Leslie MacDougall
Hope Valley,RI
Summary
Experienced Senior Food Manufacturer Regulator seeking a full-time position as a Quality Assurance Director where I can apply my knowledge and skills in a dynamic long-term role.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Environmental Health Food Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Health
Providence, USA
01.2021 - Current
- Supervise the work of staff engaged in identification, evaluation, and correction of public health hazards, and assuring compliance with rules and regulations in food manufacturing firms, dairy plants and farms, shellfish processors, and other regulated facilities
- Conduct FDA cGMP and Preventive Controls contract inspections
- Train, standardize in milk and evaluate new and existing personnel
- Design, coordinate, implement, and supervise special projects
- Supervise and set in motion the implementation of Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems in food manufacturing firms to verify implementation
- Supervise response and perform complex activities relating to foodborne illnesses and other epidemiological investigations
- Review and evaluate food safety plans and specifications
- Supervise and perform pre-operational inspections to determine compliance with approved plans
- Supervise and collect food samples according to legal chain of custody requirements to determine adulteration, contamination, sources of pollution and/or microbiological quality
- Evaluate whether foods are safe for human consumption and in compliance with FDA labeling requirements
- Embargo and oversee the disposal of food products found unfit for human consumption and evaluate for imminent hazards to health which warrant closure of a facility
- Assess root causes of specific hazards and violations to determine if training, changes in physical facilities or procedures, or regulatory action is needed
- Participate in the planning and presentation of training programs
- Testify at hearings and court proceedings concerning regulatory actions taken
Environmental Health Food Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Health
Providence, USA
02.2015 - 01.2021
- Inspected, investigated, and evaluated food establishments for public health hazards, environmental conditions, and compliance with state and federal regulations and standards for restaurants, food processors, nursing homes, hospitals, youth camps, recreational facilities, schools/day care centers, and other regulated facilities.
- Monitored the implementation of HACCP systems in food establishments and verified implementation.
- Responded to complaints relative to foodborne illness, adulterated foods, food tampering, recalls, misbranding/false advertising of foods, and rodent/insect infestations.
- Provided 24-hour emergency response to foodborne outbreaks, fires in food establishments, vehicular accidents, incidents of food or water contamination, power outages, and natural disasters involving food products.
- Collected and transported food according to legal chain of custody requirements to determine adulteration, contamination, sources of pollution and/or microbiological quality.
- Exercised professional judgement in deciding whether information collected during inspections and surveys constituted violations of regulations and standards.
- Evaluated if foods were safe for human consumption and in compliance with nutritional labeling requirements.
- Embargoed and oversaw the disposal of food products found unfit for human consumption.
- Evaluated imminent hazards to health which warranted closure of facilities.
- Conducted root cause analysis of specific hazards and violations to determine if training, changes in physical facilities or procedures were needed.
- Determined if regulatory action was needed and verified implementation of specific control measures.
- Collaborated in the planning and presentation of training programs.
- Instituted appropriate regulatory action when needed, including the preparation of regulatory correspondence.
- Maintained appropriate records of activities, and to follow up on violations to ensure corrective actions were taken and public health hazards were eliminated.
Forensic Laboratory Technician
Rhode Island Department Of Health
Providence, Rhode Island
01.2014 - 02.2015
- Received, scaled, stored, secured, and inventoried toxicological, chemical and biological forensic evidence in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Ensured that evidence was dispensed for examination and analysis and returned in its entirety according to laboratory procedures and policies.
- Collected buccal swab samples, labeled, sorted and transported DNA samples for inclusion in CODISS.
- Procured biological evidence from State Police long-term holding facility.
Education
Bachelors - Anthropology
University of Louisville
01.2019
Bachelors - Biology
University of Louisville
01.2006
Skills
- HACCP Regulation Compliance (PC, Juice, Seafood)
- cGMP Regulation Compliance
- Preventive Controls Regulation Compliance
- FSMA Regulation Compliance
- PCQI
Certification
- Milk Plant Sanitation, FDA, 09/27/24
- Juice HACCP, FDA, 01/01/24
- Special Problems in Milk Protection, FDA, 06/01/23
- Allergens, FDA, 01/01/22
- Food Processing and Technology, FDA, 01/01/22
- Pasteurization, FDA, 06/01/21
- Dairy Farm Sanitation and Inspection, FDA, 06/01/21
- Shellfish Plant Standardization, FDA, 05/01/21
- National Shellfish Sanitation Program Overview, FDA, 05/01/21
- Shellfish Growing Areas, FDA, 05/01/21
- Shellfish Plant Sanitation, FDA, 01/01/21
- GMP Preventive Controls Inspections, FDA, 06/01/24
- Seafood HACCP, Level II, FDA, 01/01/21
- Pest Control in Food Establishments, FDA, 11/01/20
- Sanitation Practices, FDA, 03/01/20
- Custom Processing of Meats at Retail, FDA, 03/01/20
- Juicing at Retail, New York State Department of Health, 01/01/20
- Epi-Ready Team Training Foodborne Illness Response, Rhode Island Department of Health, 01/01/20
- Foodborne Illness Response Strategies, New York State Department of Health, 12/01/19
- Plan Review for Food Establishments, FDA, 12/01/19
- Food Safety Considerations for Food Donation in Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island, 10/01/19
- Reducing Food Waste at Retail and Foodservice Operations, University of Rhode Island, 10/01/19
- Outbreak Environmental Assessment, CDC, 04/01/19
- FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, Institute for Food Safety and Health, 11/01/18
- Risk-Based Inspection Methods at Retail, FDA, 03/01/17
- Food Packaging, FDA, 06/01/16
- Retail Food Standardization, Rhode Island Department of Health, 06/01/15
- HACCP, Seafood HACCP Alliance, 05/01/15
- Food Safety Manager Instructor and Proctor, ServSafe, 02/01/15
- Milk Pasteurization Controls and Tests, FDA, 08/01/12
Committees
- Professional Development Committee, Association of Food and Drug Officials, 01/01/21, Present
- Cannabis Committee, Association of Food and Drug Officials, 01/01/21, Present
Activities
- The New England Exotic Wildlife Center Volunteer, 01/01/17, 01/01/20
- Primate Rescue Center Volunteer, 01/01/07, 01/01/09
Timeline
Senior Environmental Health Food Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Health
01.2021 - Current
Environmental Health Food Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Health
02.2015 - 01.2021
Forensic Laboratory Technician
Rhode Island Department Of Health
01.2014 - 02.2015
Bachelors - Anthropology
University of Louisville
Bachelors - Biology
University of Louisville
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