Paul Kafer
Anabasis Technical Consulting, LLC
Principal and Managing Member
Paul Kafer is the Principal and Managing Member of Anabasis Technical Consulting, LLC, formed in November 2020. He previously served as Leader of Engineering and Major Projects for Darigold, Inc. where he was responsible for engineering, maintenance and automation activities across 11 plants in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Darigold, Paul was Vice President of Engineering at Smithfield Foods, where he spent over 20 years and, among many other accomplishments, provided leadership to successfully design, construct and start up a state-of-the-art plant in Zhengzhou, China, including training of operations and maintenance teams. Paul was named MEAT+POULTRY Operations Executive of the Year for 2017. Paul graduated from Clarkson University with BS in Chemical Engineering, and from Fairleigh Dickinson University with MBA in Industrial Management.
Heather Radcliffe
Provisur Technologies
Marketing Communications Manager
Jim Edwards, Director of Project Management of Engineered Systems for Provisur, has over 25 years of experience in the food industry, most recently as an Assistant Vice President of Engineering at Lopez Foods before joining Provisur Technologies. In his role at Provisur, Edwards is responsible for the development, testing and implementation of key projects. In his role with Provisur, Jim provides technical application support and lead Project Management for the company’s engineered systems projects.
Provisur is a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Industries (CCI) and was formed in 2009 to consolidate the company's food processing equipment manufacturing acquisitions. Provisur was created with the intention of building a leading presence in the global food processing market. Since its founding, Provisur has expanded its portfolio of leading brands to serve its global customer base with a broad range of value added equipment and full line solutions.
The company specializes in four key technology areas, all of which, when combined with material handling and automation, can be built into fully integrated production lines. They are:
• Grinding, mixing, forming, coating, cooking and freezing solutions
• Form Pressing, Slicing and sliced product handling solutions
• Protein recovery separation technologies
• Defrosting, marinating and cooking tumblers and chambers
• In package cook & chill and sous vide
To support its global customer base, Provisur has established factories, offices and service support centers in the USA, France, The Netherlands, Brazil, China, and Thailand.
At Provisur, we are Pushing Boundaries® of technology, application innovation and service to ensure that we add the most value in support of our customers' efforts to grow the global supply of safe, nutritious and affordable food.
The company specializes in four key technology areas, all of which, when combined with material handling and automation, can be built into fully integrated production lines. They are:
• Grinding, mixing, forming, coating, cooking and freezing solutions
• Form Pressing, Slicing and sliced product handling solutions
• Protein recovery separation technologies
• Defrosting, marinating and cooking tumblers and chambers
• In package cook & chill and sous vide
To support its global customer base, Provisur has established factories, offices and service support centers in the USA, France, The Netherlands, Brazil, China, and Thailand.
At Provisur, we are Pushing Boundaries® of technology, application innovation and service to ensure that we add the most value in support of our customers' efforts to grow the global supply of safe, nutritious and affordable food.