Areas of expertise span: Quality & Regulations Management     Operations
Management     Budgetary Management Team/Individual Development & Lean
Manufacturing    Quality System Management Operations, Microbiological, Food
Safety & Regulatory Matters with specialties in the following products: Dairy
Products, Baked & Par Baked Goods, RTE, QSR, Poultry, Pork, Meat, Spices &
Seasoning, Frozen Goods, Cereal, Fruits, Gourmet Deserts, Dairy, Cleaning
Chemicals for Foods & Dairy Products, Concrete and Paint Products
Key Contributions

  ˜ Directed food safety regulation, kosher- halal product quality and
sanitation-safety teams at numerous facilities, exceeding plant food safety audit
and personnel safety audit goals 110%. Meet SQF, AIBI and other auditing function
highest rating. Enhanced lean manufacturing training programs and system
improvements during the re-engineering and optimization of diverse departments to
amplifying quality and integrate other manufacturing facets into quality
management system 
  ˜ Implemented and directed a company  's corporate division in boosting
revenue by focusing on product quality, verifying, validating and monitoring from
$575K to $2.5M while reducing waste 50%. Established and implemented training
programs to capture company cost savings, as well as improving total quality
management from 30% to 50%. While auditing and training various facilities to
exceed food safety compliance, guideline and regulatory operations.
  ˜ Established and monitored sensory program including product shelf live
program for verification, validation, least cost formulation and product
specification. Spearheaded the development and integration of a safety team,
attaining record TIR and LTA rates for three consecutive years without safety
incidents. Vocation in conjunction with production operations and all supporting
functions in charged with developing a quality assurance and assurance platform
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Professional Profile

Tillamook County Creamery Association (Tillamook Cheese): Tillamook, OR
Director of Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs 2009-Present

  ˜ Direct all Quality Assurance, Food Security, Sanitation Operations and Food
Safety programs for the Tillamook and Boardman-CRP Plant. Issue that the SQF food
Code is implemented at both plant while implementing HACCP principles and food
safety fundamental systems with state of the art status. Verifying and validating
that all facilities comply with the industry food safety and quality standards
with SQF certification. Create, develop and sustain a    will do and can-do   
climate with strong feedback loops, communication, cooperation, and mutual
support.
  ˜ Maintain the integrity and accuracy of product specification and formulation
database. Design, monitor, and report quality assurance activities specific to
the manufacturing processes as well as inspection of finished goods including
sensory and physical product evaluation and finished packed weights
  ˜ Ensuring and implementing all product safety throughout the quality,
regulatory and food safety operational functions while be responsible for
insuring that Tillamook branded products continue to be trusted as safe and
wholesome in the marketplace. Coordinate with the field department on quality,
food safety, and regulatory aspects of incoming milk supply. Oversee all
analytical aspect of the QA laboratory and support for the plants and milk
producers. The QA Lab is state certified and USDA certified
  ˜ Oversee regulatory, food safety and quality aspects of all suppliers  '
activities and compliances including new product development process. Lead the
teams with defining manufacturing and sanitation operations processes. Track and
report all products and products produced by co-packer related complaints. 
  ˜ Defining product specification. Evaluate and qualify third producers or
supplies. Oversee all third parties and regulatory audit activities. Demonstrate
requisite amount of technical knowledge of farm and dairy operations to drive
overall direction and leadership within the Operations and Business functions.
  ˜ Coordinate with and influence other functional leaders in Engineering,
Quality Assurance, Financial/Accounting, Distribution, Operations, Production,
Purchasing, and HR to ensure that objectives and goals are met and that resources
are managed effectively. Responsible and accountable for performance to budget,
quality measures, inventory efficiencies of the Business  ' Team Milk Supply,
i.e. Joint Ventures, company-owned dairies, producer partners etc

Stonyfield Farm, Inc., Londonderry, NH
Senior Quality and Food Safety Engineer 2007 -2009
  ˜ Implement audit and management quality systems, programs and processes.
Responsible for training, mentoring, coaching and developing quality management
systems including execution and follow up on all programs which includes HACCP,
Corporate Quality Audit Internal & External, Source verifying programs including
process assessment and recommendation for corrective actions and preventative
active at both facility, SQF principles, export verifying programs and standard
operational guidelines including operational practices and methods.
  ˜ Coach and counsel direct reports to ensure that Milk Supply goals and landed
cost structure meet the Business needs. Develop leadership capability among
direct reports and their broader employee group through organizational wide
talent management. Create, develop and sustain a    will do and can-do    climate
with strong feedback loops, communication, cooperation, and mutual support.
  ˜ Work with the Senior Leadership Teams President, VP  's, Directors,
Managers, Supervisors and to assess and ensure compliance with quality
improvement and corporate compliance plan against internal (policy/procedure) and
external (contract, suppliers and vendors programs) requirements; report
regularly on results.
  ˜ Organize and facilitate regularly scheduled training with all departments
Directors, middle management team leaders and staff as needed to educate and
implement quality and corporate quality management system strategically and
tactically.
  ˜ Develop/Enhance/Maintain a comprehensive quality strategy for the company
and it departments to achieve World Class Quality Excellence in a SQF, USDA and
FDA regulated environment. Develop quality practices (i.e. Lean, Six Sigma) as
key tools to improve delivery and profitability. Report ongoing activities to
management and keep the company continuous improvement efforts on track 
  ˜ Oversee and champion the corrective action system, inclusive of tracking
status of open actions, customers  ' complaint, receiving and reviewing
responses, working with departments for timely completion and periodic reports
and metrics. This includes verification by auditing the effectiveness of
corrective actions
  ˜ Demonstrate integrity, ethics and responsibility to the function and the
corporate office, serving as a model for others. Oversee the supplier approval
and assessment process and report results to upper management.
  ˜ Assure product compliance through application of state-of-the art quality
techniques. Conduct and champion quality training and internal audits. Enforce
quality requirements for outside vendors and raw material suppliers.

Sweet Ovations, LLC., Philadelphia, PA
Director of Corporate Quality Management 2005  *  2007
  ˜ Direct all Quality Assurance, Food Security, Sanitation Operations and Food
Safety programs for the Philadelphia, PA. & Gardena, CA. facility. Develop,
monitor, implement and execution of all plants-wide quality improvement plan,
program and systems. Function as the Corporate Quality, Food Safety and
Regulatory Compliance Officer & leisure internally and externally.
  ˜ Implement audit and management quality systems, programs and processes.
Responsible for training, mentoring, coaching and developing quality management
systems including execution and follow up on all programs which includes HACCP,
Corporate Quality Audit Internal & External, Source verifying programs including
process assessment and recommendation for corrective actions and preventative
active at both facility, SRM, export verifying programs and standard operational
guidelines including operational practices and methods.
  ˜ Significantly enhance the organization quality, food safety, food security
and sanitation operations programs and plans that meet and exceed all customers 
' requirements, standards and expectation. Control, monitor and direct all
Corporate Quality budgetary functions at both facilities.
  ˜ Work with the Senior Leadership Teams President, VP  's, Directors,
Managers, Supervisors and to assess and ensure compliance with quality
improvement and corporate compliance plan against internal (policy/procedure) and
external (contract, suppliers and vendors programs) requirements; report
regularly on results. Organize and facilitate regularly scheduled training with
all departments Directors, middle management team leaders and staff as needed to
educate and implement quality and corporate quality management system
strategically and tactically.
  ˜ Develop/Enhance/Maintain a comprehensive quality strategy for the company
and it departments to achieve World Class Quality Excellence in a FDA regulated
environment. Develop quality practices (i.e. Lean, Six Sigma) as key tools to
improve delivery and profitability. Report ongoing activities to management and
keep the company continuous improvement efforts on track 
  ˜ Oversee and champion the corrective action system, inclusive of tracking
status of open actions, customers  ' complaint, receiving and reviewing
responses, working with departments for timely completion and periodic reports
and metrics. This includes verification by auditing the effectiveness of
corrective actions
  ˜ Oversee the supplier approval and assessment process and report results to
upper man