Dr. Tim Wood is Vice President of Research and Development. In this position, he oversees product development, international product registration, quality assurance and quality control, and technical services. Dr. Wood holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California and a Ph.D. from Yale University, both in biology. He has managed research teams for nearly 20 years and brings strong organizational skills and research expertise to USANA's product development efforts. "There are three standards that must be met before a new formulation is incorporated into any of the USANA Health Sciences product lines," he says. "These are proven efficacy, outstanding quality, and uncompromised safety."

Dr. John Cuomo is the Executive Director of Product Development. His experience in synthetic organic chemistry, manufacturing, and analytical methods make his contribution to USANA invaluable. Dr. Cuomo holds 17 United States and European patents and is the author of numerous scientific papers. "There are several areas that I think set USANA apart from other nutritional companies," says Dr. Cuomo. "The first is USANA's quality assurance in product development and manufacturing. Few companies have the level of quality control that USANA does. We spend a tremendous amount of time and money making sure that product composition exactly matches what's on the label. One of the ways we do that is through our in-house testing of ingredient potency."

Dr. Cuomo has seen many other companies include product lines solely based on the marketability of the products. "We won't jump on the bandwagon to join the latest health craze simply to make a profit."

Dr. John McDonald, Senior Scientist, is responsible for formulating new product concepts and is a resource for Technical Services and the science group. But he says his main responsibility is to be a repository of knowledge. "I'm paid to think," says Dr. McDonald. "In an age where urgency and immediate gratification are prevalent, taking the time to develop new product concepts and ideas is what I really enjoy about my association with USANA."