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Quality and Food Safety expert responsible for the development and implementation of Quality and Food Safety strategies across eleven facilities in North America. Create and roll-out Global Standards and best practices from across the CPG category. Develop teams and foster an environment of problem solving and continual improvement.

QUALITY AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR – AMERICAS OPERATIONS (2007-Present)Subject matter expert (SME) developing strategies, processes, and programs to establish an enterprise-wide, multi-disciplinary approach to quality that improved teamwork, operational flexibility, manufacturing, and product output. Creates and implements global quality and food safety standards that are focused on increasing quality while eliminating testing redundancy, removing non-value-added activities, and improving supplier/co-packer auditing processes. Implemented a “quality at the source” strategy to promote ownership with all employees and the products they produce.QUALITY DIRECTOR – AMERICAS OPERATIONS (2005-2007)Oversaw all aspects of quality control/assurance at seven operating units in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Focused on developing and improving processes at all managed facilities, ultimately creating a new strategy that updated the role of quality at all seven plants. Assisted with external auditing and established criteria for the selection of an ISO auditing body. Personally reviewed lab testing methods at all facilities then standardized/implemented best practices that created uniformity at all locations.QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER – CLERMONT AND BOOKER NOE OPERATING UNITS (1999-2005)Directed entire quality function at two operating units, constantly monitoring, auditing, and reviewing product, processes, and raw materials as a basis for maintaining overall quality business operations. Provided direction, training, and hands-on guidance to ensure optimal performance from seven employees at multiple sites. Communicated quality requirements to multiple departments across the operations and personally performed all quality-related-employee training.