Danielle Perreault Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

United States

· Lead initiatives to enhance the Corrective Action/Preventative Action program, including developing and delivering new in-person CAPA Owner training to Business Unit and site associates and initiating a CAPA Functional Expert team to perform root cause reviews and provide feedback and coaching to CAPA owners in a collaborative environment resulting in significant improvements in key metrics· Lead training of Business Unit product related incident management process (PRIMP) team · Contributed to the execution of the internal audit program, providing audits to multiple BU functions and sites, driving compliance to standards and continuous improvement of processes· Assumed additional responsibilities as Nexus administrator for the business unit and provided ongoing support to business unit and sites through training new users in proper document control practices, as well as diagnosing and resolving issues within the Nexus system· Lead period management review meetings resulting in a strong ability to effectively communicate with associates at all organizational levels· Drove standards compliance by governing business unit processes to ensure health of the QMS

Nashville Metropolitan Area

· Manage a team of 7 quality professionals with duties including scheduling, inventory, training, evaluation, problem solving, and conflict resolution· Responsible for leading daily management meetings and monthly safety and quality training program for all plant employees· Championed site HAZCOM program· Drove continuous improvement of quality metrics by identifying sanitation issues before down time and improving cleaning verification programs to bring 7-day psychotroph values below company standard of 10% with results consistently at or near 0% · Responsible for verification of pasteurization and sanitation charts, and for verification of lab testing results· Implemented monthly internal quality audit program of the facility, with report and corrective actions action list to ensure continuous improvement and audit readiness· Ensured product safety through assisting lab with testing and monitoring of critical control points for compliance with company standards · Responsible for representing the plant during supplier, regulatory, and third-party audits· Recognize trends in KPI and report on quality issues to determine root cause

Nashville, Tennessee

· General supervisory duties for a team of 8, 5 lab technicians and 3 receivers, including scheduling, inventory, training, evaluation, problem solving, and conflict resolution· Responsible for maintenance and calibration of lab instrumentation· Drove continuous improvement, and saw improved results of several environmental testing programs at the facility since joining the quality team and taking ownership of the environmental program· Responsible for verification of several quality metrics on daily production runs· Implemented a weekly quality walkthrough program of the facility, with report being sent to upper management to ensure the plant is always audit ready· Ensured product safety through testing and monitoring of critical control points for compliance with company standards · Assisted plant manager and quality manager in several audits, including SQF, FDA, TDA, US Army, and non-GMO· Recognize trends in KPI and report any issues

Gallatin, Tennessee

• Responsible for testing and maintenance of surface finishing line, including anodize, phosphate, and chrome plating chemical baths· Responsible for metallographic preparation and analysis of finished product samples· Experience with auditing and qualification of outside vendor companies· Responsible for inventory and maintenance of the lab and instrumentation· Experience with a metallurgical analysis instrumentation such as micro-hardness tester, microscopes, Carbon-Sulfur analyzer, and familiar with interpretation of technical drawings·Responsible for auditing and writing standard operating procedures/test monographs

Old Hickory, Tn

· Responsible for comparative testing of all competitive, new product, and improved product samples.· Experience with project management, assistance in the development of new products, and continuous improvement of existing product lines· Identified cost saving opportunities in the areas of raw materials and instrumentation needs· Responsible for testing of alternative supplier samples· General lab duties including maintenance and calibration of equipment, inventory, and ordering supplies· Experience with microscopic analysis of structures, including scanning electron microscopy

Smyrna, Tennessee

Quality Control Chemist 2011 - PresentVi-Jon Inc., Smyrna, Tennessee• Responsible for following company standard operating procedures, cGMP and test monographs for testing of samples in an FDA regulated laboratory• Responsible for accurate documentation and detailed recording of all tests performed • Experience running instrumentation, including GC, HPLC, UPLC, UV, IR and AA, moisture balance, pH meter, densitometer, viscometer and auto-titrator• Experience with wet chemistry preparation of samples, pipette techniques, and titrations• Experience with raw material and USP testing• Experience with method validation testing

Nashville, Tn

• Responsible for following company standard operating procedures to perform extractions from water samples· Maintain detailed documentation of extractions and work performed· Communicate with co-workers and supervisors to solve problems· Work as part of a team to finish tasks under strict time constraints· Responsible for training new hires · Experience with wet chemistry preparations and running UV