Team
Australia

Stephen Ellis
Managing Director
B. App. Sci. (Food Science)
B. Management
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
With 20 years experience as a Process Authority, Stephen actively represents the DWC FoodTech across all facets of thermal processing services whilst working with food processing establishments throughout Australia and internationally.
As a Process Authority (Approved Person) for thermally process foods, Stephen manages DWC FoodTech’s Thermal Process Authority division (specialising in retorting), managing and conducting process evaluation and temperature (and heat) distribution studies, optimisation of heat treatments, thermal processing training courses, HACCP evaluations and packaging hermetic seal integrity analysis.
- Member, Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS)
- Member, Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology Ltd. (A.I.F.S.T.)

James Castle
Food Process Engineer
B (Hons). Chem. Eng.
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With a background in chemical engineering and experience in the food industry, James bring his engineering skills to enhance DWC FoodTech’s process engineering capabilities in providing continued high quality and safe thermally processed foods and beverages

Santage Keighley
Senior Food Process Engineer
B (Hons). Chem. Eng.
B. Science (Food Science)
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With experience in chemical engineering and product development, Santage enhances DWC FoodTech’s food process engineering capabilities to provide Process Authority services specialising aseptic processing systems and retorting of low-acid and acid foods.
As a Process Authority, Santage provides training and consultancy solutions across numnerous thermal process technologies which DWC FoodTech’s specialiese.
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New Zealand

Kris Tong
Director – Food Process Engineering (New Zealand)
B.Tech. (Massey), Certified Food Scientist (IFT/IFSCC)
Professional affiliations
- Member, Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS)
- Member, Engineering NZ
- Member, European Hygenic Engineering Design Group (EHEDG)
- Member, NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST)
- Member, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)