Rob Fraser Email & Phone Number

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

• Led the development of an internationally-compliant Global Quality Management System (QMS) for implementation across all Tilray sites, including assisting local teams in building site-specific systems to support R&D.
• Collaboratively established an overarching QMS documentation system and framework, that complied with EU-GMP Parts I and II, GACP, GDP, GVP, CFR Title 21, and regional regulatory requirements in support of corporate.
• Actively engaged and supported site Quality teams to develop and implement facility-specific quality management systems, programs, documentation and reporting for all aspects of the QMS including Internal Audit, CAPA.
• Provided technical support and training with Senior Leadership Teams, and site Production and Manufacturing teams to ensure relevant QMS documentation and programs are developed, effective and locally relevant
• Engaged site Quality, Production and Manufacturing teams to set up and maintain effective quality programs that monitor compliance with the QMS and deliver on established product quality objectives (KPIs)
• Guided the development of process mapping, risk assessment and implementation of operational controls from supply chain through Production and Manufacturing to distribution

Nanaimo, B.C.

• Lead site Quality Assurance department to ensure compliance with Health Canada Cannabis regulations, Eudralex Vol 4 GMP Part I/II guidelines and Global Quality policies pertaining to flower and extract production.
• Support continuous quality improvement of Tilray medical cannabis through reinforcement of product quality programs, creation of specifications, performance and oversight of external and internal auditing and.
• Act as QAP for the site while collaboratively manage batch approval with operations and supply chain to ensure product is released in a timely manner while ensuring customer satisfaction and product is safe and has.
• Review regulations, documents and reports pertaining to the Cannabis regulations, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), Food and Drugs Act (FDA)
• Facilitate Health Canada and/or GMP inspections and lead CAPA processes to ensure compliance
• Liaise with Quality Control (QC) team and assist with review of documents, test results, certificates of analysis, procedures and production equipment to ensure compliance to specification

Chico, California

• Actively engage production, maintenance and R+D departments towards continuous improvement of Quality and management systems to ensure compliance to company policy and specifications.
• Reorganized Quality control and assurance staff of 16 people and system throughout the brewery to align with needs of operations team, control costs and bring focus to process control to ensure quality.
• Developed and champion GMP/HACCP system throughout brewery operations.
• Established new quality partnership relationships and created AQL limits / specifications with key brewing and packaging raw material suppliers.
• Initiated and supported implementation of capital projects totaling $ 200,000 for quality improvement.
• Lead and support implementation for brewery organic certification.

London, Ontario

• Reporting to Plant Manager, in co-operation with the operations team and brewery support, set priorities, communicate expectations, and develop objectives and strategies for quality assurance
• Led brewery operations team to highest score in InBev organization for Quality Pillar in new business model implementation.
• Identified and implemented six capital projects totaling $ 300 K for quality improvement
• Developed and implemented quality systems for new five lane keg line
• Facilitated and championed HACCP/GMP program and led the brewery operations team to successful HACCP /GMP verification in spring 2006
• Scheduled, planned & prepared for food safety inspections, external quality audits/mock recalls

New Westminster, B.C.

• Reporting to Director of Quality Compliance, provided technical advice and services throughout the brewery
• Interfaced with operations team, set priorities, communicated expectations, and developed objectives and strategies for quality assurance
• Scheduled, planned/prepared for food safety inspections, external quality audit/mock recalls
• Reduced “Cost of Quality” by 51 % through change and innovation
• Provided extensive training, facilitated adherence to quality systems made improvements to existing programs and developed new systems
• Led operations team of 150 people to become third brewery in North America to receive HACCP accreditation with gold status by developing, leading, monitoring and providing training for the HACCP and GMP program