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Las Vegas, Nevada

Tolleson, Az

Drive continuous improvement programs for Quality department and oversee Food Safety program(s) of a 200,000 square foot facility with over 1,300 employees, operating 24/7.PCQI; development and adherence to 8 written Food Safety Plans and HACCP Plans.Responsible for conversion of current FDA HACCP plans (3) to FDA PC Plans.Management of Environmental Monitoring Program in congruence with FSIS Guidelines.Management of Supplier and Ingredient Approval Program for over 100 suppliers, including performing on-site audits for new suppliers.Maintain Food Safety Program in compliance with FDA, USDA and BRC regulations and standards.Achieved two consecutive “A” grades in BRC audits, improved from company’s previous score of a “C” grade.

Greater Denver Area

Management, execution and maintenance of a comprehensive food safety program in compliance with regulatory standards, including SQF, HACCP, Kosher and the FDA. Representative of Hammond’s Candies during SQF, FDA and OSHA compliance audits. Improved company’s previous “C” grade in SQF audit to an “A” within 6 months.Work closely with R&D during recipe development and product planning to determine in-process and finished product specifications. Generate nutritionals and provide final approval on all product labels.

Casa Grande, Arizona

Perform daily microbiological, chemical and organoleptic analysis on finished goods.Development, implementation and training of all staff on: Standard Operating Procedures, SQF system reviews, chemical and microbiological methods.

Brattleboro, Vt

Supervision of QA team, reporting directly to the QA Manager. Responsible for daily and annual calibration and verification of analytical and inspection equipment. Manages sampling of waste water and corresponding reports to regulatory agencies. Maintain up-to-date SOPs and train new lab technicians on all appropriate techniques and methods.To perform chemical and microbiological analysis on raw ingredients, work in progress, and finished product. To assist R&D with consumer and customer relations when needed. To adhere to and uphold strict GMPs and hold others accountable to those standards. Maintain HACCP procedures and guidelines to ensure product quality.

Madison, Wisconsin

Worked directly with a large network of clients to ensure the safe and time sensitive testing of their product samples.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Biology, General

Independent Study, Organic Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Department of Chemistry; Performed and presented research on the synthesis and characterization.