David Drum

David Drum has over 35 years of experience in the food processing industry. He worked at the Kellogg Company for 16 years with global hygienic design responsibilities, plus major process engineering projects within the snacks network. In plant projects, he focused on raising OEE through capacity improvements, scrap reduction, and rate and yield improvements. Previous employers included Hill’s Pet Nutrition/Colgate-Palmolive, M&M/Mars, Ralston Purina, and Wolverine Proctor & Schwartz. He is well known for his expertise in sanitary equipment design and clean facility design. He is the primary author to OpX Hygienic Design, a collaboration between CPGs and OEMs to get the cleanest equipment at a competitive price.