Act as coordinator for annual student competition and ensure that all logistics are covered before and after the competition. Responsibilities include, but not limited to answeirng emails (remote) and any inquiries from participants.

Play cello w/ a community orchestra.

Manage a group ~50 musicians.Recruit/Contact new members & substitutes, when needed.

Act as coordinator for annual student competition and ensure that all logistics are covered before and after the competition. Responsibilities include, but not limited to answeirng emails (remote) and any inquiries from participants.

• Ensure plant is in compliance for 2nd and 3rd party audits including SQF, FDA, USDA, & ant other customer audits.• Daily monitoring of GMPs for compliance.• Monitor warehouse storage conditions and employee practices.• Conduct Pre-Operational and Operational inspections.• Conduct X-Rays and Metal Detector checks.• Collect microbiological samplings for testing.• Allergen/environmental swabbing of contact surface.• Verification and filing of Food Safety Program Documentation.• Ensure quality and food safety of product.• Special projects.

Responsible for being the liaison between QA & Sanitation. Monitor cleaning processes during sanitation activities to verify the company’s SOP's and SSOP’s. Complete daily pre-operation inspection to ensure proper production start time. Also responsible for completing daily ATP, EMP, and Allergen swabs). A few weeks into the position, it was announced that the parent company in Wisconsin is closing the CT plant and the building & equipment are going to be sold.

Played cello with the MVPO periodically.

●Verification of daily paperwork as the facility’s PCQI.● Developed a Food Safety Program (HACCP, SQF) from scratch.● Product testing (e.g: weight check, temp check, analyticals)● Reviewed and revised food safety policies.● Lead and participate in the monthly Food Safety Team meeting.● Conduct various facility inspections, internal audits and maintain CAPA Log.● Plant supplies, inventory control and equipment calibrated properly.● Weekly Coolers and Freezers Inventory check to ensure FIFO.● Temperature monitoring for all coolers and freezers.● Monitor Pest Control Program and works closely with a Third Party PestControl Service Provider.

Patriot Beverages is a Co-Op for Pepsi bottling/co-packing. Performed Sensory testing review/sign-off (daily for all batch & product tests). Maintained FSMS programs using FSSC22000 standards.Reviewed and revised food safety policies. Lead and participate in the monthly ISO Management Review meetings. Conduct monthly facility inspections & internal audits. Oversee a QA and Sanitation Program. Assisted in Payroll (Employee TimeCards review, QC department scheduling).

Reviewed and revised food safety policies.Lead and participate in the monthly SQF Management Review meetings.Conduct monthly facility inspections.Review customer complaints.Monitor any foreign matter, metal monitoring, and investigation follow-ups.Organize, conduct, and train on GMPs, HACCPs, SQF, and any other trainings that may affect product quality and/or safety.Assist with any third-party external audits.Conduct shelf-life studies on new and existing products while working with the Research and Development team (R&D).Manage compliance initiatives and various projects.Maintain the traceability on all raw materials and finished products.Oversee the sanitation, environmental monitoring program, training programs, and other Food Safety System Programs.Supervise the day sanitation staff and USDA Production.Analyze samples of various raw and finished products for testing.Implement (& maintain) programs to get the facility SQF (Food Safety Code for Food Manufacturing) Certified.Monitor Pest Control Program and works closely with a Third Party Pest Control Service Provider.Warehouse responsibilities: check incoming goods for any quality and/or food safety issues & inventory counts to make sure that what was ordered is what came in as well as ensuring that the stock is filled.

Reviewed and revised food safety policies such as HACCP.Lead and participate in the monthly SQF Management Review meetings.Conduct monthly facility inspections.Review customer complaints.Monitor any foreign matter, metal monitoring, and investigation follow-ups.Organize, conduct, and train on GMPs, HACCPs, SQF, and any other trainings that may affect product quality and/or safety.Assist with any third-party external audits.Conduct shelf-life studies on new and existing products while working with the Research and Development team (R&D).Manage compliance initiatives and various projects.Maintain the traceability on all raw materials and finished products.Oversee the sanitation, environmental monitoring program, training programs, and other Food Safety System Programs.Supervise the day sanitation staff and USDA Production.Analyze samples of various raw and finished products for testing.Implement (& maintain) programs to get the facility SQF (Food Safety Code for Food Manufacturing) Certified.Monitor Pest Control Program and works closely with a Third Party Pest Control Service Provider.Warehouse responsibilities: check incoming goods for any quality and/or food safety issues & inventory counts to make sure that what was ordered is what came in as well as ensuring that the stock is filled.

Monitored temperatures of various products to ensure the product temperatures are being reached before products are packaged.Analyzed samples of various raw and finished products for testing.Test pH for various samples. Internal audits to ensure proper GMP’s and SOP’s and SSOP’s.Environmental swabbing to test for any contamination.Reviewed & verified paperwork relating to production and quality to ensure proper food safety requirements.Performed shelf-life study for various products to test for any contamination of the products.

R&D projects, audits, QC documentation review, and QC documentation organization.Ensured all food products produced by processing plant met food production and quality requirements.

Environmental swabbing to test for any contamination.Created sample product reports that includes, but not limiting to pH, Fat, Moisture, Viscosity, and Salt content.Conducted shelf-life study for any new product.

Environmental swabbing to test for any contamination.Created sample product reports that includes, but not limiting to pH, Fat, Moisture, Viscosity, and Salt content.Conducted shelf-life study for any new product.