, Emulsions. |
Spray-drying, Powder Mixing, Water Treatment, Fruit Juices. |
| Management | |
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Laboratory Formulations Quality Assurance R & D Sensory Evaluation Training |
Food Legislation Projects Production Warehouse Costing Logistics |
| Skills Acquired |
| Technical |
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Formulations of new products and line extensions Processing and laboratory design Production and laboratory management Factory and in-trade quality trouble-shooting Quality Control systems Quality and Manufacturing manuals Sensory evaluation and taste-testing Food legislation |
| Managerial |
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Cost avoidances - products and processes Budgeting and forecasting Vendors and materials sourcing Inventory control Feasibility studies Selection and recruitment Presentations and report-writing Kepner Tregoe (now Kepner Fourie) analysis Labour relations |
| Computers |
| Excel and Quatro Pro, Microsoft Word and WordPerfect, PowerPoint, Access Database, Micrografx Flowchart, Internet, Various Graphics programs |
| Recent Projects |
| Design , installation and commissioning of Concentrate, Beverage Base and Emulsions factory for Schweppes (South Africa) in Windhoek, Namibia |