Pedro Gonzalez, American Soybean Association

Biochemist Engineer
Consultant in Food Technology, Fats & Oils and Product Development

• Experience in Food Technology R&D, Product Development and Industrial Marketing for foods, consumer products and health care
• 14 years 1993 to date, with American Soybean Association in Latin America in several responsibilities including soybean processing, oil extraction, production of SBO, SBM, refining and production of foods based on soy derivatives
• General Director of Marketlink Consultants 2005 to date, to provide technical services in food technology, product development, edible oils and fats and consumer products
• 27 years of experience in International companies, crushing, refining, edible oils and fats; health care and personal care products as follows:
• Anderson Clayton Co. 7 years 1965 – 1971.Product development, oils and fats, shortenings, food products
• Corn Products Co. 2 years. 1971- 1972 Technical services in corn products, syrups, oils, starches
• McCormick Co. 3 years. 1972 - 1974 Mayonnaise, salad dressings, jams, species, tea, canned foods
• American Chicle / Warner Lambert Co. 4 years. 1974 - 1978 Chewing gums, chocolates, health care products
• Carnation Co. 3 years. 1979 - 2981 Technical Director. Dairy products and feed products
• Richardson Vicks / Procter & Gamble Co. 8 years. 1981- 1988. Technical Director. Director of Product Developments. Product Development foods, personal care and health care products
• Arancia, Co. 2 years. 1988 – 1992. Technical services. Corn products, sorbitol, corn oil, glucose, syrups
• At the same time professor of food technology in the National University of Mexico. 1978 a 2001
• Speaker in internacional meetings and congreso in AOCS, ATAM, Universities in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, USA, Turkey

Mexico City. September 2006