Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
References available upon request
Timeline
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Bruce Everett Marshall

Stockton ,MD

Summary

FSIS USDA Food Inspector played key role in confirming compliance within USDA conduct, food safety and environmental health policies and procedures. Persistence and attention to detail led to 100% reduction in quality deficiencies. Impressive communications skills enabled effective partnerships with line workers, coworkers and supervisors. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

FSIS-USDA FOOD INSPECTOR

United States Department Of Agriculture -FSIS
2007.05 - Current
  • Maintained quality inspection records database.
  • Informed management of concerns with production operations, including air sacculitis , Cadavers and air Bourne problems
  • comprehensive inspections.
  • Observed destruction and disposal of condemned items to maintain control and prevent contamination of food chain.
  • Isolated carcasses with tumors, inflammatory process and fecal conditions to prevent spread of contamination.
  • As a GS-7/1 food inspector:I inspect 35 birds a minute in a slaughter processing plant. My mission is to maintain food safety through means of inspection to insure consumers at receiving a safe wholesome product.
    Main duties are to observe poultry products, detecting the various forms of abnormal pathology, contamination,improper presentation and retaining carcasses for veterinary disposition. I perform post mortem inspection of poultry carcasses looking for and recognizing pathological defects such as ascites, tumors,air sacculitis, cadaver, synovitis,leukosis, septicemia, mutilation,overscald,bruises, and inflammatory process. Directing the removal of any condition of the carcass that would affect the wholesomeness and safety of the consumers health. I examined and analyzed abnormalities through inspection that render product unfit for human consumption. Analyzed and segregated adulterated product for further inspection by the veterinarian.

USDA Inspector's Helper

Tyson Foods
2001.01 - 2007.05

As an Inspector's Helper for processing plant, I worked with various USDA Inspectors on poultry Inspection line to remove and sometimes trim defective product unwholesome poultry was condemned and recorded on USDA Lot Talley Sheet as directed by USDA Inspector.

General Labor Worker,Trimmer

Perdue Farms Inc.
1998.05 - 2000.12

Worked with USDA inspector on eviscerating line to remove and or trim defective product.
Eviscerated product by hand when missed by automated machinery before inspections. Assist the department supervisiors: able to perform all jobs in the the evis department such as open and cut, drawer,trimmer,final trimmer,washout,reprocessing and floor duties.My job was to receive instructions verbally from a USDA inspector when instructed i remove carcasses from a streamlined evisceration line and place them onto the reprocessing line to be cleaned out, cut up or salvaged properly in order to be processed for distribution. if the carcasses are not fit for human consumption then I condemned the carcasses. I helped watch for any visual external flaw, tumors, inflammatory process, scabs and extreme bruising. I remove the carcass from the line and make certain they are handled properly and in compliance with expectations of the USDA I'm assisting.

Education

Liberal Studies - Sociology And Anthropology

Salisbury State University
Salisbury, MD
05.1983

High School Diploma -

Pocomoke High School
Pocomoke City, MD
06.1979

Skills

  • Food safety standards

  • Food safety practices
  • Food processing industry experience
  • Strong attention to safe food handling procedure

Certification


FSIS Directive 6100.1,2

Understanding and Preventing Workplace Harassment

Information Security Awareness

Accomplishments

Have completed the following Ag Learn Training: FSIS Beef Sanitary Dressing and Process Control,Humane Handling of Beef, FSIS Introduction to Food Defense, Poultry Sanitary Dressing and Process Workplace Safety and Health Hazards, Scientific Integrity policy awareness training and USDA information Security awareness Training. On occasion when on floor duty I would sometimes accompany Consumer Safety Inspectors when he or she would make checks to verify that processing plant maintained proper sanitation standard operating procedures and validated Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points.

References available upon request

Immediate Supervisor is Dr Burriro,SPHV,  (301) 785 2504

Timeline

FSIS-USDA FOOD INSPECTOR

United States Department Of Agriculture -FSIS
2007.05 - Current

USDA Inspector's Helper

Tyson Foods
2001.01 - 2007.05

General Labor Worker,Trimmer

Perdue Farms Inc.
1998.05 - 2000.12

Liberal Studies - Sociology And Anthropology

Salisbury State University

High School Diploma -

Pocomoke High School


FSIS Directive 6100.1,2

Understanding and Preventing Workplace Harassment

Information Security Awareness

Bruce Everett Marshall