From offices in Boise, Post Falls, Twin Falls, and Pocatello, TechHelp Specialists help Idaho manufacturers, food processors and entrepreneurs improve their competitiveness through continuous product and process innovation.

Dr. Janna Hamlett

Food Processing Specialist – University of Idaho Extension & School of Food Science

Physical Address:
315 Falls Avenue East
Evergreen Building, Suite B-44
Twin Falls, ID 83303
Mailing Address:
University of Idaho- Twin Falls R&E Center
P.O. Box 1827
Twin Falls, ID 83303-1827
 
Phone: 208-731-9363
Email: jannahamlett@techhelp.org

Background

Dr. Janna Hamlett has 20 years of experience in the food manufacturing industry.  She brings a wealth of qualifications, expertise, and experience as a Food Processing Specialist at TechHelp and Assistant Professor at University of Idaho Extension.  Prior to joining TechHelp and UI Extension, Janna worked at the College of Southern Idaho developing the Food Processing Technology program and the first Technical Bachelors at a Community College in Idaho.  Prior to academia, Janna worked in various management positions including Quality Manager and Production Manager at large-scale cheese and whey processing facilities in the Magic Valley.  As an independent Food Safety and Production Consultant, she has helped local companies with their food safety, production capabilities, and troubleshooting challenges to be more successful.  She has numerous industry certifications in safety, food safety, and operational efficiencies; including a Black Belt in Six Sigma, she is an OSHA 10 and 30-hour instructor, FSCPA PCQI and IAVA instructor, SQF Approved Training Center, and an approved HACCP curriculum from The International HACCP Alliance. 

Our TechHelp and UI Extension food team is focused on helping the food manufacturers in Idaho regardless of size. We just want to make sure you succeed in your goals. We are here to help with any issue, whatever keeps you up at night or causes you headaches, give us a call or send an email and we will be glad to help. We have a lot of expertise on a wide variety of topics. Let us put that knowledge to work helping you.

Education

Expertise

Blog Posts

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification Course Begins January 17 at Idaho Manufacturing Alliance HQ in Nampa

TechHelp and the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance will offer a Public Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course (LSSGB) at IMA’s HQ in Nampa with full-day sessions on 1/17, 1/31, 2/14, and 3/6 of 2024. Lean Six Sigma is a well-known approach for achieving operational excellence that combines the process improvement benefits of Lean with the statistical process control benefits of Six Sigma. The course includes time between sessions for participants to complete workplace projects.
There has never been a better time to apply the principles of Lean Six Sigma in your organization. With today’s tight labor market and supply chain challenges, Lean can help your company become a more attractive employer and a stronger competitor. Luke Fuess and Janna Hamlett of TechHelp, the University of Idaho, and the legendary Lean practitioner Gene Hamacher will lead the course and provide LSSGB project support.

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Winter Food Newsletter from Dr. J

I hope the weather is not treating you too harshly as we enter the holiday season.
We are thrilled to announce that our team has expanded with the arrival of Stuart Walker, a 28-year research and development veteran in the food industry. Stuart joined TechHelp as a Food Specialist in October of 2023 after working for almost 12 years at the renowned Litehouse Food Company in Sandpoint, Idaho. He looks forward to utilizing his extensive food formulation and manufacturing knowledge and background to help solve the current problems being experienced by Idaho food manufacturers. Stuart will be based in Boise but will serve Idaho food processors statewide.

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Veteran’s Day 2023 – Thank You Veterans!

TechHelp, Idaho’s Manufacturing Extension Partner (MEP) thanks our veterans for their service to our nation. We are also thankful for those veterans who apply the skills, expertise, and ideas they developed in the service to their jobs and companies. Mike Atwood of Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) is one example of a Veteran who leaned on his service experience to create excellent night vision products with applications in the civilian world. As a former AH-64 Apache pilot, Mike founded ASU in 1995 and worked with government agencies to allow unrestricted NVG use among first responders and law enforcement agencies.

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