Blake Rottschafer Email & Phone Number

North America

Co-Representative for the build, structure, and launch of SampleMaster Business Unit in North America.-Building and Managing Supply and Purchasing Chain-Handle customer projects to ensure safe and rapid startup of new customer projects-Development and management of procedures and process to kickstart and continue business unit.-Reporting to and keeping necessary dialogue with production, sales, logistics, and customer service-Ensure quality criteria are built into each process.-Managing customer agreements

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Developing critical-to-quality systems for new and existing product manufacturing, including PPAP and FMEA• Document control to achieve qualification and continuous improvement of ISO 9001 and 14001 systems.• Customer service in regards to quality & project management. Ensure quality in each step of manufacture.• Leading daily production meetings to discuss planning and quality matters.• Use of 8-D’s for corrective action and system advancement both internal and customer driven quality correction.• Production mapping, organizing, and planning to increase manufacturing efficiency and product output.• Dedication to each product line, utilizing product costing to drive quality using the PARETO method.• Working with employees to understand daily tasks and how to improve quality.• Leading multinational teams in product launch and subsequent quality development for product lines• Performing internal and external ISO audits along with supporting customers during audit functions.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Tend to property needs. Plumbing, Roofing, Yard, Electrical. Renovation(s)• General maintenance, advertisement, leasing.

Coopersville, Mi

• Perform component testing (total solids, pH, fat, protein, and ash/ mineral) on raw and finished products which include aseptic and extended shelf life products. • Further testing with milk products includes atomic absorption (AA) to determine specific mineral content.• Micro-bacteria plating performed on raw components and finished product. • Swabbing and water sample collection and plating from filller(s).• Allergan Testing Certified from Neogen• All products and tests are all logged on various internal excel spreadsheets. • Contribute to evolution and efficiency of lab operations including paperwork modification and SOP updates. • Member of safety/ first respond-er team.

Ada, Michigan

• Performing required testing and approving raw material, bulk (in-process), and finished product samples efficiently to meet goals and objectives• Prioritizing and determining which raw materials should be logged and sampled in order to support site manufacturing• Collaborating with warehouse personnel to coordinate sampling of raw materials• Understanding of GMPs and collecting samples in a GMP environment• Aseptically collecting raw material samples for microbiological testing• Effectively collecting and logging bulk and finished product samples from manufacturing for chemical and microbiological testing• Experience with software programs utilized at Amway such as JDE, CMX, and StarLims

Handled customer product transactions. Cut product to customer order. Interacted with customers and sales representatives.

Created solutions containing an organic chemiluminescence compound to determine amount of time a metal-coated plate takes to catalyze the oxidation of the compound by tracking fluorescence.

Handled customer transactions. Maintained the warehouse. Cut and prepared a variety of flooring goods for next day installation.

Company Carpet Cleaner- mixed chemicals that would treat and remove stains. Handled customer product transactions. Flooring removal and installation in commercial and residential buildings

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Hope College Track and Field Athlete, Hope College Cross Country Athlete, Hope College Resident Assistant, Hope.