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Manager

MELISSA NAIR

Pageland,South Carolina

Summary

Proficient in current food manufacturing and chemical distribution regulations, standards and best practices. Analytical and detail-oriented professional focused on making sure products meet all relevant domestic and international regulatory requirements. Methodical and objective with good judgment and sound critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

5
5
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Regulatory & Food Safety Coordinator

TLC Ingredients, Inc
Crest Hill, IL
11.2020 - Current
  • Designated HAZMAT employee code co-coordinator.
  • Handles 25 customer documentation requests per day.
  • Updates 10 documents every other day in Microsoft SharePoint document system.
  • Performs 3 sample requests per day.
  • Performs 2 new product reviews per month.
  • Participates in Product Safety Management Meetings monthly.
  • Assists in Traceability/Mock Recall exercises twice a year.
  • Performs internal audits against Internal Auditor monthly.
  • Participated in company IFS Logistics yearly audit.

Quality Control Supervisor

Corplex - US Extrusion, DS Smith
Romeoville, IL
04.2019 - 10.2020
  • Ds per month.
  • Created and distributed process to all plants for new product development.
  • Project management of 6 new sample projects per month.
  • Created SOPs and other guidance documents for production staff on a as needed basis.
  • Verified and reviewed engineering of new products.
  • Weekly reporting to CEO and COO of facility status and new project status.

Quality Assurance Manager

E. Formella & Sons, Inc
Countryside, IL
08.2017 - 04.2019
  • Led company SQF 8.0 Food Safety Audit.
  • Participated in company SQF 7.2 Level 2 Audit.
  • Led FDA/State of Illinois Inspection.
  • Shifted all documentation from physical to electronic.
  • Handled 10 customer and/or vendor document requests per day.
  • Held monthly SQF/Food Safety meetings with upper management.
  • Performed monthly internal audits and semi-annual mock recalls.
  • Performed daily inspections of all production areas.
  • Updated and verified all ingredient decks and nutritionals.

Administrative Assistant

VCI Construction, LLC
Las Vegas, NV
02.2016 - 02.2017
  • Inputted 75 timesheets per day and verified all employee times.
  • Created 5 purchase orders per day for job locations.
  • Handled 40 incoming calls and emails per day.
  • Set up 10 job site informational folders per day.

Quality Control Coordinator

Nature’s Flavors
Orange, CA
04.2015 - 05.2016
  • Headed development of Quality Control Department.
  • Signed off on 15 Certificates of Analysis per day.
  • Handled 25 customer and/or vendor requests per day.
  • Headed audit with California Department of Health and Safety.
  • Signed off on release of products and raw materials 35 times per day.
  • Worked directly with Accounting Department to achieve drawback with Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB Drawback) on a daily basis.

Laboratory Technician I

Nutrilite
Buena Park, CA
12.2013 - 04.2015
  • Performed 60 B vitamin assays for raw materials and final products on HPLC per day.
  • Recorded all test results in lab notebooks and information management systems (ILIMS and STARLIMS) daily.
  • Calibrated, operated, and maintained HPLC on a daily basis.
  • Inventoried lab chemicals and supplies weekly.
  • Performed taste and color testing on 40 samples per day.
  • Performed D & E vitamin testing on 30 samples per day on HPLC.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
09.2008 - 09.2013

Skills

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Additional Information

  • · Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information Authorized User Dec 2020 · NACD - Code VII: Emergency Response and Public Preparedness Jan 2021 · NACD - Code X: Internal Audits Nov 2020 · NACD - Responsible Distribution 101 Nov 2020 · NACD - Code XI: Corrective and Preventive Action Feb 2021

Timeline

Regulatory & Food Safety Coordinator

TLC Ingredients, Inc
11.2020 - Current

Quality Control Supervisor

Corplex - US Extrusion, DS Smith
04.2019 - 10.2020

Quality Assurance Manager

E. Formella & Sons, Inc
08.2017 - 04.2019

Administrative Assistant

VCI Construction, LLC
02.2016 - 02.2017

Quality Control Coordinator

Nature’s Flavors
04.2015 - 05.2016

Laboratory Technician I

Nutrilite
12.2013 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Science - Biology

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
09.2008 - 09.2013

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