Phil Madson has served as President of KATZEN International, Inc. since 1993. He has held a number of technical and executive positions since joining the firm in 1980, including process engineering, project management, startup services and marketing. KATZEN’s focus throughout this period has been the research and development, design and execution of advanced technology for the fuel, industrial and potable ethanol industries worldwide. Phil has concentrated his efforts in the field of value-added agricultural processing as it integrates with ethanol production. His technical specialty is advanced distillation systems development and design. Phil received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and is a registered Professional Engineer. He is the recipient of the “2009 Award of Excellence” for technical and development achievements as recognized by the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.