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Food Safety and the Cold Chain
by Tom Birchard, Mechanical Engineer
Ingersoll-Rand (www.ingersoll-rand.com)

Tom Birchard is the lead mechanical engineer for Ingersoll Rand's
Environment Management Systems group, a professional services division that specializes in providing expert consulting, training and sanitation technology for companies as they build and improve their cold supply chains.

In this role, Tom has led the development of a non-thermal
plasma technology that reduces mold, bacteria and viruses from the air
and on surfaces and also eliminates ethylene and unwanted odors.

Prior to his work in the EMS group, Tom served as a mechanical engineer in Thermo King's aftermarket parts division.  Tom has a degree in mechanical engineering from Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA and is working on his MBA at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.  Tom is currently based out of Minneapolis, MN.

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