Monique Huber

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Since May 2008, Monique Huber has served as Quality Assurance Laboratory Manager at MGP’s Atchison, Kansas, Facility. Her role is critical to ensuring that products produced at the Facility effectively meet established quality standards and customer specifications. This involves day-to-day oversight of all Quality Assurance Laboratory functions, including in-plant laboratory testing methods and procedures, as well as in-process and finished product analyses.

Monique’s experience over the past several years with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and food and beverage safety have helped MGP earn and retain BRC certification (global standard for food and beverage safety) for MGP’s distillery, as well as protein and starch operations, in Atchison

At the top of Monique’s list of professional credentials is her wide scope of expertise. She has been involved with analytical method implementation and the analysis of nearly every MGP product produced in Atchison over the past three decades. Her knowledge and strong commitment to consistently satisfy customers’ needs and expectations make her well-equipped to lead efforts in the quality lab—efforts focused on providing world-class distillery products and specialty food ingredients.

Monique started her career with MGP as a Laboratory Technician in 1989. In addition to duties related to quality assurance, her work has involved the performance of responsibilities in the Company’s research & development and microbiological laboratories. She has also served as the lead trainer of operators in MGP’s in-plant labs.

Monique is a graduate of Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, where she received a bachelor of science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry.

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Quality Assurance Lab Manager, Atchison, KS Facility

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David Whitmer

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With a background spanning nearly 30 years in the food and beverage industries, David Whitmer performs an important, multi-faceted role at MGP. Serving as Vice President of Quality and Compliance, he is a walking encyclopedia of scientific, technical and regulatory information regarding ingredient and finished product innovations. Committed to staying in tune with changing market trends and specific customer needs, he is equally dedicated to delivering the finest quality possible with every order that MGP produces and ships.

David has extensive leadership experience in the areas of quality management and product and systems development. He began at MGP as Plant Quality Manager at the Company’s Atchison, Kansas, Facility in February 2006. His successful performance in this role led to his subsequent promotion to Corporate Director of Quality in 2008. He was promoted to Corporate Director of Quality and Alcohol R&D/innovation in 2014, and also is a Master Blender at MGP, and an Executive Bourbon Steward. Combined with his educational background in biology, chemistry, technology and industrial management, as well as previous work in the scientific arena, David brings significantly broad expertise to responsibilities in the areas of Research & Development and Innovation.

From 1989 until joining MGP, David was employed by Hydrite Chemical Company, a Midwestern-based manufacturer of food ingredients, food processing cleaners and sanitizers, and specialty chemicals. He started there as Quality Control Laboratory Manager and one year later was promoted to Regional Quality Assurance Manager. In 1993, he was elevated to Product Quality Manager. In this capacity, he planned and directed quality programs and activities at seven manufacturing facilities. He also managed, directed and coached numerous quality managers and technicians across the company and led Hydrite’s Executive Committee for Strategic Quality Planning.

David received a bachelor of science degree in biology and chemistry from Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, in 1989. He earned a master of arts degree in technology-industrial management at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, in 1995. He has also earned certification from the American Society for Quality as a Certified Quality Manager (CQM/ASQ).

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Vice President, Quality and Compliance

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