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• Audited and provided recommendations for policies, programs and physical structures at company owned facilities, raw ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers, co-packagers, co-manufacturers and distributors. • Modified and reviewed policies created reports and presentations. Communicated corporate quality and food safety expectations to leadership teams and business partners. • Established in-process specifications, formulations, and production procedures at suppliers and co-manufactures. Also, evaluated finished product quality expectations at co-manufactures.• Provided formal responses to regulatory and other 3rd. party food safety inspections performed at company owned facilities.• Worked remote and independently, managing auditing schedule including out of state and out of country travel. • Accountable for staying current with existing and emerging regulatory requirements (FDA – FSMA, USDA), food safety principles (HACCP, GAP’s), 3rd. party auditing schemes and standards (ISO Standards & GFSI – SQF, BRC, IFS, FSSC) and industry trends (IP Programs - Kosher, Organic, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Halal)

• Developed and maintained an Approved Supplier Program for co-manufactures, suppliers and growers.• Performed internal and external food safety audits, procurement assessments and followed up on corrective actions.• Supervised and trained Document and Raw Material Specialists at company facilities. • Supported and monitored quality assurance and food safety at Co-Manufactures.• Developed and maintained a Supplier and Raw Material Tracking System (“Score Cards”). • Initiated Non-Conforming Raw Material Investigations with suppliers and growers. • Monitored Aged Raw Material inventories by initiating usage strategies and dispositions. • Created and maintained a Raw Material Library providing an internal electronic document sharing location for all raw materials and suppliers. • Worked with Innovation and R&D to provide raw material specifications, food safety documents, and sourcing strategies.• SQF Practitioner, wrote policies, programs and procedures for SQF Certifications.• Contributor in 3rd party food safety audits (Kosher, Organic, and SQF). • Partnered with Regulatory Dept. certifying raw and finished products with the Non-GMO Project.• Managed Raw Potato Program to determine the initial & long-term grower usage. • Collaborated with Procurement for setting specific quality improvements, lower cost plans and long-term strategies for all Food Based Raw Materials. • Knowledgeable in IP Programs, GMP’s, SOP’s, SSOP’s, GLP’s and process flows. Familiar with GFSI Schemes, GHP/GAP Programs, HACCP, Pre-requisite Programs and Food Safety Philosophies.

• Developed, implemented and managed systems to ensure Raw Potatoes met quality specifications, food safety and regulatory compliance standards for all US Locations.• Established a Raw Potato Selection Model and Monitoring Protocols, for selecting “Lot” and “Field” usage, which involved statistical analysis of quality, yield and cost breakdowns.• Determining best grower base and supported procurement with year round strategies. • Applied improvement strategies with growers concerning best practices for quality monitoring and potato storage.• Conducted grower audits during planting, growing, harvesting and storage cycles. • Supported new product developments with regard to raw materials, potato variety research with industry experts and vendors. • Trained and supervised Raw Material Supervisors at all facilities.

• Assured the quality and food safety of all Raw Materials and Finished Products.• Developed raw material specifications and quality auditing systems at processing facilities, suppliers and grower locations. • Performed supplier evaluations; procurement and quality assessments, and food safety audits. • Supported New Product Development efforts with regard to raw materials. • Supported Customer Complaint program and helped determine dispositions on non-conformities.• Updated HACCP program and executed Internal Food Safety Audits. • Hired, trained and supervised Raw Material Leads and QA Tech’s

• Analyzed, confirmed and quantified the presence of various residues & compounds using; chemical, biological, biochemical, microbiological techniques, and multiple residue tests within many matrixes. • Operated gas chromatographs, HPLC’s and electrophoresis along with having functional knowledge of various detectors. • Certified the exporting of food and agricultural commodities.• Provided results for environmental and enforcement samples from the Department of Agriculture and the Dept. of Environmental Equality. • Helped with the initial set-up of a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) program.