Sarah Purcell Email & Phone Number

Santa Rosa, Ca, Us

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Geyserville, California, United States

At Francis Coppola winery, now under Delicato Family Wines.

Geyserville, California

Oversee bottling quality assurance for two wineries and several co-packers.

Petaluma, Ca

- Site SQF Practitioner & leads site through all 3rd party audits- Manage Organic Program- Manage Non-GMO Program- Responsible for approving packaging, artwork, labeling and creating nutritional updates utilizing supplier information and database information- Lead a team to develop and implement new procedures to meet SQF audit criteria- Manage the internal audit program - Responsible for CAPA and RCA processes- Wrote and revised site Food Safety Plan- Responsible for sensory evaluations and shelf life studies

Santa Rosa, Ca

- Coordinating and performing validations for SSOPs, metal detectors, allergen removal, WIP cooking/baking, and cooling.- Training others on validations, environmental monitoring program, allergens, CCPs, and PCs. - Analyzing data in order to make food safety-based recommendations for manufacturing process changes. - Writing pSOPs, Work Instructions, and other documents that require technical knowledge and verbage. - Collaborating with other departments in order to implement new food safety programs, for example, implementing CCP and PC requirements on production floor.- Participating in external and internal audits, risk assessments, RCAs, and investigations as necessary. - Leading program-based risk assessments in order to conduct a hazard analysis for 3 separate facilities. Assessing risks based upon severity, detectability, and probability of risk happening in the plant and how this would affect our finished products.- Advising on and helping to conduct plant trials for process changes, new ingredients, new finished goods or time/temperature differences. - Approving and reviewing new product batch sheets for food safety compliance. - Creating and editing finished product flow charts, finished product descriptions, and the facility's main Food Safety Plan. - Knowledge of, and participation in, the thorough Environmental Monitoring Program, and corrective actions that arise from investigations. - The main HARPC point of contact for Santa Rosa facilities. - PCQI, SQF internal auditor, and HACCP trained.

Santa Rosa, Ca

• Created raw material specifications while learning about key quality attributes and determining guidelines to present to suppliers• Regularly contacted suppliers in a professional manner and communicated quality and food safety guidelines• Maintained and improved supplier approval programs through specification status database, specifications tracker, and Oracle updates• Implemented and trained others on new supplier approval processes for all raw materials and packaging• Wrote corporate SOPs and Work Instructions; gained more technical writing skills•. Started as a temporary intern and moved to full time within 3 months.

Azusa, Ca

• Developed skills in Product Vision computer program to increase product knowledge and improve product database• Learned about product supply chains, labeling, and analytical properties of products • Improved quality assurance database to ensure co-packers were up-to-date with necessary forms & compliances • Work on sensory skills in food products and assist in new product development

• Recognized customer needs, assembled outfits for customers, formulated solutions to customer concerns• Promoted sales while emphasizing on customer satisfaction• Designed floor sets via visual merchandising to promote new styles• Trained new associates to increase sales and brand managing

Bachelor'S Degree, Food Science And Technology

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega Fraternity, Food Science SocietyMinor in Microbiology

Study Abroad Experience

Education record

High School Diploma, 3.9 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Youth to Youth, Varsity Tennis