Ashley Santore Email & Phone Number

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

• Perform quality control and approve incoming raw materials for mass-scale production
• Maintain and organize up-to-date raw material specifications and Safety Data Sheets
• Responsible for reviewing all purchase orders to ensure the absence of errors
• Communicate and coordinate with the production team and logistics department on outgoing finished product shipments
• Inspect and approve the release of outgoing shipments
• Assist lab personnel and production team

Bedford Park, IL

• Independently managed food and beverage product development projects while directly communicating with the sales team for customer requests.
• Carried out product development activities to meet specific parameters defined including flavor, color, texture, quality, and a clean label.
• Prepared samples for product presentations as well as packaging, labeling products to prepare for shipping
• Maintained knowledge of ingredients and their functionality/contribution to product formulations as well as food regulations within US, EU, CA
• Worked with pH meter, water activity meter, refractometer, color spectrometer, sensory testing, nutrition labeling (genesis), knowledge of food regulations
• Documented formulations via lab notebook and database (Sharepoint and other department systems)

River Forest, IL

Lombard, Illinois

• Choreographed dances and leading practices
• Promoted, conducted, organized dance team auditions
• Taught members a variety of methods/techniques through verbal direction and demonstration
• Monitored progress of the team and varied instruction to meet needs of individual members
• Made decisions on who is able/unable to compete in routines as necessary

Oak Brook, IL

• Coordinated dining room activities to ensure fast customer service
• Communicated with kitchen staff, management, servers, and customers to make certain dining details were handled properly and guest concerns were addressed promptly
• Developed rapport with guests and ensured accommodations were maintained
• Managed in-person and guest inquiries, customer service requests, and reservation bookings

Oak Park, Illinois

• Stocked pantry shelves with food for guests
• Followed food safety regulations
• Assisted guests as they shopped
• Responsible for disposing expired food items
• Explained nutritional information on food items to guests