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Frisco, Texas, United States

Denison, Texas, United States

Denison, Texas, United States

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Lead Fill and Pack production teams consisting of 80 FTE and 3 Supervisors across 3 shifts• Drive improvements with real time SPC RedZone data focusing on top losses and constraints• Plan projects and implement actions identified to improve availability, quality and efficiency• Create standardized work instructions for Supervisors, Leads and Operators• Formalize Job Hazard Analysis and Onboarding plans for new hires and operators • Report out Weekly KPIs and Actions driving improvement to Level 4 and Monthly Gap Review• Maintain cross functional membership in daily level meetings for Fill and Pack addressing Safety, Quality and Operational opportunities related to our schedule• RedZone co-admin Soups – creating, training and implementing operational and quality checks based on processing needs and visibility gaps• Lead initiatives in Operational Excellence and best practices to advocate our vision and goals• Oversee contract Sanitation tasks and effectiveness, Lead weekly meeting and correspondence

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Lead FSQA and HARPC at CTI Beanmaker producing Seasoned Refried Beans for Taco Bell Domestic and International Markets • Manage 24/7 operational QA Team comprised of 1 Supervisor and 8 Technicians • Create, maintain SOPs, PRPs and audit requirements for Yum! Brands and CTI• Implement FMEA for foreign material risk assessment and reduction in plant• Create and maintain electronic records for Master Sanitation tasks using eMaint by Fluke• Kaizen Team and Gemba Lead for Beans to reduce waste, increase operational availability, reduce sanitation time• Plant Liaison for Customer and CTI leadership visits, project development teams, commercialization, City of Saginaw, Texas Department of State Health Service audits • Conduct Quarterly QA Round Table measuring Food Safety Culture, engaging employee interaction with leadership• RedZone site Lead for Beans – Creation and maintenance of OPS/QA/Warehouse checks, assist in implementing OEE counters to gain visibility, measure and improve availability performance and quality • Utilize SPC, tracking CPK and Sigma to address adverse trends in Operational and Quality KPIs• CTI Foods Sanitation Summit - sanitary design principles, creating effective environmental pathogen monitoring plans, progressing from reactive to proactive sanitation• Nominated for CTI Rising Award of Excellence in 2019 by Saginaw Team

Irving, Texas, United States

• Lead HACCP Team and QA Department further processed Chicken meat facility (5 supervisors, 60 hourly associates)• Design pre-requisite programs, SOPs and training to maintain regulatory compliance, customer specifications and GFSI requirements (BRC, SQF, Yum! Brands)• Investigate and respond to customer concerns and industry specific concerns such as Chicken breast meat Myopathy Syndrome• Plant Liaison for customer leadership visits, field evaluations, project development, and commercialization of new items • Analyze and present SPC data from Infinity QS to understand process capability and how to attack adverse trends in Quality KPIs• Lead Internal and Supplier Auditor at Brakebush Irving. Developed BBI FSQA format• Achieved 100 / 90 SQF desk and facility Audit, 95 BRC, 96 on YUM! audit in 2017 - 1st year as Food Safety and HACCP Manager (Double GFSI certified) at Brakebush• Selected as one of 10 members to 1st Annual Brakebush Leadership Summit, workshop designed to develop up and coming leaders from all 3 facilities

Irving, Texas, United States

• Manage 3rd Shift Operations – IQF Lines and Flat Pack departments including 3rd Shift S/R, Warehouse, Maintenance, Refrigeration and Quality about 130 total hourly employees and 5 Supervisors further processed Chicken meat• Lead weekly and quarterly shift meetings and initiatives with all staff, keep weekly KPI scorecards and quarterly performance evaluations for Supervisors • Lead “Four Disciplines of Execution” (4DX) initiatives to reduce floor loss, improve done right first-time percentage and reduce bone complaints by tracking supplier performance and reporting supplier scorecards

Lampasas, Texas, United States

April 2011- April 2015:• Lead internal cycle counts, Liaison 3rd party inventory audits• Work with sister plants to efficiently manage inbound, outbound and redeployment freight to reduce cost and meet demand 98% or better fill rate• Coordinate shipping and receiving of raw materials and finished goods to support production needs, maintain inventory balance and meet demand including commercialization of new items• Supervise 24/7 S/R/W Teams and outside packaging warehouse (12 hourly associates)• Work with Q/A and Ops to reach timely resolution of hold inventory until it is reworked, disposed or released for shipment by Q/A• Part of the Windsor Foods Oakland, MS. Operations and Logistics recovery team in 2010 and 2011 – Sent to sister facility to help train and guide Operations, Tortilla Bakery and Shipping & Receiving departments to sustainable successful performance • Utilize top rated carriers to optimize outbound loads reducing cost per pound to distribution• Achieved all freight cost goals for shipping for 2011 through 2014

Lampasas, Texas, United States

• Perform quality checks and proficiency rates for associates to improve their efficiency and reduce turnover • Keep a safe work environment by daily pre-operational checklists for equipment, conduct monthly safety meetings and audits on time• Collaborate with all departments to coordinate new ideas for innovation, 5S and lean manufacturing

Bryan, Texas

Manage Specialty Departments consisting of 4 Supervisors and 180 hourly employees comprising Cut- Up, Gibbs, Cryovac, Tray-Pack, Ishida Bagger System and Weldotron. (17 tray pack Ossid machines) in accordance with our production schedule, safety requirements and cost goals

Bryan, Texas, United States

Supervise Overwrap Department - 50 employees and 17 Weldotron machines in accordance with our production schedule, safety requirements and cost goals

Bs, Poultry Science

Activities and Societies: Poultry Science Club Endowed Academic Scholarship Recipient ▪ 2004

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