Dr. Alex Brandt is the Chief Science Officer for Microbiology for Certified Group and has been with the company for the past 12 years. In his role, Dr. Brandt is responsible for all microbiology technical services and contract research operations for the company. His primary duties include assisting Certified Group laboratories with technical matters and validations for microbiological methods, helping laboratory customers with troubleshooting microbiological results, and providing on-site assistance for customers that are experiencing processing issues or sanitation challenges, including Listeria contamination issues. In addition, he is in charge of all three sites that perform contract research services including shelf-life studies, challenge studies, process validation studies, and method validation studies. Dr. Brandt is a member of several industry organizations, serves on several industry technical panels, and has a passion for working with customers to solve their microbiological issues.