Biography:

Presenter—Dr. John Ryan

Dr. John Ryan holds a Ph.D. in research and statistical methods.  He has recently retired from his position as the administrator for the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture's Quality Assurance Division where he headed up Hawaii’s commodity inspection, food safety certification and measurement standards service groups.  He has won awards for technology for his visionary and pioneering work.  He is the president of the Sanitary Cold Chain (website at http://www.SanitaryColdChain.com).  The Sanitary Cold Chain provides food safety assessment, training, audit and certification services to shippers, carriers and receivers impacted by the new law.

The second edition of his book book “Guide to Food Safety during Transportation: Controls, Standards and Practices” was published in 2017.  He has spent over 25 years implementing high technology quality control systems for international corporations in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States.