FSQA/Lab/Sanitation Complex Manager 2023 - Present• Direct the activities of FSQA/Sanitation/& QA Laboratory systems of 5 facilities and 12 employees.• Developed Quality and Food Safety systems for same and insured proper implementation, driving Food Safety Culture in all departments • Oversee and assisted in developing HACCP/Food Safety Plans to maintain GFSI Certifications • Developed & Facilitated Food Safety/Quality Trainings for Quality Assurance Staff which included job specific trainings and Utilizing Alchemy Training Systems.• Reviewed, Wrote, Revised and updated SOPs, and SSOPs Annually and as needed. Trained FSQA Staff to perform the same.• Assisted Safety Manager in developing and implementing Policy and facilitate Safety Trainings utilizing Alchemy Training Systems.• Interacted with and acted as liaison between Plant Management team and USDA, NCDA & FDA.• Worked with cross functional teams to perform Customer Complaint Investigations, Facility & Safety Audits in addition to participating in daily Production Meetings and weekly KPI Meetings.• Developing Action Items List, delegating, & Facilitate meetings to ensure action Items are completed and proper CAPA’s are written, implemented & completed.• Manage FSQA Budgets Prioritizing Food Safety & Quality.• Performed Monthly & Annual Facility SQF Systems audits for current Code with Cross Functional Teams.• Managed and Oversee Plant Sanitation (Hygienic Zoning), Pest Control, Environmental Monitoring & Product Sampling Programs, and Trending Modeling of the same.• Collaborated with Internal & External Customers in addition to Vendors as needed to include 3rd Party Laboratories. • Managed all 3rd Party and Customer Audits. Respond to Non-Conformances write CAPAs

Oversee and manage the Quality, Food Safety and HACCP Programs for the pork slaughter facility and the meat processing facility for the company. Interact with USDA, answer/appeal NRs and answer customer complaints, Perform Validation and reassessment for the 7 HACCP Plans across both facilities. Review and revise as needed QA/Food Safety Policies. Write policy and procedures. Perform internal and external facility audits. Facilitate 3rd party audits. Lead a cross-functional HACCP Team. Monitor and ensure proper functionality of the Pre-operational Sanitation and operational Sanitation procedures. Training, facilitate meetings. Keep plant manager informed of quality concerns, new or revised regulations, USDA plant concern and new and relevant trainings being offered.

Oversee the functioning of a Non-Denominational Church with an average of 25 attendees and two staff members. Oversee the financial activities and records of the ministry along with the financial secretary. Preach and perform Christian Counseling as needed. Schedule church services and revivals.

• Direct the FSQA/Sanitation/Safety/Wastewater & Laboratory systems of 5 facilities. • Developed FSQA training and provided oversight to personnel, including plant and FSQA and Lab personnel. • Direct the activities and function of FSQA Team for each facility. • Oversee the plant and production activities ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements, plant SSOPs, HACCP, and FSQA Systems.• Oversee and Direct pre-operation inspections, in addition to SE Swabbing. Ensure corrective action as required.• Oversee all documentation related to SSOP, HACCP plan, CAPA and 3rd party Auditing systems to ensure they meet organizational and global standards.• Coordinate the FDA regulated/GFSI Certifications and FDA Registration for the Organization.• Using cross functional teams developed plans to drive continuous quality improvement across the organization. • Direct the training and implementation of new developments in the Food Safety, Food Defense, Food Quality Plans and Prerequisite Programs. • Ensure department budgeting goals are sustainable and achieved; Reviewed and approved necessary requisitions, eliminated unnecessary spending.• Through monitoring the FSQA Teams, successfully directed team and Organization through 9 Audits in 2023; (Achieving scores between 95% & 98%.) • These audits included:USDA GAP, TESCO GAP, GLOBAL GAP Audits, and NCDA Food Safety/HACCP Systems Audit, ASI Food Safety/GMP Audit and the Annual Organic Audits. Ensured compliance to maintain Kosher Recertification

Oversee, manage and direct the Quality Assurance Functions of a multi facid Facility. I am the Complex QA manager of the Slaughter and Prepared Foods Facility. Delegate and direct the activities of a staff of 34 employess which includes 6 supervisors, 1 lab technicians, 2 HACCP associates, 4 lead technicians, 1 administrative assistant, and 20 QA technicians Generate Reports; Develop Graphs; Interpret Data for Reports; Customer Complaints; Facilitate Audits; Scheduling; Investigate incidents; FM; Perform Root Cause Analysis; Oversee the HACCP Plan; Interpret and answer USDA FSIS Notices and NR; Oversee the Food Safety Program; Write Procedures; Collaborate with R&D to develop new specifications and revise current specs; Customer Service activities, assist sales to meet customer needs and requirements; oversee the Pest Control Program, Food Defense Program and Prerequisite Program.

I supervise a Staff of 5 QA Technicians. Approximately 2000 employees at this facility..I over see their daily functions ensuring that the process is audited against the procedures written for any piece of processing equipment for both the ready to cook and ready to eat environment.Ensure products are produced within the regulatory guide lines set by USDA.Work closely with all levels of management and act as a liaison between operations and USDA.Assist R&D department with product developments by evaluating and providing feedback in addition to performing bi-weekly corporate product evaluations and providing feed back of products already on the market. Preform pre-operational sanitation inspections as well as taking swab samples as a sanitation indicator. Work closely with the laboratory to pull selected product samples based on customer request and to ensure regulatory and nutritional compliance. Facilitated Foreign Material Round Table Investigations, trained and developed new technicians and supervisors, trained and implemented new regulations and or procedures as they were issued. Facilitated QA Session for New Hire Orientation.

Attended and chaired monthly board meetings.Validated accountabilty tools and methods used by directorAssisted in financial decision makingProof read grant proposalsFaciliated fund raisersAssured proper handling and disbursment of funds recieved.