Dr. Morales received his Doctorate of Food Science at Cornell University in 1989; his Master of Science in Food Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 198l; his Master of Business Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México (ITESM) in 1985; and is a Biochemical Engineer.

Dr. Morales is currently an independent consultant to the food industry with extensive experience in Food Safety Systems; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP); Sanitation Standard Operation Procedures (SSOP); and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s). He has assisted in the implementation of over  60  food safety systems in Mexican companies and conducted workshops for over 200 companies in Latin America, the United States, and the Caribbean. Servando also has an extensive background in the implementation of Food Quality Systems and has conducted numerous workshops in México on ISO 9000 auditing and food product development.  He is a Director and Partner of Alimentaria Productos y Servicios, with plants in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, and Puebla, México, manufacturing marinade mixes for meat and poultry products, sauces, snacks, and ingredient mixes. 

Since November 1989, he has been an international expert in food safety with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria, which is part of the United Nations Development Program. In this capacity, he has provided consulting and project evaluation services for government agencies, the food industry, institutions, and research institutes in fourteen Latin American countries.  In addition, Servando has been a Total Quality System Instructor in the Crosby and Associates Total Quality Management System and a Lead Auditor of ISO 9000 and an SQF 2000® (Safe Quality Food) system consultant.

Servando has held several management positions in the Mexican Food Industry and has been an Associate Researcher for Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He was a Professor in the Food Science and Biochemical Engineering Department at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Querétaro, Monterrey, and Guaymas Campuses, (México) from July 1977 – January 1979 and July 1981 – July 1985.

 Dr. Morales’ Research includes:

Pathogenicity of Salmonella enteritidis in the hen’s egg. Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y.  Unpublished

Characterization of temperature-sensitive mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of Single

Cell Protein. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Unpublished.

Modified atmosphere packaging of meat. Unpublished.

Meat and poultry product development. Unpublished.

Dr. Morales’ Publications includes: 

H.L. Shivaprasad, et al. 1990.  Avian Diseases 34:548-557.

The following are publications in trade journals:

Morales, S. 1999. Desarrollo de un Plan HACCP. Carnetec. Sep.-Oct. 1999. p.  48-53

Morales, S. 1999. Implantación de un Plan HACCP Carnetec. Nov.-Dic. 1999. p. 54-59

Morales, S. 2000. Desarrollo e Implementación de Pre-requisitos para HACCP. Carnetec. Ene-Feb. 2000 p. 34-37