Dynamic food safety professional with extensive experience at Seaboard Foods, excelling in USDA compliance and sanitation audits. Proven track record in team supervision and quality control, ensuring adherence to HACCP and SSOP standards. Bilingual and detail-oriented, committed to maintaining high safety protocols and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
<ul><li>Operate machinery and monitor production on the belly line for pork processing.</li><li>Ensure product meets USDA quality standards and internal specifications.</li><li>Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment by following GMPs.</li><li>Assist food safety team during downtime with sanitation procedures and reporting.</li></ul>
Seaboard Foods
Guymon, OK
06.2025 - Current
Operate machinery and monitor production on the belly line for pork processing.
Ensure product meets USDA quality standards and internal specifications.
Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment by following GMPs.
Assist food safety team during downtime with sanitation procedures and reporting.
<ul><li>Supervised daily operations, inventory, and staff scheduling.</li><li>Trained team members on food handling and cleanliness protocols.</li><li>Ensured compliance with state and federal food safety standards.</li><li>Managed vendor relations, order fulfillment, and sanitation logs.</li></ul>
La Canasta Carnicería
Liberal, KS
08.2024 - 05.2025
Supervised daily operations, inventory, and staff scheduling.
Trained team members on food handling and cleanliness protocols.
Ensured compliance with state and federal food safety standards.
Managed vendor relations, order fulfillment, and sanitation logs.
<ul><li>Executed sanitation procedures on processing equipment and production lines.</li><li>Supported FSQA in collecting swab samples and conducting pre-op inspections.</li><li>Maintained detailed logs of sanitation tasks completed and chemical usage.</li><li>Reported sanitation issues promptly to supervisory personnel and corrected non-compliances.</li></ul>
Lafayette @ Seaboard Foods
Guymon, OK
01.2023 - 01.2024
Executed sanitation procedures on processing equipment and production lines.
Supported FSQA in collecting swab samples and conducting pre-op inspections.
Maintained detailed logs of sanitation tasks completed and chemical usage.
Reported sanitation issues promptly to supervisory personnel and corrected non-compliances.
<ul><li>Created and maintained accurate pricing on all products.</li><li>Ensured perishable sections adhered to food safety and cleanliness protocols.</li><li>Conducted quality checks and removed expired products.</li><li>Supported restocking and sanitation efforts throughout store departments.</li></ul>
El Rancho Supermarket
Liberal, KS
01.2022 - 01.2023
Created and maintained accurate pricing on all products.
Ensured perishable sections adhered to food safety and cleanliness protocols.
Conducted quality checks and removed expired products.
Supported restocking and sanitation efforts throughout store departments.
<ul><li>Managed invoices, receipts, and account reconciliations.</li><li>Maintained accurate inventory and production records.</li><li>Supported administrative compliance with sanitation audits and facility inspections.</li></ul>
Perryton Equity Exchange
Liberal, KS
01.2020 - 01.2021
Managed invoices, receipts, and account reconciliations.
Maintained accurate inventory and production records.
Supported administrative compliance with sanitation audits and facility inspections.
Oversaw Compliance With Plant Safety Protocols and OSHA Guidelines./liliConducted Regular Safety Audits, Hazard Assessments, and Employee Trainings./liliCollaborated With USDA Inspectors and Management to Resolve Violations./liliEnsured Team Members Followed PPE Requirements, Chemical Handling, and Cleaning SOPs./li/ul
QVEST - Seaboard Foods
Guymon, OK
01.2017 - 01.2020
Oversaw compliance with plant safety protocols and OSHA guidelines.
Conducted regular safety audits, hazard assessments, and employee trainings.
Collaborated with USDA inspectors and management to resolve violations.
Ensured team members followed PPE requirements, chemical handling, and cleaning SOPs.
<ul><li>Performed pre-operational inspections of equipment and production areas.</li><li>Collected and documented environmental swabs for microbiological testing.</li><li>Audited cleaning crews for SSOP adherence, including chemical concentrations and procedures.</li><li>Worked closely with USDA personnel to ensure zero non-compliance issues.</li></ul>
PSSI – National Beef Packing
Liberal, KS
01.2013 - 01.2017
Performed pre-operational inspections of equipment and production areas.
Collected and documented environmental swabs for microbiological testing.
Audited cleaning crews for SSOP adherence, including chemical concentrations and procedures.
Worked closely with USDA personnel to ensure zero non-compliance issues.
<ul><li>Executed daily QA checks of cleaned production equipment before start-up.</li><li>Tracked performance metrics of sanitation crews and provided corrective feedback.</li><li>Ensured documentation met USDA inspection and audit standards.</li><li>Monitored compliance with HACCP and GMP policies across harvest and fabrication areas.</li></ul>
DCS – National Beef Packing
Liberal, KS
01.2011 - 01.2013
Executed daily QA checks of cleaned production equipment before start-up.
Tracked performance metrics of sanitation crews and provided corrective feedback.
Ensured documentation met USDA inspection and audit standards.
Monitored compliance with HACCP and GMP policies across harvest and fabrication areas.
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) -
Liberal, KS
Liberal, KS
05-2019
GED -
Liberal, KS
Liberal, KS
01.2014
Veracruz, Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico
01.1995
Skills
Team Supervision & Safety Training
Bilingual (English & Spanish)
SOP Development & Documentation
Production Line Monitoring
Quality Control Reporting
Attention to Detail
Time Management & Reliability
Team Supervision & Safety Training
Bilingual (English & Spanish)
SOP Development & Documentation
Production Line Monitoring
Quality Control Reporting
Attention to Detail
Time Management & Reliability
Additional Skills
Proficient in recordkeeping, checklists, and Microsoft Excel for sanitation logs
Knowledgeable in chemical safety and SDS handling
Experience with USDA pre-op and NRs
Exceptional communication and bilingual team support (English & Spanish)
Timeline
<ul><li>Operate machinery and monitor production on the belly line for pork processing.</li><li>Ensure product meets USDA quality standards and internal specifications.</li><li>Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment by following GMPs.</li><li>Assist food safety team during downtime with sanitation procedures and reporting.</li></ul>
Seaboard Foods
06.2025 - Current
<ul><li>Supervised daily operations, inventory, and staff scheduling.</li><li>Trained team members on food handling and cleanliness protocols.</li><li>Ensured compliance with state and federal food safety standards.</li><li>Managed vendor relations, order fulfillment, and sanitation logs.</li></ul>
La Canasta Carnicería
08.2024 - 05.2025
<ul><li>Executed sanitation procedures on processing equipment and production lines.</li><li>Supported FSQA in collecting swab samples and conducting pre-op inspections.</li><li>Maintained detailed logs of sanitation tasks completed and chemical usage.</li><li>Reported sanitation issues promptly to supervisory personnel and corrected non-compliances.</li></ul>
Lafayette @ Seaboard Foods
01.2023 - 01.2024
<ul><li>Created and maintained accurate pricing on all products.</li><li>Ensured perishable sections adhered to food safety and cleanliness protocols.</li><li>Conducted quality checks and removed expired products.</li><li>Supported restocking and sanitation efforts throughout store departments.</li></ul>
El Rancho Supermarket
01.2022 - 01.2023
<ul><li>Managed invoices, receipts, and account reconciliations.</li><li>Maintained accurate inventory and production records.</li><li>Supported administrative compliance with sanitation audits and facility inspections.</li></ul>
Perryton Equity Exchange
01.2020 - 01.2021
Oversaw Compliance With Plant Safety Protocols and OSHA Guidelines./liliConducted Regular Safety Audits, Hazard Assessments, and Employee Trainings./liliCollaborated With USDA Inspectors and Management to Resolve Violations./liliEnsured Team Members Followed PPE Requirements, Chemical Handling, and Cleaning SOPs./li/ul
QVEST - Seaboard Foods
01.2017 - 01.2020
<ul><li>Performed pre-operational inspections of equipment and production areas.</li><li>Collected and documented environmental swabs for microbiological testing.</li><li>Audited cleaning crews for SSOP adherence, including chemical concentrations and procedures.</li><li>Worked closely with USDA personnel to ensure zero non-compliance issues.</li></ul>
PSSI – National Beef Packing
01.2013 - 01.2017
<ul><li>Executed daily QA checks of cleaned production equipment before start-up.</li><li>Tracked performance metrics of sanitation crews and provided corrective feedback.</li><li>Ensured documentation met USDA inspection and audit standards.</li><li>Monitored compliance with HACCP and GMP policies across harvest and fabrication areas.</li></ul>
<ul><li>- Working in Collaboration with the Central Quality team in the development of Quantitative checklists for Aggregate reports.</li><li>- Performing QR of Safety reports i.e, PADER, DSUR, PBRER and DSURs.</li><li>- Managing QR Team for Safety reports and acting as a training lead for Safety Writing Team.</li><li>- Prepared and Performed QC of the trackers for RSI project.</li><li>- Performed Quality review of cases in Argus database for VOQR project. Created error-free reports and other outputs according to tightly defined specifications to ensure timely reporting of assigned job to program management.</li><li>- Participating in weekly meetings on a regular basis to understand the client's requirement for a particular program and ensure that the team meets or exceeds the targets in terms of quality, quantity within the scope of time constraints</li><li>- Responsible for reviewing the SOPs, job aids as per program specific requirements.</li><li>- Acting as a subject matter expert and helping the team members with day-to-day trouble shooting activities.</li><li>- Signal detection and risk management plan authoring or other assigned PV related activities for client's product(s), per the regulations and SOPs when required.</li><li>- Exhibiting a growing awareness of program strategy and thinking capability alongside independence.</li><li>- Reviewing and providing solutions for issues relating to program delivery or escalating appropriately to the Team Lead / Program Lead as required.</li><li>- Providing standards for gathering information for use in trend analysis.</li><li>- Involved in people development in partnership with PDG leads.</li><li>- Ensuring that all training (internal training and client training) are successfully completed in a timely manner.</li></ul> at Syneos Health<ul><li>- Working in Collaboration with the Central Quality team in the development of Quantitative checklists for Aggregate reports.</li><li>- Performing QR of Safety reports i.e, PADER, DSUR, PBRER and DSURs.</li><li>- Managing QR Team for Safety reports and acting as a training lead for Safety Writing Team.</li><li>- Prepared and Performed QC of the trackers for RSI project.</li><li>- Performed Quality review of cases in Argus database for VOQR project. Created error-free reports and other outputs according to tightly defined specifications to ensure timely reporting of assigned job to program management.</li><li>- Participating in weekly meetings on a regular basis to understand the client's requirement for a particular program and ensure that the team meets or exceeds the targets in terms of quality, quantity within the scope of time constraints</li><li>- Responsible for reviewing the SOPs, job aids as per program specific requirements.</li><li>- Acting as a subject matter expert and helping the team members with day-to-day trouble shooting activities.</li><li>- Signal detection and risk management plan authoring or other assigned PV related activities for client's product(s), per the regulations and SOPs when required.</li><li>- Exhibiting a growing awareness of program strategy and thinking capability alongside independence.</li><li>- Reviewing and providing solutions for issues relating to program delivery or escalating appropriately to the Team Lead / Program Lead as required.</li><li>- Providing standards for gathering information for use in trend analysis.</li><li>- Involved in people development in partnership with PDG leads.</li><li>- Ensuring that all training (internal training and client training) are successfully completed in a timely manner.</li></ul> at Syneos Health
<ul>
<li>Hours per week: 40.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Supervise and coordinate daily administrative workflows for a team of 15 employees, ensuring timely task execution, adherence to protocols, and consistent performance monitoring.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate records and documentation related to property intake, detainee processing, transportation, and deportation; verify and audit files to ensure regulatory compliance, and data integrity.</li>
<li>Execute high-volume data entry (up to 8 hours per day), including the entry of case notes, customs documentation, custody logs, and internal reports into secure federal databases.</li>
<li>Develop, review, and edit administrative reports and forms for internal use and government audits; ensure completeness, accuracy, and policy alignment.</li>
<li>Serve as the primary liaison between facility staff, supervisors, and stakeholders; facilitate clear, professional communication, and documentation flow across departments.</li>
<li>Identified discrepancies in data entries and corrected them accordingly.</li>
<li>Oversee inventory control processes, including the secure receipt, tracking, and storage of personal property, using standardized procedures and government tracking systems.</li>
<li>Conduct routine audits and quality control reviews to ensure that administrative practices meet federal operational standards.</li>
<li>Apply sound judgment to evaluate options, solve problems, and make informed recommendations on administrative and operational matters, contributing to efficient workflow management, and compliance with agency standards.</li>
<li>Assist in developing and revising privacy and security policies concerning Personally Identifiable Information (PII); identify potential compliance risks, and recommend solutions.</li>
<li>Coordinate logistics for detainee transportation to court and medical appointments, manage schedules, and track movement through detailed administrative planning.</li>
<li>Conduct roll calls, and ensure accountability through diligent documentation, system updates, and status reporting.</li>
</ul>
<p>Supervisor: Scott Jackson (949) 456-2706.</p>
<p>Permission to contact: Yes.</p> at ProTech USA LLC, Government Contracting<ul>
<li>Hours per week: 40.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Supervise and coordinate daily administrative workflows for a team of 15 employees, ensuring timely task execution, adherence to protocols, and consistent performance monitoring.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate records and documentation related to property intake, detainee processing, transportation, and deportation; verify and audit files to ensure regulatory compliance, and data integrity.</li>
<li>Execute high-volume data entry (up to 8 hours per day), including the entry of case notes, customs documentation, custody logs, and internal reports into secure federal databases.</li>
<li>Develop, review, and edit administrative reports and forms for internal use and government audits; ensure completeness, accuracy, and policy alignment.</li>
<li>Serve as the primary liaison between facility staff, supervisors, and stakeholders; facilitate clear, professional communication, and documentation flow across departments.</li>
<li>Identified discrepancies in data entries and corrected them accordingly.</li>
<li>Oversee inventory control processes, including the secure receipt, tracking, and storage of personal property, using standardized procedures and government tracking systems.</li>
<li>Conduct routine audits and quality control reviews to ensure that administrative practices meet federal operational standards.</li>
<li>Apply sound judgment to evaluate options, solve problems, and make informed recommendations on administrative and operational matters, contributing to efficient workflow management, and compliance with agency standards.</li>
<li>Assist in developing and revising privacy and security policies concerning Personally Identifiable Information (PII); identify potential compliance risks, and recommend solutions.</li>
<li>Coordinate logistics for detainee transportation to court and medical appointments, manage schedules, and track movement through detailed administrative planning.</li>
<li>Conduct roll calls, and ensure accountability through diligent documentation, system updates, and status reporting.</li>
</ul>
<p>Supervisor: Scott Jackson (949) 456-2706.</p>
<p>Permission to contact: Yes.</p> at ProTech USA LLC, Government Contracting
<ul>
<li>Spearhead the management and oversight of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project, a pivotal national asset developed in partnership with the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</li>
<li>Collaborate with USDA and DHS stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition of operations and mission capabilities from the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to NBAF, ensuring uninterrupted research, diagnostics, and training essential to national security</li>
<li>Lead the operational endurance phase, validating work processes and laboratory setups to guarantee compliance with the highest safety and biocontainment standards, particularly in biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) environments</li>
<li>Act as the hiring manager, conducting interviews and selecting high-quality employees to ensure the success of both DCA and NBAF</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert pert for the payroll system Paychex, overseeing and approving payroll for 63 officers biweekly while managing paid time off and leave requests to maintain the security posture for the facility</li>
<li>Monitor project milestones, providing critical updates to senior management and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with USDA's mission objectives and federal guidelines</li>
<li>Direct the development and execution of strategic initiatives to facilitate efficient collaboration with federal partners, ensuring all laboratory operations adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP)</li>
<li>Foster a culture of excellence and professionalism within the team, emphasizing rigorous training, safety compliance, and operational integrity as key components of NBAF's mission to safeguard public health and the nation's food supply</li>
<li>Monitored budgeting activities by tracking expenditures and providing regular updates to management.</li>
<li>Analyzed existing processes within a department or organization in order to identify areas for improvement or increased efficiency.</li>
<li>Implemented quality control measures throughout each stage of a project's lifecycle.</li>
<li>Worked closely with senior managers to ensure that all projects were completed according to schedule.</li>
<li>Conducted research on potential vendors, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for projects.</li>
<li>Provided administrative support to the Project Manager in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepared monthly progress reports summarizing key accomplishments achieved since the last report.</li>
<li>Trained junior staff on best practices for managing multiple projects simultaneously.</li>
</ul> at Defense Contracting Activity, LLC<ul>
<li>Spearhead the management and oversight of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project, a pivotal national asset developed in partnership with the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</li>
<li>Collaborate with USDA and DHS stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition of operations and mission capabilities from the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to NBAF, ensuring uninterrupted research, diagnostics, and training essential to national security</li>
<li>Lead the operational endurance phase, validating work processes and laboratory setups to guarantee compliance with the highest safety and biocontainment standards, particularly in biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) environments</li>
<li>Act as the hiring manager, conducting interviews and selecting high-quality employees to ensure the success of both DCA and NBAF</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert pert for the payroll system Paychex, overseeing and approving payroll for 63 officers biweekly while managing paid time off and leave requests to maintain the security posture for the facility</li>
<li>Monitor project milestones, providing critical updates to senior management and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with USDA's mission objectives and federal guidelines</li>
<li>Direct the development and execution of strategic initiatives to facilitate efficient collaboration with federal partners, ensuring all laboratory operations adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP)</li>
<li>Foster a culture of excellence and professionalism within the team, emphasizing rigorous training, safety compliance, and operational integrity as key components of NBAF's mission to safeguard public health and the nation's food supply</li>
<li>Monitored budgeting activities by tracking expenditures and providing regular updates to management.</li>
<li>Analyzed existing processes within a department or organization in order to identify areas for improvement or increased efficiency.</li>
<li>Implemented quality control measures throughout each stage of a project's lifecycle.</li>
<li>Worked closely with senior managers to ensure that all projects were completed according to schedule.</li>
<li>Conducted research on potential vendors, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for projects.</li>
<li>Provided administrative support to the Project Manager in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepared monthly progress reports summarizing key accomplishments achieved since the last report.</li>
<li>Trained junior staff on best practices for managing multiple projects simultaneously.</li>
</ul> at Defense Contracting Activity, LLC
<ul><li>Production Block Incharge Job Role: Operations, Control and Monitoring</li><li>1. All activities related to production and monitoring the process as per SOPs.</li><li>2. Communicate day to day process deviations and breakdowns of the equipment to concerned persons.</li><li>3. Check and implement the process for cleaning of equipment as per the schedules.</li><li>4. Responsible for housekeeping and implementation of day to day cleaning of process area & clean room.</li><li>5. Preparation, review and approval of monthly Reports and BPRs BCRs, OOS, Deviation, investigations reports, validation protocols reports, validation reports.</li><li>6. Responsible for preparation of daily production planning and ensuring the same.</li><li>7. Production planning, ensuring that the batches are produced as per planning and meeting the dispatch targets.</li><li>8. Ensure proper utilization of equipment and manpower as and when required.</li><li>9. Planning and monitoring during execution of the process validation.</li><li>10. Manpower planning. Monitor the project modification activities.</li><li>11. Responsible to handle production processes.</li><li>12. Implementation of new technology w.r.t. process equipments or facility.</li><li>13. Supporting quality assurance team for DMF submission.</li><li>14. Executing and supervising training, validation, qualification and calibrations protocols.</li><li>15. To perform visual inspection and certification of cleaned equipment after product change over cleaning as per standard operating procedure.</li><li>CGMP:</li><li>1. Following departmental standard operating procedures (SOP) and providing suggestions for SOP simplification and any other improvements.</li><li>2. Making sure all the documents and checklist are verified before and after manufacturing.</li><li>3. Ensuring retention and destruction of records are maintained in a department.</li><li>4. Verifying status labeling of accessories, in-process instruments, containers, area & equipment.</li><li>5. Performing contemporaneous (on time) document entries.</li><li>EHS:</li><li>1. Following Environment, Health and Safety policies and practices.</li><li>2. Making sure personnel health, hygiene and organization practices are followed.</li><li>3. To conduct risk analysis of product, system, equipment, process as per standard procedure.</li><li>Training</li><li>1. Attaining training as per training need and providing training to sub-ordinates through available software of Learning Management System (LMS).</li></ul> at MSN Group<ul><li>Production Block Incharge Job Role: Operations, Control and Monitoring</li><li>1. All activities related to production and monitoring the process as per SOPs.</li><li>2. Communicate day to day process deviations and breakdowns of the equipment to concerned persons.</li><li>3. Check and implement the process for cleaning of equipment as per the schedules.</li><li>4. Responsible for housekeeping and implementation of day to day cleaning of process area & clean room.</li><li>5. Preparation, review and approval of monthly Reports and BPRs BCRs, OOS, Deviation, investigations reports, validation protocols reports, validation reports.</li><li>6. Responsible for preparation of daily production planning and ensuring the same.</li><li>7. Production planning, ensuring that the batches are produced as per planning and meeting the dispatch targets.</li><li>8. Ensure proper utilization of equipment and manpower as and when required.</li><li>9. Planning and monitoring during execution of the process validation.</li><li>10. Manpower planning. Monitor the project modification activities.</li><li>11. Responsible to handle production processes.</li><li>12. Implementation of new technology w.r.t. process equipments or facility.</li><li>13. Supporting quality assurance team for DMF submission.</li><li>14. Executing and supervising training, validation, qualification and calibrations protocols.</li><li>15. To perform visual inspection and certification of cleaned equipment after product change over cleaning as per standard operating procedure.</li><li>CGMP:</li><li>1. Following departmental standard operating procedures (SOP) and providing suggestions for SOP simplification and any other improvements.</li><li>2. Making sure all the documents and checklist are verified before and after manufacturing.</li><li>3. Ensuring retention and destruction of records are maintained in a department.</li><li>4. Verifying status labeling of accessories, in-process instruments, containers, area & equipment.</li><li>5. Performing contemporaneous (on time) document entries.</li><li>EHS:</li><li>1. Following Environment, Health and Safety policies and practices.</li><li>2. Making sure personnel health, hygiene and organization practices are followed.</li><li>3. To conduct risk analysis of product, system, equipment, process as per standard procedure.</li><li>Training</li><li>1. Attaining training as per training need and providing training to sub-ordinates through available software of Learning Management System (LMS).</li></ul> at MSN Group