Dr. Flatt joined Martek in 2002 as Senior Vice President, Research and Development. Prior to joining Martek, Dr. Flatt was the Vice President of Research and Development for OmegaTech, Inc., a DHA producer in Boulder, Colorado that was acquired by Martek in April 2002. In his position with OmegaTech, Dr. Flatt managed all corporate research and development, including discovery, ingredient technology, food and analytical sciences and process development. Prior to joining OmegaTech in 2000, Dr. Flatt held a position at Procter & Gamble and was Vice President of Fermentation and Process Research for the Kelco division of Merck, where he led the development and commercialization of several major new products and processing technologies. Dr. Flatt is the author of six patents and numerous professional papers. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of California Berkeley, and his Ph.D. in chemical and biochemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison. |