Brooks Winkelmann
San Leon
Summary
Dynamic Food Safety professional with over 10 years of experience in compliance and operational excellence. Skilled in problem-solving and attention to detail, successfullyimproved audit scores and reduced contamination risks through effective training and cross-functional collaborations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Food Safety Manager
Ferrara
12.2025 - Current
- Conducted annual factory Food safety Audits to ensure compliance with food safety regulations.
- Developed Non-Metal Food Contact Guidelines
- Developed internal GMP Audit Guidelines and training fro all Factories.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address food safety concerns effectively.
- Completed Food Safety Gap assessment for New sites in France.
- Support Factory's in Brazil, Thailand, and France on all Food Safety issues.
Food Safety Engineer/Food Safety Manager
PepsiCo
02.2022 - 12.2025
- Developed and implemented Hygienic Design Gap assessment
- Led and delivered Hygienic Design Gap Assessment training across PFNA building caped and delivered Hygienic Design Gap Assessment training across PFNA, building capability, standardizing assessment methods, and strengthening food safety risk‑reduction practices across the network.
- Led swabbing blitzes across PFNA manufacturing sites and supported CAPA development based on environmental monitoring results, strengthening site-level controls and reducing contamination risk.
- improved the internal QAS audit score by 20 points, demonstrating significant enhancement in food safety, quality systems, and audit readiness.
- Delivering targeted sanitation training to improve skill, consistency, and ownership
- Partnered closely with the Pest Control Operator (PCO) to enhance the effectiveness, consistency, and compliance of the pest control program.
- Improved overall daily paperwork completion and accuracy by focusing on targeted training, process standardization, and consistent follow‑up. These actions strengthened compliance, reduced documentation errors, and improved audit readiness.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve safety protocols and operational efficiency.
Associate HACCP Manager
Mead Johnson Nutrition Evansville
07.2018 - 03.2022
- Oversaw food safety programs for three on‑site production facilities (Ascetic, Retort, High Risk Powder Blending) ensuring consistent compliance with regulatory, corporate, and customer standards while driving risk reduction and operational alignment
- Worked closely with Engineering and Operations teams to ensure timely and effective closure of findings identified during hygienic design and food safety gap assessments.
- Served as a critical partner in the planning, design, and build‑out of a new high‑hygiene raw material prep area, ensuring the facility met stringent hygienic design and food safety standards
- Served as the project lead for implementing a new X‑ray inspection system on the aseptic line, ensuring proper installation, validation, and integration into food safety and quality systems.
Quality Manager
Nutrabolt
03.2017 - 04.2018
- Reviewed and released all finished product, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements before shipment.
- Responsible for managing the scheduling and coordination of third‑party audits across co‑manufacturing partners.
- Collaborated directly with co‑manufacturing partners to strengthen their quality and food safety performance.
- Supported on‑site audit activities, including document retrieval, answering program‑related questions, and coordinating with Operations team members.
Lab Supervisor/Quality Supervosr/Quality Manager
Dairy Farmers of America
11.2010 - 03.2017
- Led a team of lab technicians, ensuring accurate testing, strong compliance, and consistent execution of quality and food safety programs.
- Played a key role in deploying both SAP and SQF programs within the facility, ensuring operational readiness, data accuracy, and compliance with corporate and regulatory standards.
- Trained lab technicians to perform microbiological testing in‑house, reducing cost and turnaround time by eliminating the need to send samples to an outside laboratory.
- Site contact for State, FDA, SQF and customer audits.
- Participated in a multi‑factory lab standardization project, helping align testing methods, documentation, and quality practices across sites.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture Business
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TXGraduate Certificate - Operations Managment
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, MI05-2024
Skills
- Cross-contamination prevention
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Pest control management
- Sanitation management
- Allergen control
- GMPs expertise
- Foreign material detection
Certification
PCQI
FSSC Lead Auditor
SAP
HACCP Certified.
Timeline
Global Food Safety Manager
Ferrara
12.2025 - Current
Food Safety Engineer/Food Safety Manager
PepsiCo
02.2022 - 12.2025
Associate HACCP Manager
Mead Johnson Nutrition Evansville
07.2018 - 03.2022
Quality Manager
Nutrabolt
03.2017 - 04.2018
Lab Supervisor/Quality Supervosr/Quality Manager
Dairy Farmers of America
11.2010 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture Business
Sam Houston State University
Graduate Certificate - Operations Managment
Texas A&M University Commerce