Andrew Andy Gutierrez
Madera
Summary
Consumer safety professional with rich history of ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations in consumer products. Known for thorough inspections and accurate identification of safety issues. Team-oriented, adaptable, and focused on delivering reliable results. Key skills include regulatory knowledge and effective problem-solving.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Consumer Safety Inspector
United State Department of Agriculture
07.2000 - Current
- I ensure that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing appropriate inspection methods, determining noncompliance with regulatory requirements, documenting noncompliance, and initiating enforcement action, where warranted. My duties are but not limited to:
- Verifying that meat and poultry slaughter establishments' Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans meet regulatory requirements and are being executed effectively to prevent unsanitary conditions and adulteration of product.
- I perform the Hazard Analysis Verification (HAV) under the oversight of my SPHV/IIC. HAV is an analytical review of establishments' production process in order to ensure regulatory obligations to conduct a food safety hazard analysis. This includes, but is not limited to review and compare the flow chart with the current production process; ensure that all the steps in the process match and are included in the Hazard Analysis, review all the supportive documentation, CCP determinations, implementation, reassessment, etc. Ensure that the establishment identified the relevant for food safety hazards.
- I Review records observe plant operations and conduct hands-on verification to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. I prepare detailed documentation (Non-Compliance Records) of noncompliance with regulatory requirements. I determine when regulatory control action is necessary. I assess whether the plant's corrective or preventative actions are acceptable and effective, if there are trends in noncompliance, or if enforcement action is warranted.
- I conduct regulatory oversight activities inside plants in matters relating to other consumer protections (e.g., economic adulteration and misbranding).
- I have contact with plant managers, owners and others to explain legal and regulatory requirements, discuss operation of the plants' SSOP, HACCP plan and other food safety programs. I communicate on and defend determinations on non-compliance issues and discuss plans for addressing non-compliance. I also work with a variety of individuals to resolve problems, clarify differences of interpretation concerning HACCP and other food safety, or consumer protection requirements and I advise other Agency inspectors, supervisors and officers on inspection and enforcement matters for which I am involved.
- I conduct various samplings, surveys and tests to obtain pertinent data on potential problem areas, industry trends, or other issues of current interest to the Agency. I perform health and safety verification sampling and tests for detection of specific microbes (e.g., salmonella, E. coli 0157:H7, etc.), residues.
- Salary: $62,269 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 1862 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 9
- Supervisor: SCSI Brian Clem
- May Contact: (559)765-8103
- FLS : Ahmed Darwish
- May Contact: Dr. Darwish 559)317-2522
Education
High School -
Madera High
Madera, CA, United StatesSkills
- Hazard identification
- Documentation review
- Product inspection
- Incident reporting
- Worker training
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Training and mentoring
Accomplishments
- Documented and resolved spoiled poultry products which led to a food safety noncompliance .
- Collaborated with Supervisor and inspection team in the development of a new food safety program.
- Inspection services that led to a unidentified hazard finding that resulted in a Hazard analysis noncompliance.
- SF- 50 Cash award.
Affiliations
n/a - n/a
Language Skills
Spanish: Spoken - Intermediate, Written - None, Read - None
Timeline
Consumer Safety Inspector
United State Department of Agriculture
07.2000 - Current
High School -
Madera High