Facilities Focus: Food Safety Factors to Consider in Hygienic Design and Infrastructure

Dirk Nikoleiski has extensive practical background in both the food manufacturing and corporate environments at Kraft Foods and Mondelez International, including roles as Quality Manager, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, and multiple Corporate Sanitation roles. In his current role as Food Safety Director at Commercial Food Sanitation, Nikoleiski manages a team of food safety specialists providing consulting services and training for food hygiene and hygienic design for the food industry in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. At the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG), he is member of the Subcommittee on Guidelines and a Board Member of the German Section. He is also Chair of the working group Basic Principles of Cleaning and Disinfection, a member of various working groups, and an authorized EHEDG trainer.

As the Global Training Manager for Commercial Food Sanitation, Nicole’s primary focus is to ensure that CFS provides an engaging learning experience for customers. Nicole assists food industry professionals in developing, improving, and meeting their food safety needs through CFS’ in-person training courses and workshops. She leads the development of the CFS digital learning platform, providing a more blended learning approach for CFS customers to achieve their training needs. Nicole holds a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of New Orleans. Prior to joining CFS, she spent 16 years with Schlumberger Oilfield Services. She brings an extensive training, biological, and engineering background to CFS.

Adrienne Blume is Editorial Director of Food Safety Magazine, a BNP Media brand. She has 18+ years of experience in B2B technical media, including the food safety and quality (FSQ) and energy technology sectors. She manages the editorial content for Food Safety Magazine and its podcast, Food Safety Matters, and also serves on the Educational Advisory Board for the annual Food Safety Summit. She keeps a pulse on trends, issues, and regulatory developments in FSQA by attending and moderating sessions at food industry and food safety conferences worldwide. Previously in her career, Ms. Blume launched and led two energy technology publications (H2Tech and Gas Processing & LNG) and a podcast (H2TechTalk) as Editor-in-Chief at Gulf Energy Information in Houston, Texas. She also worked as Managing Editor at Hydrocarbon Publishing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She speaks and moderates at technical conferences around the world and is published in several industry journals. Ms. Blume holds an M.A. degree in English and Publishing from Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, as well as B.A. degrees (hons) in English and Anthropology from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.