Implemented new transformative food safety and quality management systems across six locations improvingFSQ culture ratings on average 10% per quarter per siteDeveloped a new training curriculum for greenhouse employees improving training retention rate and reducingGMP errorsDeveloped FSQ department KPIs and created an analytics dashboard resulting in reduction of consumercomplaints and improvements in environmental monitoring data on average 25% per quarterHeaded Preventative Risk Management systems for six greenhouse facilities (farm and RTE processingoperations)Collaborated with industry experts, Government, and academia to develop an industry-wide code of bestpractices for the CEA spaceGrew and led the FSQ department from 2 employees to 11Revised the food safety program according to SQF version 9Set OKRs and SMART goals to improve FSQ and company objectivesServed on IFPA Food Safety Council and CEA Food Safety Coalition

Streamlined employee training and food safety program reporting and documentationInitiated PTI case labels improving traceability and boosting customer relationshipsManaged the integration of sites ERP system and IBM Food Trust (Blockchain)Scaled food safety program to two additional sitesResponsible for managing the food safety program for five greenhouse facilitiesMember and graduate of the first class of United Fresh's Produce Safety Immersion ProgramServed as one of the founding members of the CEA Food Safety Coalition

Collaborated with company directors and executives to evolve the food safety system to be in accordance withSQF 7.2 Food ManufacturingAchieved initial SQF certification for the site allowing the company to sell to strategic partnersScaled the food safety program to three start-up sitesLed all third-party audits and corrective and preventative actionsLiaison between USDA, FDA, certification bodies and the greenhouse team.

Collaborated with company directors and executives to evolve the food safety system to be in accordance with SQF 7.2 Food ManufacturingAchieved initial SQF certification for the site allowing the company to sell to strategic partnersScaled the food safety program to three start-up sitesLed all third-party audits and corrective and preventative actionsLiaison between USDA, FDA, certification bodies and the greenhouse team.

Trained in HACCP, SQF, and Internal AuditingDeveloped and facilitated sites FSQ training programResponsible for FSQ compliance documentation