Keith Woelfel is the R&D Director for Caliper Holdings (Ripple) and is primarily involved in cannabis research and development of new products. He comes with over 30 years of Food Science and scale up expertise within the confectionery and functional food arenas. Keith has a deep passion for developing health and wellness products that deliver validated consumer benefits. His experience includes development and commercialization of a wide range of foods and beverages in both large scale fortune 500 companies and small scale entrepreneurial ventures. He is the lead author for several patents in the commercialization of functional foods and leading brand confections. Keith lives in the Denver area with his wife, twin daughters and mini dachshund.