--- title: Meritech Blog | Hand, Footwear & Employee Hygiene Tips | Paul Barnhill description: Paul Barnhill is Chief Operations Officer and head Engineer at Meritech, the leader in automated employee hygiene. He has over 28 years of experience working with professionals in food manufacturing, healthcare, and foodservice to understand the challenges they face when creating hygiene programs and how to overcome these obstacles through education and automated technologies. 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He has over 28 years of experience working with professionals in food manufacturing, healthcare, and foodservice to understand the challenges they face when creating hygiene programs and how to overcome these obstacles through education and automated technologies. Helping food processing and packaging facilities produce safe and healthy products through hygiene excellence is a passion for him and he often speaks on best practices in hand hygiene, footwear sanitation, and the science behind pathogen removal. [ Footwear Hygiene Resources ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/footwear-hygiene-resources) [ Food Processing ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/hygiene-in-food-processing) ## [ Captive Footwear Programs 101 ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/captive-footwear-programs-101) What is a Captive Footwear Program? A captive footwear program is truly the precipice of great footw... 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