John G. Surak, Ph.D., is the principal of Surak and Associates, and provides consulting on food safety and quality management systems, auditing management systems, validating manufacturing processes, designing and implementing process control systems, and implementing Six Sigma and business analytics. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Food Safety Magazine. His website is www.stratecon-intl.com/jsurak.html. He can be reached at jgsurak@yahoo.com.