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Skills

  • Biosecurity measures in food production
  • Corrective action plan development
  • Process improvement
  • Preventive measures for allergen control
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Employee compliance monitoring
  • Food labeling regulations (e.g., FSMA)
  • Customer service
  • Internal auditing (GMP, SQF)
  • Food facility inspections

Work Experiences

  • Solved initiative issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.
  • Championed a shift to eco-friendly cleaning agents.
  • Achieved a 69% decrease in contamination incidents.
  • Conferred with flavor experts, marketing specialists, and process engineers to solve common problems, such as category and metric.
  • Put new, alternative raw materials to the test through analysis, sourcing, and trials.
  • Helped reduce costs by making product improvements.
  • Performed 6 months inspections of production lines to ensure a sanitary environment.
  • Acted as a liaison between the legal team and regulatory agencies.
  • Authored food safety policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Addressed recurring contamination issues.

Summaries

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams.
  • Collaborated with procurement teams.
  • Adept at optimizing food safety.
  • Advanced proficiency in pathogen testing.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Certified Food Safety Specialist.
  • Achieved a 52% reduction in contamination.
  • Achieved a 26% improvement in process compliance.
  • HubSpot and QuickBooks are two of my strongest skills.
  • A resourceful Food Safety Specialist skilled in investigation and resolution of customer safety complaints, driving down complaints by 82% through systematic improvements.

Accomplishments

  • Documented and resolved system which led to metric.
  • Led mock food safety recalls and drills, preparing the team to respond effectively and reducing future error response times by 10 minutes.
  • Developed tailored food safety workshops, educating 12 team members on risk mitigation strategies and enhancing compliance with regulatory frameworks.
  • Enhanced supplier food safety assessments, reducing risks in the supply chain and maintaining compliance with all regulatory requirements.
  • Trained 17 employees on GMP and SQF protocols, resulting in improved operational efficiency and safety compliance across all departments.
  • Introduced a real-time temperature alert system, aligning with industry standards and reducing spoilage during transportation by 32%.
  • Conducted thorough microbial audits that found and eliminated 8 contamination drivers, leading to a 80% drop in product spoilage rates.
  • Resolved significant contamination issues by introducing new sanitation procedures, improving overall food safety ratings by 27% per inspector feedback.
  • Successfully managed food safety audits, improving facility preparedness and securing Scrum Master application without any non-conformities.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.

Affiliations

  • Environmental Health Professional Association - Continuous contributor to food hygiene workshops.
  • Project Management Institute
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Lions Club
  • Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) Food Safety Expert – Focus areas include pathogen detection.
  • International HACCP Alliance - Certified in Advanced HACCP food safety plans.
  • Alumni of framework Certified Food Safety Expert program 2017.
  • Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) - Completed Lean for Preventive Controls for Human Foods.
  • Freemason
  • Toastmasters

Certifications

  • CIP (Certified Instructor for Processing) Meridian
  • Advanced Food Safety Training and Certification
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Internal Auditor Certification
  • Certified Professional of Food Safety Instruction (CP-FSI)
  • Safe Quality Food (SQF) Practitioner Certification
  • Food Processing Environmental Monitoring Certification
  • Certified Food Safety Professional (CFSP)
  • FDA Food Defense Awareness Certification
  • Salesforce

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