Kimberly McCracken
Woodruff,SC
Summary
Empathetic person with proven track record of creating successful food service operations and managing staff. Experience in menu design, ordering supplies and creating innovative solutions to food service challenges.
Certified health coach experienced in working with women of various ages. Exceptional listening and communication skills with tremendous patience and the ability to make others feel safe and comfortable. Armed with an engaging personality and a strong desire to help others succeed in living a healthy life.
Dependable Cook with expertise preparing foods in fast-paced settings. Team-minded professional knowledgeable in food safety, attractive presentation and stock management. Efficient multitasker with talents in recipe management and development.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Specialist
PMW Aero, LLC
12.2022 - Current
- Accountable for review of all PRF's and entry of all PO's for operations
- Accountable for new product set-up in ERP
- Accountable for identifying key suppliers
- Review of supplier performance
- Initiate corrective actions related to supplier performance
- Complete Supplier Audit Checklists
- Monitor KPI's of Key Suppliers
- Secure and analyze quotations; negotiate prices and terms with suppliers; and recommend suppliers according to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness for assigned responsibilities
- Prepare RFQ packages and utilizes sourcing system to conduct online bids for current spend of products and services to secure competitive market prices
- Work closely with all departments to develop and coordinate product negotiations and awards
- Executes service agreements, contracts, purchase agreements, letter contracts and purchase orders with suppliers
- Research and evaluate potential suppliers to ensure product quality and cost competitiveness
- Supplier development activities and maintenance of Approved Supplier List and supplier files
- Manage freight and logistics as required by project
- Support and develop Controls of Purchasing Receiving.
Quality Assurance, Production Assistant
Precision Machine Works
03.2016 - 08.2021
- Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accountable for all raw material, tooling, and supply purchasing and ensuring cost of materials and subcontract operations stay within job budget
- Accountable for performing internal audits to meet ISO standards and AS9100 standards
- Accountable for creating job packets, blanket orders from customers, and assist with flow of production
- Accountable for closing all receipts and jobs.
Server/Chef/Assistant Manager
ParkRow
03.2014 - 11.2015
- Trained servers on order management, food service quality.
- Completed daily procedure checklist and communicated changes to servers and kitchen staff.
- Proactively communicated with servers and cooks to coordinate workflows and monitor service during busy shifts.
- Welcomed and greeted guests before presenting special menu items to clients.
- Enforced compliance with food safety and sanitation standards throughout restaurant.
- Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods.
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing food and beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
- Coordinated with catering staff to deliver food services for special events and functions.
- Trained staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
Personal Assistant/ Front Office
Dermatology
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Patient check-in
- Responsibilities, Accountable for daily bank deposits and other office errands for office staff and personal assistant to Dr. Fitch
- Accountable for booking appointments, fielding calls and verifying patient insurance
- Accountable for filing and pulling patient charts and for filing all of Dr. Fitch's personal records
- Accountable for checking out patients, and collecting patient balances
- Occasionally performed blood collection for office staff.
Owner/Operator
Moment In Thyme Catering
08.2004 - 04.2009
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Worked as chef, decorator, and event coordinator
- Managed contract staff for events
Microbiology Assistant
Monsanto
01.1999 - 03.2001
- Accountable for environmental monitoring of plant's aseptic facilities and employees through water sampling, organism identification, endotoxin testing, and phage monitoring
- Accountable for routine maintenance of stock cultures and media preparation
- Accountable for validation process of many system procedures and equipment validation
- Accomplishments:
- Developed and maintained maintenance and calibration program for all laboratory equipment
- Developed and revised laboratory Standard Operating Procedures
- Part of initial QA/QC core team of start-up pharmaceutical facility
- Worked as team lead on various projects during validation process of system procedures and equipment validation.
Research Assistant II-Research Assistant III
Georgia Regents University/MCG
08.1994 - 01.1999
- Under the supervision of Dr. Roni Bollard; Accountable for developing and conducting molecular and genetic experiments to further the study of a family of developmental genes known as the T-box genes
- Accountable for maintaining and ordering laboratory supplies
- Accountable for training undergraduate and graduate students in molecular techniques
- Accountable for preparation of all cultures and media used in the laboratory
- Helped establish protocols and train members of the Institute in the use of non-radioactive, automated
- DNA sequencing system.
Education
Certification in Health Coaching/Life Coaching -
Health Coach Institiute
Boise, ID2017
BS - Biology
University of South Carolina - Aiken
Aiken, SC05.1994
ServeSafe
Skills
- Type 45 Wpm, Word, Excel, Power Point, Advanced MD, (10 years)
- Environmental air, surface, water, monitoring and personnel bioburden testing Microbial
- Identification using automated Vitek system and manual testing Endotoxin testing using
- Limulas Amebocyte Lysate assay Clean room experience Operating under Standard Manufacturing
- Procedures governed by FDA regulations (2 years)
- DNA sequencing through radioactive and non-radioactive methods PCR DNA extraction from
- Tissues, bacteria, and phage DNA isolation Northern, Southern, and Western Blotting and other
- Molecular techniques Creating phage libraries (7 years)
- Sterility
- Microbiology
- Environmental Monitoring
- USP
- Biology
- Staining
- Aseptic
- Monitoring
- Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- AS9100
- QA/QC
- CGMP
- ISO 9001
- Quality Assurance
- Calibration
- Quality Inspection
- Quality Management
- Writing skills
- Communication skills
- Customer service
- Sales
- Pricing
- Assessments
- Attention to detail — Proficient
- December 2021
- Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting
- Information
- Full results: Proficient
- Customer service — Proficient
- March 2021
- Identifying and resolving common customer issues
- Administrative assistant/receptionist — Proficient
- Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting
- Bid Proposals
- Financial Transactions
- Regulatory Reporting
- Maintenance Requirements
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Kitchen Equipment Operation
- POS Transactions
- Extensive Catering Background
- New Hire Training
- Cooking and Baking
- Recipe Creation
Accomplishments
- Laboratory experience
- Manufacturing
- SAP
- Math
- Internal Audits
- Quality Audits
- Quality Control
- Cooking, menu planning, cooking for a crowd (10+ years)
- Purchasing
- Auditing
- Administrative Experience
- Research & Development
- Negotiation
- ERP Systems
- Certifications and Licenses
- Health Coach
- November 2017 to Present
- Internal Auditing
- July 2018 to Present
- Presented by NSF International
- Notary Public
- August 2019 to August 2029
Certification
HACCP FOR WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION OPPERATIONS
SERVSAFE MANAGER
HEALTH COACH
Timeline
Purchasing Specialist
PMW Aero, LLC
12.2022 - Current
Quality Assurance, Production Assistant
Precision Machine Works
03.2016 - 08.2021
Personal Assistant/ Front Office
Dermatology
06.2015 - 09.2015
Server/Chef/Assistant Manager
ParkRow
03.2014 - 11.2015
Owner/Operator
Moment In Thyme Catering
08.2004 - 04.2009
Microbiology Assistant
Monsanto
01.1999 - 03.2001
Research Assistant II-Research Assistant III
Georgia Regents University/MCG
08.1994 - 01.1999
Certification in Health Coaching/Life Coaching -
Health Coach Institiute
BS - Biology
University of South Carolina - Aiken
ServeSafe
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