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Our Professionals

Tim Pettitt, B.S.
Tim is the Director of FISA and oversees all of its operations. He began his career in a family owned seafood business and subsequently worked for Instant Foods of California, McCormick Spice Company, Nabisco Foods and Kraft Foods. His experience includes laboratory wet chemistry; quality, sanitation and food safety program development; ingredient, packaging, manufacturing and distribution auditing; sanitation efficiency; capital planning and sanitary design. Tim was the corporate Senior Manager of Sanitation and Audits for Nabisco and a corporate Program Manager of Product Protection and Hygienic Design for Kraft. He has served as a member of: the Board of Directors for BISSC, ANSI Conference for Food Protection Food Equipment Certification Committee and the IAOM Food Protection Committee. He is a published author. His certifications include ASQ-CQA-HACCP and ASQ-CQA and he holds a B.S. degree in Zoology from Brigham Young University.

Ronald E. Kauffman, B.A.
Ron Kauffman has been a sanitation auditor for over 15 years. His experience includes Research and Development Manager, Quality Control, Sanitation and R & D Training Coordinator for Unilever Corporation; Quality Assurance, Sanitation Manager and Regulatory Agency Liaison for Williams Foods; Quality Assurance, Sanitation Manager and Facility Construction Coordinator with Iams Pet Foods; restaurant owner; Corporate Quality Assurance, Sanitation Manager/Auditor, Research & Development, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance Officer and Engineering Manager with General Foods Corporation. Ron has a B.A. in Biological Science and is a certified GMA-SAFE auditor.

Kenneth Hunter, R.S.
Ken has worked for 23 years with Riceland Foods, retiring in 2001 as Corporate Manager of Product Compliance. Prior to Riceland Foods, Ken worked for several years as a plant sanitarian with Quaker Oats, as a consultant with the National Sanitation Institute, and as an inspector with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Ken has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and is a Registered Sanitarian.

Paul Lyman, M.S., R.S.
Paul has prior experience as the Director of Food Safety and Sanitation Services for Sara Lee Bakery Group, and prior to that as Regional and Corporate Senior Manager of Sanitation Service for The Earthgrains Company. He was also a Sanitation Service Manager for Campbell Taggart, Inc. Paul has an MS Degree from the University of Texas, School of Public Health and is a certified GMA-SAFE auditor, a registered sanitarian, certified pesticide applicator in six states and is HACCP certified.

Gene Mathews, B.S.
Gene has 19 years experience with Nabisco as an Environmental Resource Manager. He was a Corporate Sanitarian for 18 years with Krause Milling. Gene has a B.S. degree in Agriculture and Plant Science. He is a certified GMA-SAFE auditor, a certified pesticide applicator and certified food service manager.

Daniel B. Reed, B.S., R.S.
Dan has experience a Manager of Quality Assurance with J. Hungerford Smith (now ConAgra), Director of Quality for Favorite Brands International, and Q.A. Operations Manger for Gilroy Foods. His early career includes experience as a microbiologist for Hershey Foods. Dan is a certified GMA-SAFE auditor and a Registered Sanitarian. He holds a B.S. in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry.