Professional Master of Science in Food Safety Degree Program

Featured Alumni

In-dept knowledge applied to clients

Alumni Chuck Seaman, Senior Consultant-Food Safety with JohnsonDiversey, Sturtevant, WI, said the Online Masters of Science in Food Safety provided him, “Greater in-depth knowledge of food safety and a higher level of confidence when consulting and working with customers on developing and assessing their food safety programs.” Also, the information he gained in the program has helped increase the overall quality of responsiveness to current clients.

Protecting the U.S. Food Supply: A Review of Food Defense in the Retail Grocery Industry was the title of Chuck’s applied project. “Doing the research project in food defense has really helped me understand that area. It opened me up to better understand what is going on in these organizations to help them better secure, maintain, and protect the food supply as it goes through their organization.”

Chuck speaks of, “an accumulative knowledge” that he has applied to different situations. “When working on projects, I have been able to apply a lot of what was presented in the program” he said. “I use it all the time, on a daily basis.”

The program has been advantageous for JohnsonDiversey, as well Chuck believes by applying the information and knowledge he has gained to help JohnsonDiversey’s clients and customers. Also, he has established better working relationships with clients by being proactive in helping them identify at-risk situations before they become problems .

He said the Online Masters of Science in Food Safety is a, “Great program that is well structured, and well run. I enjoyed working with everyone in the program,” he added, “It was a great experience, I really liked the support network throughout the program. While I don’t stay in touch daily, I do see fellow classmates fairly often at industry events or food protection related conferences.”