Technical Services Department - Plant Sanitation• Reviews and updates existing standards on Utilities – Air, Water & Energy, Equipment Suitability, Cleaning and Maintenance, and Environmental Monitoring Program• Analyzes data and provides recommendations and improvements on Environmental Monitoring Programs (including Risk and Hazard Assessment)• Coordinates, designs, documents, and implements sanitation procedure for existing and new equipment in the operations with stakeholders• Performs validation testing of all sanitation control measures prior implementation and recommend process parameter improvements• Performs verification of implemented sanitation procedures through any applicable chemical and/or microbiological testing of processing areas, equipment, product contact surfaces and plant facilities• Generates performance from verification activities, evaluation and analysis and recommendation for program improvements• Review third party microbiological test reports in reference to any microbiological principles and regulatory standards• Analyzes occurrences and investigates on the probable cause of any failed microbiological results and provide recommendations for sanitation improvement• Ensures proper documentation and records management for all paper works related to Standard Sanitation Operating Procedure and Environmental Monitoring

Quality Assurance Department• Prepared, revised, and reviewed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions, and other essential documents for the Microbiology Laboratory• Managed operational costs and expenses within the Microbiology Laboratory• Coordinated with suppliers and prepared purchase requests for necessary laboratory supplies and materials• Monitored and ensured compliance with microbiological standards and regulatory requirements for facilities and products• Conducted routine microbiological analysis of incoming raw materials and finished products• Established and implemented routine testing procedures for Staphylococcus aureus count and Salmonella detection in finished products• Developed and executed an environmental pathogen monitoring program• Conducted environmental testing, including air load tests, food handler swab tests, and equipment swab tests• Communicated non-conforming test results and materials to relevant parties for resolution• Processed customer requests for testing and prepared Certificates of Analysis• Provided support for investigations and root cause analysis of non-conformances within the facility

Animal Health & Nutrition Laboratory• Processed poultry and swine samples for serological, molecular and microbiological tests• Processed feed samples for molecular and microbiological tests• Performed DNA Extraction of processed poultry, swine and feeds samples for qPCR• Performed Multiplex RT-PCR for poultry and swine diseases• Performed ELISA from processed poultry and swine samples• Processed environmental swab samples and performed Real-Time RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection• Validated and verified laboratory test methods• Handled client-supplied proceduresFood Molecular Biology Laboratory• Performed sample processing and DNA extraction for Real-Time PCR of foodborne pathogens• Performed qualitative Real-Time PCR for animal DNA detection in food• Performed Real-time PCR for GMO Screening• Detected endotoxin content of liquid samples• Validated and verified laboratory test methodsMicrobiology Laboratory• Conducted microbiological tests assigned by senior Microbiologist• Performed detection of foodborne pathogens (Salmonella spp., Listeria spp.) in food with different matrices• Performed detection of coliforms, fecal coliforms from water samples• Performed analyses of indicator organims and pathogens (Total Plate Count, Yeast and Mold Count, Enterobacteriaceae, Salmonella spp., Listeria spp.) from environmental monitoring samples

Quality Assurance Laboratory• Focused on microbiological analyses of incoming raw materials and finished product• Performed environmental pathogen detection via Molecular Detection System• Conducted environmental monitoring such as air load test, water analyses, food handler and equipment swab test• Conducted allergen testing of finished products