"Creating Brand Trust" A hands-on, experienced, Quality Assurance, Risk and Crisis Avoidance professional. Strategic and tactical, plans and initiates a proactive approach to enforce statutory obligations, collaborating with all internal and external stakeholders while raising quality and product safety to sharpen the competitive edge. Adaptable, industrious, transparent leader and coach, who promotes an open-door policy, ignites team spirit, engagement, and excitement. Honest, expressive and frank communicator, simplifies technical jargon, acts with integrity and pride, serving with eloquence and authority. Focused on excellence, raising standards and continuous improvement while maintaining quality. Recognized for achievements in the following areas:• Ensuring Food Safety against foreign materials and micro-pathogens• Building Customer and Consumer Relations• Supplier Management and Development• Continuous Improvement and Cost Reduction processes• Flexibility and Adaptability with the ability to shift priorities quickly• Thoroughness in investigations with follow-through and implementation of corrective actions• Managing in unionized and non-unionized environments• Multidisciplinary Communication and Reporting skillsAn industrious and adaptable Team Leader who is known for identifying common goals to foster team environments by leveraging strong communication and interpersonal skills for increased productivity and mutually beneficial continuous improvement.Specialties: Quality Improvements; Product Safety; Regulatory Compliance; Product Development; Premium Brand Image Dev.; Coaching; Team, Supplier & Customer Partnership Dev.; Strategic Planning; Continuous Improvement; Root Cause; Crisis & Risk Management; Legal/Insurance, Government Liaison/Negotiations; R&D; Packaging; Auditing; Business Continuity Planning; Budgets P&LFood/Beverage: Thermal Process Canning, Pasteurization, Frozen, Dry Goods, Emulsions, Dairy, Curing, Fermentation, Spirits, Wines, Beers, Carbonated & Non-Carbonated Beverages, Tetra, Papers, Plastics, Metals, GlassConsumer Goods: Toys; Plush, robotics, helicopters, flying aircraft, quadcopters, chemical compounds, games, playsets, trampolines, construction sets, textiles, cosmetics, apparel, furniture, jewelry, outdoor goodsInternational Manufacturing: Canada, USA, Mexico, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, EU