Dr. Derrick L. Payne

Results oriented senior Quality and Food Safety leader and educator with global experience in developing and implementing Quality, Food Defense, and Food Safety Management Systems across multiple food process types, complex global supply chains, and regulatory environments. A subject matter expert in Food Safety, Food Defense, Public Health and Infectious & Noninfectious Disease Epidemiology, with proven expertise in managing day to day food safety challenges while, continuously monitoring, evaluating, communicating and managing organizational changes and improvements in a way that provides maximum leverage to trends in food safety incidents and regulatory changes. 

Dr. Payne has over 30 years managing food processes to include:

Carbonated & Non-Carbonated Beverages | Pasteurized & Hot Fill Juices  Food Starch | Hydrolyzed Vegetable Proteins | Sweeteners & Flavors  Acidulates | Grain Milling | Cookies, Crackers & Baked Products | Dry Snack Foods | Cereals  Agglomerated Food Product |Stabilizers | Emulsifiers