Conduct animal feed, fertilizer, lime, seed, and pesticide inspections at various firms, including sample collection and label reviews to ensure compliance with FDA (animal feed), EPA (pesticides), and Pennsylvania state regulations.Investigate pesticide, animal feed, and fertilizer complaints.

Completed more intensive food safety inspections of various higher risk food and milk establishments to ensure compliance with FDA and Pennsylvania state regulations.

- Conducted food safety inspections of various establishments, including: retail food facilities, food manufacturing facilities, distribution and warehouse facilities, dairy farms, milk tankers, and milk processing facilities.- Sampled food and milk products to ensure safety and compliance of products to Pennsylvania state standards and regulations.

Managed all quality functions of an SQF Level 3 certified cheese paste and sauce manufacturing facility.

- Provide lean manufacturing support to 3rd party manufacturing facilities to drive performance improvements by: optimizing and improving production planning, process rates, yields, and final product grading results.- Ensure all capital processing equipment installations are compliant with dairy regulatory standards (3A, PMO, etc.).- Obtain detailed quotes and design engineering drawings for various turnkey dairy processing systems.- Interaction with plant management, production operators, and engineers to complete safe and successful commissioning trials while following Good Manufacturing Practices.

Fonterra Graduate Technical Program (FGTP)An intensive, continuous, one year, post-graduate course for recent technical graduates that provides skills and knowledge for an accelerated start in the dairy industry. The program includes:- Practical work in New Zealand dairy plants- Dairy product technology course work (cheese, milk powders, milk protein conentrates, casein & whey proteins, and milk fat)- Product development and marketing of dairy products- Professional development courses- Research project

Provided technical support for functional dairy ingredients (milk protein concentrates, casein & whey proteins, cheese, and cream) to customers, including:- Advice on proper product selection/application- Technical documentation requirements/questionnaires- Specification amendments- Resolving complaints & quality issues

Conducted food safe inspections of food establishments and ensured all were in compliance with state food safety regulations.