Steve Vitale

Steve Vitale is an accomplished engineering specialist with extensive experience in sustainability and project engineering. Currently serving as the lead engineer for sustainable projects at Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., Steve manages greenhouse gas emissions and leads low-energy efficiency initiatives across North American facilities. Previous roles include project engineer positions at Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc. and Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, where responsibilities encompassed process control and data automation. Steve's background also includes research and development internships focused on bioproduct recovery and biopolymers, as well as teaching assistant positions that emphasized microbial engineering and CRISPR gene editing. Steve holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Biological/Biosystems Engineering from Iowa State University.