Known as a pragmatic, data-driven food safety and quality assurance leader with a proven record fast-tracking the completion of key objectives. Contributes 20+ years of diverse business, manufacturing, and product experience. A seamless collaborator across internal teams and external partners to quickly assess risks, fix problems, close gaps, and drive improvements in complex environments. Able to independently set priorities, lead projects, engage stakeholders, and tracks results. An outcome-driven creator of value with a keen ability to develop and enhance quality deliverables/systems.Career Highlights:● Rapidly empowered 7 manufacturing sites, 4 warehouses, and 3 PCO’s to modernize IPM programs to reduce in-site stored product pest activity 50%, customer claims by $100K, and pest control cost avoidance by $250K● Implemented programs to bring start-up supplements business into compliance with 21 CFR 111 including supplier approval, label reconciliation, product inspection/release, traceability, verification testing, and stability validation● Created an 8-member Quality Assurance team through scoping, recruiting, training, and coaching to support new facility start-up, commissioning, and continuous production within first 4 months of employment ● Rebuilt raw material inspection/acceptance program including COA verification, technician training on USDA IQF fruit grading, quarantine/rejection of OOS materials, and coordinated CAPA plans with suppliers/purchasing● Coordinated high-profile Nestle Purina project to implement GFSI (ISO 22000 and PAS 220); effectively influenced site leadership to embrace internal audits, CAPA, verification, and validation of FS & QA systems within 12 monthsProfessional Skill Set:FSQA Program Development | Quality Management | Food Safety | FDA | HARPC | cGMP | GxP | Supplier Quality Management | Food and Beverage | Dietary Supplements | Contract Manufacturing | HACCP | Hazard Analysis | Risk-Assessment | SOPs | Sanitation | Preventive Controls | Allergen Control | Integrated Pest Management | Chemical Control | Foreign Material Control | Regulatory Affairs | Labeling | FTC | Auditing | GFSI | BRC | SQF | IFS - Food | Change Management | Product Development | Commercialization | Traceability | Root Cause Analysis | Direct Report Leadership | Budgeting | Cost Control | Data Analytica and Reporting | Operations Management | Training and MentorshipTechnical Proficiencies:ERP | Sage X3 | JustFood | MS Dynamics | TraceGains | FoodLogiQ | Supplier Engage | RedZone | InfinityQS | GFSI | ISO 22000 | IFS-Food | BRC | SQF