David Cope, Chairman & Technical Advisor
With more than 30 years of engineering, sales, marketing, and executive management experience for high profile technology companies (or organizations), along with specific domain expertise, as former President and CEO of Purfresh, Mr. Cope adds a new dimension and perspective on building solutions that make advanced technologies approachable and of value to some of the world's most important industries such as food and non-food perishables.
As Chairman of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board, and Technical Advisor to the Company, Mr. Cope maintains his involvement and support by contributing to its technical direction and through the coordination of other technical resources that support Purfresh as a part of its broader Advisory Board. In addition, Mr. Cope represents Purfresh as a member of the Produce Marketing Association's (PMA) Food Safety, Science & Technology Committee.
Mr. Cope joined Purfresh in 2004 as Chief Marketing Officer and was promoted to CEO in 2006. Previously, Mr. Cope was president and CEO of BizGenics (acquired by Cyclone Commerce) and held a variety of executive positions at Extricity (acquired by Peregrine), Marimba (IPO), Illustra (acquired by Informix) and IBM. Mr. Cope holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry and biochemistry from San Jose State University. In addition, he participated in Harvard's Advanced Executive Management program.
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Dr. Malcolm Dodd
Dr. Malcolm Dodd joined Purfresh in 2010 and is responsible for the Purfresh Transport market and business development activities throughout Africa. In addition, Dr. Dodd is an associate professor extraordinaire at Stellenbosch University, South Africa in the Department of Horticultural Science. Before joining Purfresh, Dr. Dodd was a program manager for Post Harvest Innovation Programme, where he was responsible for initiatives and projects designed to improve the global competitiveness of the South African export fruit value chain. Prior to Post Harvest Innovation Programme, he was the cold chain specialist for the Perishable Products Export Control Board and was tasked with raising the standard of the South Africa Export Cold Chain. Previously, Dr. Dodd was a cold chain consultant, and held senior positions at Transfresh Africa (Pty) Ltd. and Unifruco Research Services Ltd. With more than 30 years experience in the agricultural and shipping industries, Dr. Dodd has been featured in business and industry publications, and is frequently a guest speaker at conferences around the world.
Dr. Dodd holds a doctorate in plant physiology from the University of Natal, South Africa, a master's degree in applied plant sciences from the University of London, and a bachelor's degree in agricultural from the University of Natal, South Africa.
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Patrick Dupuis
Mr. Dupuis is a fresh produce export and compliance specialist and has been in the agricultural and shipping industries for 18 years. Mr. Dupuis is responsible for the produce division of an export freight forwarding company that specializes in worldwide shipments of fresh produce including stone fruit, grapes, apples, broccoli and citrus. In addition, Mr. Dupuis co-founded the Southern California Shipper's Association in response to the implementation of agreements signed in the Shipping Act of 1984. The association pools the volumes of shippers to negotiate favorable rates in global contracts with all the major reefer carriers.
Mr. Dupuis holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and managerial economics from the University of California, Davis.
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D. M. Graham, Ph.D.
Dr. Graham founded R and D Enterprises in 1990, providing consulting services for several clients since retiring as Director of Technical Services for Del Monte Corporation. He pioneered the application of Ozone as an Antimicrobial Agent in food processing, including Chair of a national panel of food safety experts in 1997 resulting in GRAS Affirmation of Ozone Use in Food Processing, followed by a Food Additive Petition presented to FDA August 15, 2000. He has assisted numerous companies in adoption of ozone for applications in food processing and indoor air quality improvement. Prior experiences include Professor and Department Chair of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Missouri; Technical Director, Pet Inc.; Associate Professor, Clemson University; and Research Associate, Iowa State University. He served on a variety of National Academy of Sciences committees including Food Additive Usage, Nutrition and Microbiology, holds patents on Infant Feeding and Aseptic Processing, developed several nationally marketed products including SEGO®, Del Monte LITE® Fruit, and No-Salt Added Vegetables. He received the Calvert L. Willey Distinguished Service Award in 2000 from IFT, is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists, and has served on the boards of several associations, including developing and operating the Food and Agriculture Office for the Electric Power Research Institute. This led to founding of the EPRI Food Technology Center in 1995 and creation of the EPRI Food Technology Alliance in 1997. He served in the US Army in WWII assigned to the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Sandia Special Weapons Group, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dr. Graham holds a Ph.D. in microbiology and biochemistry from Iowa State University, a MS in dairy microbiology from Iowa State University, and a BS in dairy manufacturing from Mississippi State University.
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Paul A. Hall, Ph.D
Dr. Hall is a world-renowned expert in the microbiological safety and stability of foods and beverages. Most recently, Dr. Hall was vice president of global food safety for ConAgra Foods, Inc. Prior to ConAgra, he was vice president of global business development for Matrix MicroScience Inc., and was with Kraft Foods Global for nearly 17 years. Previous experience includes Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. and Ralston Purina Company's Central Research Division.
Dr. Hall is past president of the International Association for Food Protection and has been actively involved with various professional organizations and institutes, including the International Life Sciences Institute, the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety, the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Society for Microbiology, the Food Products Association and the International Dairy Foods Association.
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Peter Wade
With a career in the ocean transportation business spanning 30 years, Mr. Wade has taken a leading role in all facets of container operations and vessel planning including management experience at Hapag-Lloyd, Lykes Lines, PM&O and Australia New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL). In his previous position at ANZDL, Mr. Wade served in a variety of roles, including operations manager, import manager responsible for refrigerated cargoes, as well as claims manager. As the founder and current president of LA Marine, an independent cargo surveying and consulting business, Mr. Wade has managed service operations for APL, Matson and U.S. Lines, in addition to various P&I Clubs and law firms.
Mr. Wade has a bachelor’s degree in general business and finance from the University of Massachusetts.
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Dr. Eric Wood
Dr. Wood is currently a professor with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University. As an internationally recognized hydrology and climate expert, Dr. Wood will also continue to serve as associate editor of the Water Resources Research journal, as Chair of the National Research Council’s Committee on Hydrological Sciences and as a member of NOAA Climate Working Group, an advisory panel to NOAA’s Climate Program Office.
Dr. Wood has published and lectured extensively around the world on water resources, hydrology and climate modeling, and the effect of hazardous waste on the environment. He has been recognized for his research through awards from the European Geosciences Union, the American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union. Dr. Wood has been on the faculty at Princeton University since 1976. Dr. Wood holds a bachelor degree from the University of British Columbia and a doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge.
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