Mr. Leon H. Langhauser has over 40 years of experience in Operations and Project Management starting with the Miles Laboratories Inc. (Miles Labs) branch of Union Starch Refining Co., and progressing on to join the team of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), from where he retired. At the start of his career, Mr. Langhauser graduated with a B.S. degree in Dairy Processing from the University of Illinois, Urbana, working his way through college as a part-time dairy farmer gaining first-hand experience in farming and the farmer mind-set. Following his degree program, Mr. Langhauser joined the Miles Labs branch of Union Starch Refining Co. as a Chemical Lab Technician. Mr. Langhauser worked his way up through Refinery Foreman, Process Engineer, and Superintendent while simultaneously serving in the U.S. Army Reserves; achieving the rank of E-5 before accepting an honorable discharge. Eventually, Mr. Langhauser was promoted to Superintendent for a Carmel Refinery, followed by a position as an Area Superintendent. During his time at Miles Labs, Mr. Langhauser was involved with numerous novel processes & products including Continuous Caramel Coloring Production, Caramel Coloring Liquid Catalyst, Continuous Corn Syrup Saccharification, Centrifuge Muds Separation, Acid Enzyme Corn Syrup, Granular Carbon Pulse Bed Systems, and Granular Carbon Regeneration.