Robert Bean
Ed Miniat LLC
Associate Director - Quality Services
Robert Bean has more than 15 years of experience in food safety & quality in USDA and dual jurisdiction USDA/FDA establishments. Currently, he is the Associate Director of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs for the Miniat Family of Companies, supporting both the Miniat - Meats division and South Chicago Packing - Fats & Oils. Here, he provides technical support and regulatory guidance for all manufacturing sites across the enterprise. Robert is a Certified Quality Engineer through The American Society for Quality and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.
Ed Miniat LLC
Associate Director - Quality Services
Robert Bean has more than 15 years of experience in food safety & quality in USDA and dual jurisdiction USDA/FDA establishments. Currently, he is the Associate Director of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs for the Miniat Family of Companies, supporting both the Miniat - Meats division and South Chicago Packing - Fats & Oils. Here, he provides technical support and regulatory guidance for all manufacturing sites across the enterprise. Robert is a Certified Quality Engineer through The American Society for Quality and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.
Roya Galindo
Meat Institute
Sr. Director of Regulatory Services
Roya Galindo serves as the Meat Institute’s Sr. Director of Regulatory Services. She first began her career in 2005 when she was one of the first successful consumer safety inspector interns (CSI) to complete the internship program for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. She worked as a CSI for a few years until she was quickly promoted to an Enforcement Investigation Analysis Officer (EIAO). After mentoring many of the EIAOs, Galindo switched gears and worked for the industry managing and refining establishment’s food safety systems. Galindo’s extensive background in industry and regulations allows her to provide the members with guidance on a wide array of subjects.
Meat Institute
Sr. Director of Regulatory Services
Roya Galindo serves as the Meat Institute’s Sr. Director of Regulatory Services. She first began her career in 2005 when she was one of the first successful consumer safety inspector interns (CSI) to complete the internship program for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. She worked as a CSI for a few years until she was quickly promoted to an Enforcement Investigation Analysis Officer (EIAO). After mentoring many of the EIAOs, Galindo switched gears and worked for the industry managing and refining establishment’s food safety systems. Galindo’s extensive background in industry and regulations allows her to provide the members with guidance on a wide array of subjects.