ASI Advisory Board

Ernie McCullough, Ph.D.

Education:
     • Ph.D. in Food Science and Microbiology from Louisiana State University
     • Master of Microbiology from Louisiana Polytechnic University
     • Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Louisiana College

Experience & Abilities:
     • Over 30 years of management experience in quality assurance, technical direction,        regulatory affairs, environmental monitoring, food safety, research and        development and sanitation of food processing operations at plant and corporate        levels
     • Research with the Medical Investigation Division, Virus Branch of the US Army        Biological Laboratories at Fort Detrick, MD
     • Taught at Louisiana State University, McNeese State University and the        University of Florida

Tom Deeb, Ph.D.

Education:
     • Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry, Texas A&M University
     • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Illinois State University

Experience & Abilities:
     • Member of the US Technical Advisory Committee for ISO and Codex
     • Visiting professor at Michigan State University on courses in compliance with FDA        Bio-Terrorism Act, EU food safety regulations and identity preservation
     • Project work for USAID and the World Bank


Amaral Sequeira-Munoz, Ph.D.

Education:
     • Ph.D. in Food Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
     • M.S. in Meat Science, University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
     • Bachelor of Science in Food Technology
     • Fluent in Spanish, English and French; high degree of cultural awareness

Experience & Abilities:
     • Workshop WEFTA/AFTC Managing Risk in Smoked Salmonoids
     • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points: HACCCP and ISO-9000
     • Instrumental Methods to Measure Food Texture and Viscosity
     • Total Quality Management in the Food Industry
     • Introduction to Slaughter House Technology and Design
     • Third Short-Training Course of Meat Technology
     • Sensory Analysis in the Food Industry
     • Quality Control in Processed Food