Lisa Lambert
Food Safety Specialist
Orlando,Florida
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Retail Food Specialist (Consumer Safety Officer)
Food And Drug Administration (FDA)
Maitland, Florida
09.2024 - Current
- Serve as an expert food specialist, responsible for the planning, development, and coordination of a comprehensive Retail Food Protection Program.
- Provide investigational, inspectional, and technical assistance and consultation to the Director, Office of State Cooperative Programs, Branch Managers, and others concerning retail food safety and related areas.
- Conduct standardizations and other field-related visits to provide guidance and consultation regarding retail food inspections and procedures.
- Conduct data collection activities in institutional food service, restaurant, and retail food establishments, as necessary, to complete studies on the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.
- Provide consultation and guidance to retail food professionals on Food Code interpretations, industry management training programs, and studies/research impacting retail food protection, etc.
- Provide consultation and recommendations related to public health issues related to retail food safety that may arise during events
Statewide Training Manager
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants/Office of Program Quality
Orlando, Florida
07.2022 - 09.2024
- Conducted analyses of retail regulatory program data, provide retail food safety technical assistance and guidance, provide recommendations for improvement to ensure retail food regulatory compliance is maintained, and deliver presentations to various audiences on retail food safety, risk factor reduction, outbreak mitigation, and foodborne illness.
- Worked on quality assurance, training, plan review, food safety, lodging, HACCP, variances, inspection technology, and educational activities.
- Responsible for maintaining a thorough working knowledge of applicable statutes, codes, rules, and the FDA Food Code.
- Performed initial training of new division field staff regarding policy and procedures related to food inspections, mandatory educational requirements, and standardization using the FDA certification procedures.
- Conducted sanitation and safety training for division field staff to ensure uniformity and compliance with the approved inspection techniques.
- Monitored and evaluated program quality assurance and training effectiveness performed by the seven district offices.
- Planned, developed, and coordinated implementation strategies for program improvement activities to ensure responsive, effective, and efficient delivery of program services to division staff and the industry, in accordance with federal, state, and department objectives.
- Assisted in providing food safety, lodging, and fire safety training to satisfy mandatory continuing education credit hours for division field staff.
- Provided technical assistance to the district offices and the Bureau Chief.
- Served as an FDA Standardized Food Safety Inspection Officer and met the requirements of standardization.
- Proficient in the required performance areas, as described in the FDA Procedures for the Standardization of Retail Food Safety Inspection Officers.
- Performed standardization of inspection staff and confirmed a high level of knowledge, understanding, and application of food safety principles.
- Responsible for integrating the use of computer software and desktop or portable hardware to enhance personal and organizational performance, including spreadsheets, word processing, scheduling, e-mail, licensing, internet applications, and other technology required by the department.
- Represented the division at various intra-departmental, inter-departmental, professional, and civic meetings regarding risk-based inspections, risk assessment, and their applications to regulate food service establishments.
- Served as a liaison with federal agencies, other state agencies, and industry in the regulation of public lodging and food service establishments.
- Assisted with program evaluation using the FDA National Standards for Retail Food Programs.
- Attended trainings and meetings as required, including the FDA Southeast Seminar.
Deputy District Manager
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
Orlando, Florida
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and providing consultative services and technical assistance for the regulation of food service and lodging industries.
- Coordinated and managed disaster inspection activities.
- Supervised office staff and activities as required or requested by the District Manager.
- Coordinated all district compliance activities.
- Monitored and evaluated program training effectiveness.
- Assisted the District Manager in providing interpretations of health, environmental, and lodging statutes and rules to district office staff, other state agencies, professionals, and the general public.
- Prepared, recommended, and wrote correspondence on technical issues as needed for the district offices.
- Performed retail food inspections as required.
- Assisted in the licensing of temporary food service events, as required.
- Maintained appropriate continuing education requirements.
- Participated in the quality assurance program at the district level, in conjunction with the Bureau Chief.
- Participated in the planning, facilitation, and execution of monthly staff meetings and mandatory training.
- Conferred with and educated the public, builders, owners, public officials, and civic groups concerning business practices, sanitation, safety, and health regulations.
- Prepared and monitored administrative reports, including, but not limited to, quarterly and annual inspection activities, state automobile maintenance, and state-issued equipment inventory.
- Performed related work as requested.
Training and Research Consultant/FDA Food Safety Inspection Officer (FSIO)
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants/Office of Program Quality
Orlando, Florida
01.2015 - 09.2021
- Conducted statutorily required training for food and lodging inspectors for the state of Florida.
- Provided FDA standardization and re-standardization for probationary inspectors and supervisors.
- Conducted field training for probationary and career-service inspectors.
- Created and administered new training.
- Created documents for use by division employees.
- Assisted with policy decisions throughout the state.
- Served as the industry liaison for the Office of Program Quality.
- Editor of the division newsletter.
Sanitation and Safety Supervisor
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
Orlando, Florida
07.2010 - 01.2015
- Supervised between 8 and 13 food safety and lodging inspectors for the State of Florida.
- Performed quality assurance reviews.
- Trained inspectors conducted field standardization.
- Educated operators in food safety, sanitation, and safety practices.
Senior Sanitation and Safety Specialist
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
Orlando, Florida
07.2009 - 07.2010
- Inspected and licensed food service and lodging establishments.
- Performed HACCP inspections and FDA risk-based inspections.
- Maintained activity data, and prepared administrative reports.
- Made sure establishments met current FDA Food Code requirements, and provided remedial training as needed.
- Supervised thirteen inspectors in the absence of a supervisor.
- Prepared reports to document compliance or non-compliance of actions, investigated, interviewed, took statements, and gathered evidence for foodborne-related cases.
Operations Review Specialist - Hospitality Education
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants/Hospitality Education Program
Orlando, Florida
07.2000 - 07.2009
- Provided training to licensees of food service and lodging establishments, re-inspections for food service and lodging establishments, HACCP training and remedial training to food service operators that did not meet Food Code standard, taught Food Manager Certification course, Food Employee Training Program approved by the State of Florida, Pest Control and Cleaning Procedures and Personal Hygiene and Prevention of Foodborne Illness courses, created training modules to be presented to industry and division employees.
Plan Reviewer
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
Orlando, Florida
07.1997 - 07.2000
- Responsible for reviewing plans on food service establishments to ensure compliance, created new documents to provide uniformity, implemented training courses, served as lead plan reviewer for the State of Florida
- Member of the 4th Annual Quality Improvement Team.
Sanitation and Safety Specialist
DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
Orlando, Florida
11.1995 - 07.1997
- Inspected and licensed food service and lodging establishments, provided HACCP inspections and quality assurance, reviewed plans on food service establishments to ensure compliance with FDA Food Code as well as state and local codes, prepared reports to document compliance or non-compliance of actions, investigated, interviewed, took statements and gathered evidence for food borne related cases, and implemented training courses.
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
12.2023
- Honor Roll
Masters - Public Administration -
01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Recreation, Parks and Tourism -
01.1994
Skills
- Program Optimization
- Leadership Training
- Training Oversight
- New Employee Training
- Strategic Thinker
- Training Methods
- Course Planning
- Classroom Instruction
- Team Direction
- Performance Metrics
- Process Evaluations
- Program Management
- Verbal and Writing Communication
- Team Development Strategies
- Course Development
- Exceptional Communicator
- Public Speaking
- Multimedia Development
- Course Design
- Staff Presentations
- Fluent in Spanish
- Safe food handling
- Sanitation procedures
- Food safety
Certification
- Certified Professional Food Manager - National Registry, 09/22/25
- FDA standardized FSIO
Accomplishments
Outstanding Environmental Health Professional
Davis Productivity Award
Distinguished Service Award
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Retail Food Specialist (Consumer Safety Officer) - Food And Drug Administration (FDA)
09.2024 - Current
Statewide Training Manager - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants/Office of Program Quality
07.2022 - 09.2024
Deputy District Manager - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
09.2021 - 07.2022
Training and Research Consultant/FDA Food Safety Inspection Officer (FSIO) - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants/Office of Program Quality
01.2015 - 09.2021
Sanitation and Safety Supervisor - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
07.2010 - 01.2015
Senior Sanitation and Safety Specialist - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
07.2009 - 07.2010
Operations Review Specialist - Hospitality Education - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants/Hospitality Education Program
07.2000 - 07.2009
Plan Reviewer - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
07.1997 - 07.2000
Sanitation and Safety Specialist - DBPR/Division of Hotels and Restaurants
11.1995 - 07.1997
University of West Florida - Master of Science, Public Health
University of Central Florida - Masters - Public Administration,
University of Florida - Bachelor of Science - Recreation, Parks and Tourism,
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