Didion
Troy Riley is an experienced professional in quality assurance and research and development, currently serving as QA and R&D Senior Manager at Didion since August 2020. Prior to this role, Troy worked at ADM for nearly three decades, holding various positions including Senior Scientist in the Biotech and Ethanol Research Group, Fermentation Specialist in both the Alcohol and Enzyme Departments, and Plant Supervisor in the Bio Fermentation Departments. Troy began a career at ADM as a Lead/Microbiology Laboratory Technician and advanced through several roles to Project Scientist. Troy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Iowa, obtained in 1990.
Didion
Together, we make a difference. Didion is a family-owned agricultural processing company with two business units, Didion Milling and Didion Bioscience. Didion Milling processes over 86,000 bushels of corn each day from a vast network of local producers. Operating North America’s newest dry corn mill, we separate the richest parts of each kernel and produce ingredients for some of the nation’s most respected food brands. Didion Milling also produces over 350 million meals annually for the USAID program through the USDA. These meals help to fight hunger in four dozen developing nations. The co-located Didion Bioscience facility produces USP-grade alcohol suitable for home cleaning, sanitizing products, cosmetics and more. In addition, Didion Bioscience produces over 50 million gallons of clean-burning ethanol annually.