Herberto Dutra, Mechanical Engineer has over 30 years of experience in processing industries with careers at Kraft Foods, Nestle, Bay Valley and Sentient, including 20 years of hands-on experience in Spray Drying. Mr. Dutra’s expertise ranges from pilot plant scaling up, design and construction of numerous Spray Drying plants, day-to-day operation, troubleshooting and optimization. Academically, Mr. Dutra holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UERJ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), an MBA from Keller Graduate School and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.
Through his employers, Mr. Dutra has written and taught a number of training courses in Spray Drying, Powder Handling, Agglomeration, Liquids Handling, Cooking Processes, Plant Design , Packaging and many other programs developed for operations professionals, engineering, scientists, etc.