Jeffrey Strout, MPH, RS/REHS, CP-FS
IHA HACCP Alliance Lead Instructor · Certified SQF Trainer and Consultant · Former SQF Lead Auditor · SQFI Trainer of the Year
Jeff has trained and audited food safety and quality for over 49 years and has personally performed 7,500+ audits across nearly every kind of food facility, from the farm through manufacturing and distribution to the store and the restaurant. He knows what auditors look for because he has spent a career in the auditor's chair.
Registered SQF, BRCGS, GMP, and HACCP auditor. Approved Seafood and Juice HACCP trainer.
Jeffrey Strout
Food Safety Director, SystemPath
A public-health career, from Air Force One to your plant floor
Auditor's-chair authority you cannot fake. It is the difference between software that looks audit-ready and a program that holds up when the auditor is standing in front of you.
26 years in the U.S. Air Force
A retired USAF public-health professional (1978 to 2005), Jeff was responsible for food safety for Air Force One and the Executive USAF Fleet Service at Andrews AFB, and remains an approved instructor for Seafood HACCP.
Co-author of the FDA/USDA food-defense guidance
After September 11, 2001, he co-authored the military food-defense guidance the FDA and USDA adopted across the food industry. He remains a sought expert on intentional-contamination preparedness and food vulnerability assessments.
Developed 1,400+ food-safety professionals
As a Career Field Manager Consultant, he was responsible for the professional development of more than 1,400 food-safety professionals worldwide.
Federal Food Safety Coalition facilitator
From 2006 to 2013 he facilitated the Federal Food Safety Coalition, convening 17 federal agencies on food safety and food defense.
Teaching HACCP since 1987
He has taught HACCP and Advanced HACCP for nearly four decades and provides epidemiological services to the food industry on consumer-illness complaints.
What Jeff leads
Jeff leads the food safety side of SystemPath. His auditor's-chair view shapes the consulting we deliver and the standards we hold our work to.
- SQF Certification Getting certified the first time, led by people who audit for a living.
- SQF Edition 10 Transition Moving your program to the new edition before the January 2027 audits begin.
- Audit Preparation A pre-audit that finds what a real auditor would find, before they do.
- HACCP Consulting Hazard analysis and HACCP plans reviewed against what auditors actually expect.
- Food Defense & Fraud Vulnerability assessments grounded in the guidance he helped author.
- Instructor-Led Training PCQI, HACCP, and Advanced HACCP training delivered by a Trainer of the Year.
Talk to an auditor before you talk to an auditor
Bring Jeff's perspective to your facility. Every engagement starts with a 20-minute discovery call.
Prefer the phone? (313) 484-4887
What happens next
Discovery call
About your facility and goals. Not a sales pitch.
See it in action
A live walkthrough of Beacon scoped to your operation.
Custom proposal
Software, consulting, and training sized to your facility.
You'll talk with a food safety expert, not a sales rep.
20 minutes · No commitment · No pressure