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Salisbury, MA

Independent food microbiology laboratory offering:Basic Micro AnalysesShelf Life StudiesPathogen ScreeningFood Safety TrainingFood Safety/Quality ConsultingGFSI Audit PreparationNutrition Panels

Brought on board to bring a more professional approach to food safety to a rapidly growing salad, entrée and dessert manufacturer. Responsible for multiple levels of compliance including Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Worker's Safety, label compliance, and laboratory analyses.Direct manager of five employees.Member of corporate executive team.

Restructured company's policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements while guiding research and development of new products. Internal consultant and wordsmith to the Vice President of Operations and Executive Committee. Chair for committees throughout the organization. Corporate liaison to in-house inspectors and the Albany District Office.

Conducted food safety training sessions in English and Spanish to reduce the likelihood of a product recall. Performed trouble-shooting for all issues related to the results of laboratory testing.Supervised two employees in a microbiology and chemistry laboratory.Updated all testing procedures to reflect the specifications of all customersDeveloped testing.

Developed and maintained all testing procedures for a food microbiology and chemistry laboratory.Responsible for all laboratory budgeting and operations. Internal consultant to technical services and operations.Wrote and implemented testing procedures to monitor for and control pathogenic bacteria in raw beef itemsConsulted Director level of the.

Analyzed environmental and product samples for the presence of pathogenic bacteria. Conducted troubleshooting and training sessions based on test results.Maintained the laboratory budget and implemented changes resulting in cost savings in excess of $40K per annumValidated product shelf-life statementsAssisted Research and Development in creation of new.

Bs, Zoology

Masters, Business Administration