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Exeter, Ca

Visalia, California Area

-Global G.A.P. certification audit preparation and readiness-Organic field crop certification preparation and readiness-Pesticide Handler Safety Training-Employee Safety/Food Safety training-Regulatory complianceState and County pesticide/chemical usage reporting

Delano, Ca

-Managed the applications, calibrations and treatments of all chemical systems-Regulatory compliance with county and state agencies: safety training, usage reporting, chemical label review, documentation and labeling of treatments-Evaluation of fruit conditions and recommendations of treatments-Development and enforcement of Food Safety programs and protocols, implementation and auditing of safety and GMP compliance programs among all facilities-Development of SOPs and training materials for implementation of new processes and procedures for QA/QC, operations and other support staff-Development of testing protocol for R&D as well as production scale trials

Delano, Ca

-Managed 100+ employees on the receiving and production processing of fresh fruit-Managed daily logistics of 120 transfer trucks moving product in and out of the facility-Managed inventory, treatments and long term storage 50,000+ units of raw product-Promote Continuous Improvement within the facility-Assisted with the implementation of the Autonomous Maintenance program-Development and enforcement of Food Safety programs and protocols, implementation and auditing of safety and GMP compliance programs within the department

Terra Bella, Ca

-Supervised and scheduled crews in the harvesting of citrus crops-Scouted crops for quality and maturity-QA/QC of harvesting practices to ensure quality standards of product being sent to the packinghouse-Managed and maintained crop data for scheduling and production purposes-Assisted in the implementation and management of the Food Safety program and GAP certification of growers: ranch and harvest contractor inspections and evaluations, documentation control, audit readiness and support

-Monitored chemical and mechanical operations of various customer packinghouses-Provided technical evaluations/reports of processes and procedures as well as handling of product.-Support of facilities in regards to regulatory compliance with county and state agencies in regards to product handling and chemical safety/usage-Managed staff and operations of a laboratory at a customer site for the testing of chemical treatment tanks-Managed the internal Food Safety program and provided support to customers: self-audits, documentation, audit readiness and support-Evaluation/Auditing of the QA/QC department to ensure proper specs of product were being followed (sampling procedure, size, weight, treatment labeling, decay identification)-Support of R&D projects to full scale production trials (trial design and execution)

-Field scouting of crops, such as: cotton, alfalfa, corn, and wheat-Trap monitoring of tree crops-Soil, tissue, and water sampling

-Gained experience and knowledge in the tree fruit industry-Created spreadsheets for quicker and easier access to ranch and production data-Created daily cost and industry reports-Managed the Food Safety certification of company owned ranches and fruit