David A. Baker Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Dr. Baker, P.C. reopens following 33 months 'standing-up' the Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance functions of Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, a new company formed by a Kohlberg & Co. acquisition. I look forward maintaining relationships with many SLFB colleagues through LinkedIn and personal contacts.Dr. Baker, P.C., provides scientific and management.

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, US

Ann Arbor, MI, US

• NSF International’s mission as an independent, accredited organization is to serve manufacturers, regulators and consumers, by helping protect the world’s food, water, consumer products and environment through the.
• Support NSF colleagues and work directly with prospective customers to understand their explicit needs, develop “shared expectations” for proposed solutions and deliver NSF expertise when appropriate.
• Developed programs for: the NSF Food Fraud Center of Excellence; World Coffee Research Standard for Coffee Seed & Seedling Varietal Authenticity; NSF Managed Services for Supply Chain Compliance; FSMS Foreign Supplier.
• Support and expand global NSF CTS capabilities and delivered services to meet local customer needs in China, Singapore, Thailand, N. Korea, Saipan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, England, France, Germany.
• Satisfy consulting needs for: food product and process risk assessments; GFSI and 5S program development, implementation & evaluation; crisis management & recall; validation of preventative controls; regulatory.

Services Include: SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000 – Implementation, Monthly Management, Internal Audits and Paperless Solutions; Strategic Planning & Facilitating Plan Implementation;Supplier Quality Management – e-COA, Compliance & Traceability, Specifications, Quality Scorecards, Non-Conformance Management;Developing a Learning Culture with Plant Floor Transfer.

Global Fresh Foods provides controlled atmosphere packaging technology enabling shelf-life extension allowing refrigerated shipment of fresh foods to supply chains worldwide. Our SAF-D® technology system uses patented oxygen management techniques to create and maintain an all-natural controlled atmosphere environment that extends the shelf life of.

US

Founded new Corporate Department to align Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance functions of nine, divisions. Strong leadership & clear objectives earned executive support, enabling culture change and adoption of Quality Management Systems by the 12 processing plants and corporate departments. Major accomplishments: Established Senior Group QA.

Blackfriars, London, GB

• Specializing in food safety culture change & management systems, provided high level consulting to identify and resolve organizational and technical business risks. Consulting designed to unite company support behind.
• International Chain of Five Star Hotels: Development, training and implementation of food safety management system. Facilitated change of food safety culture across all levels of the business through corporate.
• International Chain of In-Store Cafeterias: Creation of a Corporate Food Safety Identity by establishing internal food safety expectations. Designed extensive supporting guide on why and how to minimise risks through.
• Unilever: Solved factory microbial contamination problems; validated thermal and cooling processes; conducted vendor qualification and supply chain audits.
• Major US Restaurant Chain: Analysed the status of food safety training, understanding, application and crisis preparedness. Report convinced senior management and operations to restructure their food safety management.
• Coke Cola, Antwerp, Belgium: Structured allignment of work place culture at bottling plant. Implemented Lean Manufacturing principals to create cross-functional responsibilities. Removing functional silos improved.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Ensured that appropriate food safety systems were communicated, implemented and effective in 53 countries (Europe, Russia & Middle East). Directed the activities of 43 McDonald’s Country Quality Assurance Managers (CQAM), affecting the operations of all restaurants and more than 500 suppliers. Responsible for hazard analysis, risk management, risk.

Vevey, CH

• Set-up and led a new laboratory for modelling the survival and growth of pathogenic organisms in modified atmosphere packaged, refrigerated foods. Trained technical personnel to study the growth of pathogenic and.
• Validated the safety of strategic new products and technologies using challenge tests to determine the destruction and inhibition of pathogenic bacteria, with emphasis on Clostridium botulinum and Listeria.
• Researched new technologies to design safety into foods. Led the microbiological assessment of novel processes, i.e. high pressure, and the uses of multiple processes and barriers for microbial stability.
• Produced risk assessments based on Critical Control Points, models of product spoilage patterns at different storage temperatures, labelling, and the adequacy of the "cold-chain" through the retail market.
• Identified and solved practical microbial problems at production associated with raw materials, equipment design/malfunction/hygiene, packaging, and shelf-life affected by process variation and time/temperature.
• Solved reoccurring, but intermittent, high value spoilage issue of a product at retail point-of-sale using microbial modelling. Demonstrated that slight thermal shocks at end of commercial process could help lead to.

• Developed Hazard Analysis & HACCP Plans that secured the first USDA/FDA provisional permits to market “Sous-Vide”, minimally processed refrigerated foods in hermetically sealed packages.
• Optimized formulations, pasteurization, limits of thermal abuse, creating three product categories based on shelf-life and marketing strategy.
• Supported the “Just-In-Time” marketing concept by establishing a HACCP system that eliminated post-processing microbiological testing, allowing direct shipment of finished product. Managed Quality Assurance Laboratory.

Phd, Microbial Ecology Of Foods

Mph Environmental Health, Public Health Law, Epidemiology, Water, Waste, Food, Occupational Health & Safety

Ms, Aquaculture

Ba, Aquatic Biology