Technical and Engineering Consulting Services for the Food Manufacturing Industry

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Technical and Engineering Consulting Services for the Food Manufacturing Industry


Examples of Our Project Work


IQF Vegetable Blending System Installation

  • Led installation of new IQF vegetable declumping and blending system handling multiple components in IBC totes

  • Developed full commissioning protocol, including schedule, resource plan, and task breakdown across project areas

  • Coordinated start-up activities and provided on-site commissioning technical support

  • Managed contractors and construction through final installation and punch list completion


Ingredient Silo CIP Improvement

  • Reviewed and optimized CIP recipes to improve cleaning efficiency and effectiveness on existing ingredient silos

  • Led installation and commissioning of new spray devices on 12,000-gallon ingredient silos

  • Improved sanitation performance while minimizing downtime and operational disruption


Pigging System & Process Hygienic Upgrade

  • Procured new pigging system equipment and managed vendor selection

  • Redesigned existing system and delivered turnkey installation scope

  • Led contractor coordination and construction management

  • Directed start-up and commissioning of new hygienic process equipment


NEW PIZZA LINE INSTALLATION & FACTORY EXPANSION

  • Developed commissioning schedule and resource plan for multi-area factory expansion

  • Served as commissioning and engineering qualification lead for sauce processing systems

  • Coordinated facility start-up and commissioning support across bakery, CIP, and sauce operations


PIE SLICING LINE INSTALLATION & FACTORY EXPANSION

  • Led start-up coordination and commissioning for new frozen pie slicing line

  • Developed detailed commissioning and qualification schedule with cross-functional resource planning

  • Coordinated activities across equipment, utilities, and facility workstreams


SAUCE FACTORY CIP SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION

  • Performed CIP system design and controls audit to identify optimization opportunities

  • Implemented controls and system improvements to enhance cleaning efficiency and efficacy

  • Led CIP validation study to confirm system changes

  • Reduced CIP downtime by ~17%, increasing production availability and OEE


WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE

  • Project manager for $460K wastewater treatment system upgrade at dessert manufacturing facility

  • Engineering design lead and owner’s representative

  • Led construction management, start-up, and commissioning of upgraded system


bakery FLOORING AND FOOD SAFETY UPGRADE PROJECT

  • Project manager for epoxy flooring installation in bakery environment

  • Managed $454K capital budget and contractor execution

  • Improved food safety, sanitation, and durability of production areas


bakery ROOF REPLACEMENT

  • Project manager for $474K roof replacement project

  • Led contractor coordination and construction management

  • Executed infrastructure upgrade with minimal operational impact


PRODUCT RECOVERY PIGGING SYSTEM UPGRADE

  • Procurement of all new equipment and vendors for installation

  • Completed re-design of system and prepared turn-key installation

  • Contractor and construction management for project

  • Start-up and commissioning of new equipment


CIP System Audit and Design Review / Focused improvement

  • Completed CIP system recipe overview and made improvements for cleaning efficiency / efficacy

  • Completed CIP and Process Piping field review and as-built P&IDs

  • Completed Hygienic design audit and summary report

  • Provided design and quotation for turnkey installation of new CIP system


Spirits 50ml bottling line efficiency improvements

  • Shrink bundler speed and efficiency focused improvements - increased speed of machine by 20%, reduced breakdowns by 50%

  • Case packer speed and efficiency focused improvements

  • Check-weigher and reject system efficiency focused improvement lead


Wastewater Treatment Plant Installation

  • Installation of new waste water treatment system in existing building and interim temporary system during construction

  • Project & budget management at $2.45 MM

  • Design lead and management of design engineering firm

  • Management of installation and construction / contractors

  • Leadership of start-up and commissioning of new equipment and system


Dry Pasta - Packaging Line Install & Focused improvement

  • Led upgrade of legacy dry pasta pouch packaging lines to increase speed and efficiency for new product lines

  • Start-up coordination and contractor management


ingredient Silo Load Cell Addition

  • Project budget and management of installation of load cells on existing 10,000 gal ingredient silos - $500K in capital, $500K in savings annually

  • Start-up and commissioning of new equipment


Ammonia PSM & Mechanical Upgrade Project   

  • Piping and system upgrade for large scale baking facility

  • Project and contractor management - $635K in capital

  • Start-up and commissioning of new equipment


Sauce Factory Line - Yield Loss Improvement

  • Pasta sauce line /  batch kitchen yield loss analysis - identification of batch yield losses to reduce material losses and improve line efficiency

  • Process equipment maintenance & functionality audit