• Responsible for training and direction of a QA Manager, an Assistant QA Manager and three QA technicians.• Manage, develop, establish and maintain quality assurance programs, systems, policies, processes, procedures and controls, ensure that performance and quality of products conform to establish standards and industry requirements to ensure customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance.• Responsible for development of a tracking tool to analyze response time to customer request.• Develop an overall quality vision, setting quality goals and recommend changes for the set of goals while promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.• Serve as liaison between the company and various suppliers of services to ensure the execution of corrective and preventative actions in compliance with our specifications as well as industry regulations.

• Conduct compliance audits at Company Bottlers, Franchise Bottlers and authorized Co-packing manufacturing facilities against the critical quality governance requirements, policies and standards of The Coca-Cola Company. • Implement, assess and further improve the auditing concepts, methodologies and tools used for assessing the level of compliance to Company Quality requirements. • Review audit results and identify the severity of audit findings or the risk associated with the findings to ensure the appropriate level of action is taken to eliminate non- conformance. • Prepare value added audit reports that are concise and understandable, which allow operations to accurately address root cause corrective action. • Input audit information into the appropriate Global Audit Organization database. • Develop current year and individual audit plans or protocols for Quality audits. • Track or follow up on corrective action plans in order to ensure completion of all items in the specified time frame. • Actively participate in Global Audit Organization calibrations and insights projects to further improve the consistency and calibration in audit performance.

• Responsible for training and direction of a thirty-plus employee production staff, a Production Facility Manager and an Assistant Manager.• Manage, develop, establish and maintain quality assurance programs, systems, policies, processes, procedures and controls, ensure that performance and quality of products conform to establish standards and industry requirements to ensure customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance.• Responsible for formation of a structurally functional Departmental Budget System.• Responsible for management and contractual negotiations regarding both Laboratory/Microbiological Services (over 24K/year in cost reduction) and Pest Prevention.• Develop an overall quality vision, setting quality goals and recommend changes for the set of goals while promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.• Maintain awareness of the business context and company profitability, including budgetary control issues.• Serve as liaison between the company and various suppliers, the USDA and the FDA governmental agencies to ensure the execution of corrective and preventative actions in compliance with specifications as well as industry regulations.

• Training and management of a QC Supervisor and up to seven QC Technicians.• Successful team participation in the development of HACCP Plans.• Preparation of SOP's for a FDA regulated facility pursuing SQF Implementation/Certification.• Responsible for management of both Laboratory/Microbiological Services and Pest Prevention program.• Reviewed and verified Master Batch Records for execution of “positive” release. • Facilitated effective and interactive business relations with QA/QC, Production, Sales, Kosher Inspections, Customers and Suppliers.

• Responsible for two facilities – Slaughter and Further Processing Plants with production of over 500K head slaughtered and 900K finished products.• Training and direction of a two QA Managers, two QA Supervisors, thirty-plus QA Technicians, and a SQF/HACCP Coordinator.• Facilitated the necessary programs, policies and operational changes to achieve SQF Level 2 Certification (Further Processing Plant, June 2011; Slaughter Plant, August 2011).• Responsible for submission and implementation of a structurally functional Departmental Budget System.• Responsible for management and contractual negotiations regarding both Laboratory/Microbiological Services (over 36K/year in cost reduction) and Pest Prevention (over 40K/year in cost reduction).• Facilitated effective and interactive business relations with QA, Production, Sales, USDA, Customers and Suppliers.

• Successful 3rd Party Audit results from various firms including but not limited to AIB, NFS – Cook Thurber, Silliker, Steritech, USDA, etc.• Certified Food Defense Coordinator Training (November 2009) AIB – Food Defense.• Designed graphs, flowcharts and tables depicting Statistical Process Control (SPC) models in and effort to streamline production toward meeting customer specifications and needs.• Training and management of a QA Manager Trainee, HACCP Coordinator, two QA Supervisors and twenty-plus Technicians.• Successful preparation of HACCP Plans, Plant Programs, Plant Procedures and records necessary for compliance with USDA Compliance Team visits.• Received Advanced HACCP Certificate (February, 2004) National Food Processor’s Association- Food Processors Institute.• Received FSIS Verification of HACCP Plans Certificate (February, 2004) National Food Processor’s Association- Food Processors Institute.• Responsible for management and contractual negotiations regarding both Laboratory/Microbiological Services and Pest Prevention.• Developed raw products specifications for receiving materials into the facility for consumer products.• Facilitated effective and interactive business relations with QA, Production, Sales, USDA, Customers and Suppliers.

• Successfully completed projects consisting of chopped & formed, boneless and bone-in products from conception through production.• Developed products in Pilot Plant per New Product Request.• Performed preliminary costing (yields, throughputs, etc.) on products.• Developed specifications to run products to customer satisfaction focusing on cost objectives.• Facilitated effective and interactive business relations with QA, Operations, Sales, Marketing, USDA, Customers and Suppliers.

• Prepared product formulations for new and existing Poultry products.• Monitored On-line sample production in the Processing Plant.• Shipped and received customer samples.

• Managed up to twenty-five employees in the production of breaded and non-breaded fully-cooked products.• Assembled and operated line equipment i.e. drum & XL breaders, batter machine, fryer, oven, etc.

• Managed logistics of raw and further processed products.• Instructed up to sixteen employees in maintaining inventory control & consistent product rotation.• Implemented and conducted training evaluations for operating forklifts and pallet jacks.

• Interviewed, hired, trained and evaluate two QA Supervisors and up to twenty technicians for a Poultry processing operation.• Developed plant-specific GMP’s, SSOP’s, SOP’s and became vital in modeling and reassessing the HACCP Plan.• Resolved customer complaints and negotiated Plant/USDA issues.• Participated in USDA & Customer Audits.• Supervised Pre-Operational Plant Sanitation and Pest Control.• Received HACCP Certificate (April, 1999) U. S. Poultry & Egg Association.

• Conducted several special project studies of raw materials and machinery.• Assumed QA Supervisor after 6 months, managed up to fifteen technicians.• Received HACCP Training and Certificate (August, 1997) U. S. Poultry & Egg Association.