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ANTHONY LOPEZ

Mount Royal,NJ

Summary

Recent graduate with excellent research, technical and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly. Dependable Quality Assurance Lab Technician skillful in statistical techniques and quality processes paired with solid grasp of basic engineering and sciences. Adept at performing quality control and assurance spot audits and inspections in any laboratory setting. Organized and packed with knowledge in various software programs which aid in quality assurance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Food Safety Specialist

ZEP Inc.
11.2023 - 05.2025
  • Developed and implemented food safety programs to ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP regulations, reducing non-compliance incidents by 15%.
  • Conducted regular audits and inspections of production facilities, identifying and mitigating potential contamination risks.
  • Trained 50+ staff members on proper sanitation, hygiene, and food handling procedures, enhancing workplace safety standards.
  • Monitored and maintained records for quality assurance, ensuring adherence to company and industry standards.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address food safety concerns, improving process efficiency and product integrity.
  • Managed allergen control programs, ensuring accurate labeling and preventing cross-contamination.
  • Responded to and investigated food safety incidents, implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Quality Control/Lab Lead Technician

J&J Snack Foods
01.2020 - 02.2021
  • Examined products and materials for defects or deviations to remove or discard non-conforming items.
  • Documented inspection results by completing reports and logs and summarizing and entering data into quality database.
  • Assessed materials, parts and products for conformance with quality control requirements and production specifications.
  • Recommended improvement measures to production process to meet quality control standards.
  • Used specialized tools to take precise measurements of various aspects of samples.
  • Wrote detailed reports outlining performance, quality and defect rates.
  • Adhered to safety protocols to minimize equipment damage and avoid injuries.
  • Oversaw proper tagging and identification of parts and components, enabling rejected or non-repairable parts to be properly marked, quarantined and rendered unusable.
  • Documented nonconformities and recommended techniques for prompt resolution.
  • Consulted with engineers to resolve quality, production and efficiency problems.
  • Used root cause analysis tools to determine failures and provide appropriate counter-measures to prevent repeat failures.
  • Notified supervisors or other relevant personnel of test or production issues.
  • Oversaw disposal of products, materials and equipment not in compliance with tolerances, safety standards or quality levels.
  • In addition to effective cleaning and sanitation supervision, conducted allergen tests to prevent or minimize the likelihood of the allergen cross-contact on machinery.

Laboratory/Quality Lead Technician

Royal Ingredients
03.2016 - 04.2018
  • Follow the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and enforce them with all employees.
  • Administer the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Safety purposes to all employees.
  • Report deviations from SQF, CCP, GMP and specification requirements immediately supervisor
  • Perform daily audits of building, raw material, and finished material
  • Inspect and verify raw material quality and specification adherence coming into production
  • Perform weight check verifications, and verify/perform metal detection testing
  • Grab samples of finished product to be later tested in the lab to assure proper specifications are met
  • Perform appropriate inspection for raw material according to each category and
  • Monitored and provided input into improving efficiency of processes and procedures.
  • SOP, collecting samples for testing and evaluation
  • Update analytical information and log book daily with test results and samples
  • Perform chemical, physical, microbiological, and sensory tests following lab procedures according to approved methods.
  • Analyzed and interpreted test data and determined performance and reliability of materials.
  • Maintained lab cleanliness and safety standards.

Warehouse Associate

Randstad
07.2010 - 04.2016
  • Packed and labeled merchandise to prepare for loading and shipment to customers.
  • Used pallet jacks to move items to and from warehouse locations.
  • Kept shelves, workstations and pallet areas neat and tidy to maintain safe work environment.
  • Received merchandise into warehouse, relocated products using forklifts and pallet jacks and processed orders for shipment.
  • Compiled, sorted and filed records of product orders, business transactions and other activities.
  • Maintained records pertaining to inventory, personnel, orders, supplies or machine maintenance.
  • Various other warehouse duties

Packaging/Palletizer

Chelten House Products
07.2014 - 03.2016
  • Operate machinery
  • Using machines to carry out job efficiently and proficiently
  • Monitored machines for problems and troubleshooted problems
  • Operate forklift to move product around warehouse
  • Kitchen/ Mixer
  • Comply to all GMP and CCP rules and regulations
  • Weighed raw data, reviewed parts history and organized results prior to quality analysis.
  • Identified and resolved quality issues, escalating critical problems to supervisors.
  • Assessed finished items for defects and ordered reworks to eliminate irregularities.
  • Recommended corrective actions to minimize rate of product defects.

Quality Assurance Tech

La Brea Bakery
06.2011 - 07.2014
  • Fill out documentation and reports at different stations from mixing (throughout the baking process) to shipping properly such as (Control weight sheets, specs temperatures) also input data into computers using Microsoft Excel and Mii System
  • Use Microsoft Excel and Word Documents to do CAPAnalysis on finished product and make graphs for upper managerial purposes
  • Identify GMP non-compliance and assist in enforcing GMP’s to all employees
  • HACCP knowledge and trained
  • Verifying all CCP’s are working effectively for a safe clean product
  • Ability to verify and defective products and put product on HOLD through SAP system
  • Informing and working with Managerial Personnel to make sure problem doesn’t persist
  • Make sure all documentations were filled out accurately and efficiently with verifications from QA and Supervisors for yearly audits

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
06.2023

Associate Degree - Chemical Engineering

Rowan At Burlington County College
Mt. Laurel, NJ
01.2019

High School Diploma -

Joe E. Newsome High School
01.2008

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Quality Control
  • Corrective Actions
  • Critical Thinking
  • Attentive and Observant
  • Employee Supervision
  • Mastery of Quality Processes
  • Reporting and Analysis
  • OSHA Compliance

References

References available upon request

Certification

  • OSHA trained and certified
  • Forklift trained and certified
  • GMP trained and certified
  • HCAAP trained and certified

Education and Training

other

Timeline

Food Safety Specialist

ZEP Inc.
11.2023 - 05.2025

Quality Control/Lab Lead Technician

J&J Snack Foods
01.2020 - 02.2021

Laboratory/Quality Lead Technician

Royal Ingredients
03.2016 - 04.2018

Packaging/Palletizer

Chelten House Products
07.2014 - 03.2016

Quality Assurance Tech

La Brea Bakery
06.2011 - 07.2014

Warehouse Associate

Randstad
07.2010 - 04.2016

Associate Degree - Chemical Engineering

Rowan At Burlington County College

High School Diploma -

Joe E. Newsome High School

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Rowan University

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