Organized and dependable professional successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to help teammates be successful in their roles.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead-Judgement Lab Technician
YOKOHAMA TIRE
10.2022 - Current
Running various tests in the Judgement Lab-MDR, physical properties, specific gravity testing, wire adhesion testing, calendaring, cross ply testing.
Promoted, in November 2024, to shift lead
Making sure the lab has coverage for all testing and helping anyone who is overloaded
Recipient of the plant’s Kaizen Award for reliability, attitude, and creating tools for new Judgement Lab employees
Quality Assurance Technician
Blue Triton Brands (formerly Nestle Waters North America)
01.2017 - 09.2022
Performed shift Data Review to make sure all Infinity entries are correct and timely
Pulled various samples from finished products to THM’s and sent them to national laboratory for testing
Participated in multiple PTR’s, TACE qualification studies as new products were being rolled out at the plant
Covered for Microbiology when needed (approximately two years of the last five)
Responsible for processing customer complaints that come through the mail or through the Ready Refresh water delivery service
Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly upkeep, calibrations, testing of lab, production equipment
Trouble shooting multiple issues with Water Processing technicians on EWM, Enact issues with production operators, inventory issues with the Planning Department, Profiler/section cutter issues with Blow mold Technicians, CoA, blind unload issues with Raw Material Handlers, ozone issues with the Maintenance Resources
Was designated Site Admin by the Corporate Senior Quality Systems Manager to head the roll out of new Infinity Enact program to all production operators in the plant (spring 2022)
Quality Assurance Technician
Nestle Waters North America
01.2016 - 01.2017
Worked as a Microbiology Technician backup where, every third weekend, samples were pulled from the lines, plates were read, results were entered into Micro Tracking and MicroWeb, and all samples and finished products were plated
Assisted Production with training new hires for Infinity Quality checks
Performed manganese and ammonia testing on pulled samples
Answered calls from Resources and Production about Quality issues on the floor
Acted as Quality representative for second shift on the Safety teams
Communicated daily Quality issues to second shift at the “6@6”
Quality Assurance Auditor
Hillshire Brands/Tyson Foods
04.2012 - 04.2015
Performed pre-op on the rooms to make sure all equipment and surrounding areas were clean and ready for production to begin
Assisted Microbiologist Technician with thermometer verification, as well as, ATP, APC swabbing and micro testing, daily
Performed sensorial testing on expired meat to make sure it was safe to use for production
Worked extensively with the Sanitation Department with Alchemy training, daily chemical usage, daily room release reports, Incident reports, interviewing employee candidates and some inventory control
Helped create training processes and documents for all new Sanitation employees when the Sanitation department moved in-house
Finished up on the organization and creation of all Sanitation related Operational Instruction Forms
Other special projects assigned by the Sanitation Manager or Supervisors
Audited all Sanitation training records to look for trends or missing documents in anticipation of the yearly SQF audit
Administrative Assistant to HR Department (Contract)
Sara Lee Food & Beverage
12.2011 - 03.2012
Performed routine data entry into SAP
File/records management
Maintenance of employee attendance and punctuality database
Paycheck and employee identification distribution
Special events coordinator
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Information Management
East Central University
Ada, OK
12.1993
Skills
Data gathering
Laboratory microbiology
Skilled in operating computer systems
HACCP implementation experience
Data entry expertise
Workplace safety and environmental protection
5S workplace organization
Skilled in Microsoft Office tools
Experience with SAP systems
Laboratory equipment calibration
Auditing experience within manufacturing industry
Risk management in laboratory settings
Timeline
Lead-Judgement Lab Technician
YOKOHAMA TIRE
10.2022 - Current
Quality Assurance Technician
Blue Triton Brands (formerly Nestle Waters North America)
01.2017 - 09.2022
Quality Assurance Technician
Nestle Waters North America
01.2016 - 01.2017
Quality Assurance Auditor
Hillshire Brands/Tyson Foods
04.2012 - 04.2015
Administrative Assistant to HR Department (Contract)
Sara Lee Food & Beverage
12.2011 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Health Information Management