Working in an FSQR department with history of delivering exceptionally food safe animal feed ingredients and food products. Passionately promotes health and optimal wellness by providing quality support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Area Product Line Support Chemist
Cargill
Cedar Rapids, IA
10.2022 - Current
Validated in-line moisture meters, benchtop brukers and benchtop NIRs using wet chemistry
Fehling's expert
Assisted in building calibrations on in-line moisture meters for SMART Manufacturing that helped save approximately $15,000/month
Monitored new corn crop for Aflatoxin
Routinely tested corn protein meal for mycotoxins
Lead and participated in reviews to update CMOs
Traveled to other sites to support short staffed lab
Performed bi-monthly hygiene inspections
Designed one point lessons to create quick and simple directions for others to follow
Knowledge of SAP program
FSQR Chemist
Cargill Corn Milling
Cedar Rapids, IA
06.2020 - 09.2022
Assured products meet compliance specifications using data analysis
Executed daily assessment of process quality parameters and food safety/quality systems
Communicated closely with specialists for troubleshooting out of specification products
Monitored instrumentation calibration, procedures, methods, food safety and cross-checks
Trained three new FSQR chemists
Repaired, calibrated and safely operated laboratory equipment to reduce costly instrument downtime.
Participated in safety observation program
Coordinated and performed analytical tests to comply with established standards and specifications.
Operations Intern
Devenish Nutrition
05.2019 - 08.2019
Prepared materials for and observed FSMA, FDA, and Organic audits
Performed routine mycotoxin testing on DDG’s and wheat middling’s samples
Counted and weighed medicated ingredients daily and charted GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
Assisted in approving new suppliers and new ingredients
Determined which ingredients needed reordered for production or sales
Communicated with suppliers when we received damaged goods
Worked with Navision software program
Student Farmhand
Illinois State University Farm
05.2018 - 12.2018
Administered vaccines to piglets and cattle
Monitored and aided in 20 farrowing sows per week
Assisted in processing and weaning 20 pig litters per week
Performed artificial insemination of 10 gilts and 100 sows
Responsible for daily feeding and maintenance chores of pigs, sheep, and cattle
Inserted CIDRs (Controlled Internal Drug Release) in 15 ewes
Loaded and unloaded pigs and sorted in correct barn location
Education
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science & Animal Industry Management
Illinois State University
Bloomington
05.2020
Skills
Organizational Skills
Active Listening
Environmental Practices
Reading Comprehension
Team Meetings
Team Support
Innovation and Creativity
Analytical and Methodical
Additional Information
Community Service August 2020-present , Cleaned and aided in rebuilding communities after flooding in Beattyville, KY; Prepared packaged meals for families at Meals from the Heartland event in Iowa; Planted vegetables and assisted in greenhouse construction for Feed Iowa
Timeline
Process Area Product Line Support Chemist
Cargill
10.2022 - Current
FSQR Chemist
Cargill Corn Milling
06.2020 - 09.2022
Operations Intern
Devenish Nutrition
05.2019 - 08.2019
Student Farmhand
Illinois State University Farm
05.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science & Animal Industry Management
<ul><li>Managing Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Qatar, and India payroll.</li><li>Managing Hire to exit process for all countries.</li><li>Processing one-time payments like Retention bonus, sign-on bonus, Relocation expense, sales commission payments etc.</li><li>Updating master files with respect to assigned entities. (New hires, Termination, salary changes, cost center, department class changes).</li><li>Support HR processes related to onboarding, contract changes, terminations, and exit settlements in line with local legislation</li><li>Implemented end to end RSU/Stock option gain/ESPP program from payroll side for all regions.</li><li>Gross to net reconciliation.</li><li>Net payout reconciliation on employee wise.</li><li>Processing stock option (ESOP) taxation through payroll, ensuring accuracy by validating against the Share works report Remitting tax payments monthly within due dates to avoid penalties.</li><li>Processing third party payments (Insurance payments) once payroll is finalized.</li><li>Remitting pension contribution on quarterly basis for Italy.</li><li>Work with payroll service provider/ stake holders to ensure successful delivery of salary payments, compliance, and accounting.</li><li>Review month end /Quarter end closure and make salaries and accruals accounting properly.</li><li>Responsible for all payroll-related payments, forecast cash flow and cash requirement for the payroll.</li><li>Conduct payroll induction for new joiners for India.</li><li>Conduct monthly business review meetings with all service providers.</li><li>Part of product implementation team. (Care-lite tool) employee queries through ticket system.</li><li>Processing full and final settlement for terminated employees.</li><li>Validating investment proofs during year end.</li><li>Working on employee queries daily, responding within SLA.</li><li>Preparing capitalized R&D reports in the month end helps higher leaders to take strategic decisions.</li><li>Posting journal entries on NetSuite.</li><li>Preparing black-line reconciliation reports during the month end (Accrued vacation, accrued commission, Bonus, employee benefits, employee benefits advances).</li><li>Participate in global payroll projects, system testing, and process improvement initiatives.</li><li>Applications Knowledge: Workday, ADP Streamline, Oracle Net suite.</li><li>India Payroll-People work, Global Payroll-ADP Streamline and For Accounting Oracle Net suite.</li></ul> at Sprinklr India Private Limited<ul><li>Managing Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Qatar, and India payroll.</li><li>Managing Hire to exit process for all countries.</li><li>Processing one-time payments like Retention bonus, sign-on bonus, Relocation expense, sales commission payments etc.</li><li>Updating master files with respect to assigned entities. (New hires, Termination, salary changes, cost center, department class changes).</li><li>Support HR processes related to onboarding, contract changes, terminations, and exit settlements in line with local legislation</li><li>Implemented end to end RSU/Stock option gain/ESPP program from payroll side for all regions.</li><li>Gross to net reconciliation.</li><li>Net payout reconciliation on employee wise.</li><li>Processing stock option (ESOP) taxation through payroll, ensuring accuracy by validating against the Share works report Remitting tax payments monthly within due dates to avoid penalties.</li><li>Processing third party payments (Insurance payments) once payroll is finalized.</li><li>Remitting pension contribution on quarterly basis for Italy.</li><li>Work with payroll service provider/ stake holders to ensure successful delivery of salary payments, compliance, and accounting.</li><li>Review month end /Quarter end closure and make salaries and accruals accounting properly.</li><li>Responsible for all payroll-related payments, forecast cash flow and cash requirement for the payroll.</li><li>Conduct payroll induction for new joiners for India.</li><li>Conduct monthly business review meetings with all service providers.</li><li>Part of product implementation team. (Care-lite tool) employee queries through ticket system.</li><li>Processing full and final settlement for terminated employees.</li><li>Validating investment proofs during year end.</li><li>Working on employee queries daily, responding within SLA.</li><li>Preparing capitalized R&D reports in the month end helps higher leaders to take strategic decisions.</li><li>Posting journal entries on NetSuite.</li><li>Preparing black-line reconciliation reports during the month end (Accrued vacation, accrued commission, Bonus, employee benefits, employee benefits advances).</li><li>Participate in global payroll projects, system testing, and process improvement initiatives.</li><li>Applications Knowledge: Workday, ADP Streamline, Oracle Net suite.</li><li>India Payroll-People work, Global Payroll-ADP Streamline and For Accounting Oracle Net suite.</li></ul> at Sprinklr India Private Limited
<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