Coughlin & Associates (1992-present)

President, Consultants in Food, Chemical, Environmental Toxicology and Safety, Laguna Niguel, California.

ENVIRON International Corp. (1991-1992)

Principal, Counsel in Health and Environmental Science, Irvine, California.

Kraft General Foods Inc. (1981-1991)

Director, International Scientific Relations, KGF International, Tarrytown, N.Y. (1990-91).

Director, Product Safety & External Technical Affairs, KGF International and General Foods Worldwide, Rye Brook, N.Y. (1988-90).

  Manager, Toxicological Affairs, Office of Scientific Affairs, General Foods Corp., N.Y. (1981-87).

Armour & Co. (1979-1981)

Manager, Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Armour Research Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

University of California, Davis (1972-1979)

Research Assistant, Department of Food Science and Technology.  Developed methods to modify lactose in cheese whey to reduce environmental waste disposal burden (M.S. thesis).  Performed chemical and toxicological studies on previously unreported, nonvolatile N-nitroso compounds formed from nitrite and Maillard compounds resulting from food nonenzymatic browning reactions (Ph.D. dissertation).

Albany Medical College (Summers, 1964-1968)

  Biochemical Research Technician, Department of Medicine.  Laboratory analyses on lipid biosynthesis in rats/human tissues from patients with lipid storage diseases, especially Tay-Sachs.

2000       Industry Advancement Award, American Meat Institute.

1991       Medal of Honor, Association Scientifique Internationale du Café, Paris.

1975-76  Jastro Competitive Research Scholarship, University of California, Davis.

1972-73  Competitive Research Fellowship, Delicatessen Council of Northern California.

1964-68  Magna cum laude Graduate & Award for Excellence in Chemistry, Siena College