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Philadelphia, PA, US

Carneys Point, NJ, US

• Provide leadership to five manufacturing facilities to maintain and develop robust food safety programs including HACCP, Preventive Controls for Human Food, Sanitary Transport for Human Food, and Intentional Adulteration
• Develop and modify global food safety policies & standards for key business activities
• Handle food safety oversight of company-wide supplier approval program, and act as main contact for company’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program
• Lead Ingredient Quality Risk Management (IQRM) program and direct North American food safety & food fraud assessment teams
• Function as expert in food hazards (i.e. microbiological, physical, chemical) and perform research as necessary
• Represent company as the acting member in the Juice Products Association's (JPA) Food Chemistry and Technical Affairs Committees

Carneys Point, NJ, US

• Provided oversight of five manufacturing facilities across the US with guidance on quality & safety issues, continuous improvement, processing, inventory management, policy revisions, traceability, and general.
• Reviewed food quality & safety plans to ensure all GFSI (SQF), HACCP, & FSMA regulations were met
• Managed Corporate complaint dealings and corresponded directly with customers’ Quality departments to ensure all product issues were rectified completely and in a timely manner
• Implemented new complaint management database WilkeGlobal (Astute) for proper filing and trending purposes
• Directed Corporate Quality lab and its functions, including analytics, calibrations, proficiencies, first production runs, customer samples, and ingredient approval
• Implemented statistical controls via Minitab and WinSPC for ultimate use throughout entire manufacturing network

Carneys Point, NJ, US

• Developed new products to customers’ specifications and approval for mass-market sale, complete with sensory work, proper ingredient sourcing, sensory panels, first production oversight, and troubleshooting
• Acted as liaison between R&D and Regulatory departments to handle any regulatory requests, as well as product specification sheets for submission to customers
• Facilitated conformance to new NLEA regulations by converting all finished product specifications to reflect new labeling requirements for over 1,000 SKUs
• Managed ingredient high risk testing to ensure all lots received met food safety & quality standards
• Performed sensory panel data analyses to report prototype pass/fail and potential formula revisions
• Implemented the company’s first home-use test and individually performed all associated statistical analyses

• Designed and managed R&D projects for new product development and determined formulations using deep study of chemistry to best fit customers’ desires in end applications, all while exhibiting understanding of ASTM &.
• Managed regulatory documentation and requests with knowledge of TSCA, Tier II, FDA, and NSF

• Visited and communicated with existing and potential customers to provide technical service by determining product formulations and creating internal R&D projects for laboratory completion, including analyses of all.
• Performed extensive multi-million dollar sales analyses complete with calculations to determine gross profit, margins, price points, and areas for sales improvement
• Partnered with US Chief Sales Officer to perform market analysis and develop business strategies
• Created and maintained sales budget & forecast from a bottom-up approach for executive use in Chemson Group
• Maintained master formulation document and adjusted recipes for products based on R&D results
• Attended conferences as a representative, created promotional material, and created new business relationships

• Managed projects individually in various areas of the company, including laboratory work, production, R&D, environmental compliance, safety, and business
• Dealt extensively with OSHA, EPA, and DEP regulations, completed annual reports, and created internal policies
• Conformed company to standards set forth by Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
• Handled various safety responsibilities including air monitoring, MSDS/SDS management, and inspections
• Completed external training in environmental regulations and TRI reporting (acquired 1.4 CEUs)
• Worked under ISO 9001 standards to control company documents and quality throughout lab equipment

• Performed QC and performance testing using instruments including XRF, FTIR, two-roll mill, and Brabender
• Monitored and analyzed QC data using Minitab 16 statistical analysis software and created certificates of analysis
• Studied and utilized Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma practices to permanently increase QC efficiency

Brussels, BE

• Managed various projects independently and optimized plant processes through creation, modification, and submission of plant-altering documents
• Utilized various databases and process flow diagrams (PFDs) to gather information regarding projects and general plant processes
• Collected and analyzed acid samples to determine effectiveness of decontamination efforts
• Performed laboratory-based fluid analyses and subsequent calculations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Worked closely with Ph.D. student to synthesize biodegradable hydrogel nanoparticles for oral delivery of insulin
• Analyzed nanoparticles using numerous lab methods including high-performance liquid chromatography, dynamic light scattering size analysis, phase contrast microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy
• Prepared and presented project updates to department, complete with microscopy images and data analysis

Bachelor’S Degree, Biological Sciences

Master’S Degree, Environmental Science