Helen has been operating in senior technical roles within food, drink, and packaging supply chains for over 30 years. As the Technical Director of ZERO2FIVE, Cardiff Metropolitan University she leads the technical team to actively support companies across all product categories in the UK (United Kingdom) in all aspects of innovation,  food safety and compliance. Helen is an active collaborator as a member of the International Association of Food Protection since 2009. As a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST),  SIG member and Chair of the Wales Branch (IFST). Helen currently serves on the Welsh Food Advisory Committee (Food Standards Agency). She is an experienced SALSA (Safe and Local Supplier Approval) auditor and member of the technical Advisory Committee. A serving member of the BRCGS START! Standard working group and a member of the UK food safety research Network UK – Innovation Board.