🛡️ Food Protection and Defense Institute project portfolio updates

June 18, 2017

By Ted Steinmann

Event: Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Date: June 18, 2017
Organization: Food Protection and Defense Institute (FPDI), University of Minnesota

In 2017 at the AFDO conference, Ted presented updates from the University of Minnesota’s FPDI on FoodSHIELD—a secure, transitionable, and research-funded digital platform supporting national food defense efforts. The presentation covered new developments in stakeholder portals, governance frameworks, multilingual interfaces, and modular training systems.

🔑 Key Highlights

  • Stakeholder-Centric Development: Collaborated with FDA, DHS, and other agencies to translate requirements into modular systems.
  • Custom Collaboration Sites: Built secure, purpose-driven portals for sectors like restaurants, healthcare, schools, and regulators.
  • Web-Based Apps: Enabled After Action Reporting (ICAAR), resource sharing, training indexing, and OneHealth collaboration.
  • Security & Scalability: Implemented FedRAMP-aligned practices and mobile-ready features.
  • Education & Community Engagement: Conducted food defense webinars, launched user onboarding strategies, and gathered feedback for continuous improvement.

đź“„ Download: food-protection-and-defense-institute-project-portfolio-updates.pdf

Categories: presentations

Tags: collaboration, data-collection, content-management, data-standards, training