NICOLE M. LAMACCHIA
Summary
Quality Assurance professional with a strong background in administrative tasks and support. Skilled in managing quality compliance documents, document control, and corporate repositories. Experienced in overseeing audits, maintaining certification programs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Proficient in administrative duties such as scheduling, correspondence, and report generation. Detail-oriented and organized with a commitment to ensuring product safety, regulatory compliance, and quality standards. Ready to leverage combined QA and administrative expertise to contribute effectively to organizational success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Analyst Quality Assurance
Del Monte Foods Inc
Walnut Creek
07.2021 - Current
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure accuracy of data collection and analysis.
- Participated in brainstorming sessions with other senior analysts to develop innovative solutions for client needs.
- Oversee quality compliance documents for ingredient suppliers and customers using in TraceGains - Working with cross-functional teams to get documents and vendors approved.
- Oversee and maintain corporate document control updates, Standard Operating Procedures & master document list maintenance.
- Review and route documents to cross-functional teams (Process control change, Product Specs, Certificate of Analysis).
- Manage and maintain corporate document repositories.
- Update and review Specification Sheets.
- Manage customer documentation needs from Sales / Marketing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments where needed (Private label, R&D, Procurement, Sale/Marketing).
- Manage the certification programs and third-party audits (SQF, FDA, Kosher, Organic, AIB, BRC, GMO Project).
- Weekly/Monthly Reporting management to combine plant/DC information (i.e. IA Aging Analysis Report; weekly KPI report for Senior Director’s).
- Assist Executive Leadership team with special projects and reports as needed.
- Assist in Corporate Quality Systems Internal Audits and Co-Man Audits.
Quality Assurance Manager
Tulkoff Food Products, Inc
Pittsburg
02.2017 - 05.2020
- Oversee the development, implementation, review and maintenance of corporate policies and programs in accordance with current SQF Code to ensure product safety, legality, regulatory compliance and quality
- Communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF system.
- Perform as the primary SQF Practitioner and HACCP leader in the company.
- Develop company guidelines for quality programs and standards.
- Monitor and improve quality systems to ensure products manufactured are within State Federal regulations and clients' expectations.
- Monitor facility and ensure all standards and processing parameters are maintained.
- Work with Sales, R&D, Production, and directly with customers to define and improve product specifications.
- Communicate and enforce TFPW standards in different areas: ingredient and product standards, process specifications, formula compliance, sanitation/GMP/pest control, and regulatory compliance.
- Manage the certification programs and third-party audits (SQF, FDA, Kosher, Organic, AIB, BRC, GMO Project).
- Coordinated with other departments such as engineering, manufacturing, sales. in order to resolve any issues related to product quality.
- Enforce and oversee the administration of Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, SOP's and local, state, and federal regulations.
- Performed mock recalls
Operations Manager/ Executive Assistant to CEO
Baron's Specialty Foods, Inc
Pacheco
01.2015 - 02.2017
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
- Responsible for planning, purchasing, inventory, production, blending and quality control
- Oversees the forecasting, purchasing and inventory management
- Research and negotiate best prices, monitoring inventory levels, distributing supplies, and negotiating contracts
- Track and report forecast accuracy and metrics
- Supply chain coordinator
- Prepares and processes all work orders and batch tickets for the production line
- Responsible for GMP Manual and SSOP review, Organic Audits, AIB Audits, non- GMO, and Kosher documentation
- Recall Coordinator, HACCP Team Member
- Plans, organizes, assigns and reviews work of office staff
- Oversees office projects and operations
- Ensures a safe, secure, and legal work environment
- Handles associate’s complaints, grievances, questions and concerns
- Work with the management in devising new strategies to increase safety and quality of products
- Interacts closely with the manufacturing unit for the better development of the product
- Assists R&D with product development and implementation.
Executive Assistant to CEO/ Office Manager
Baron's Specialty Foods, Inc
Pacheco
11.2009 - 01.2015
- Creates any needed data in the form of letters, memorandums, proposals or reports
- Assists with the planning and coordination of a company's inventory and purchasing departments
- Prepares purchase orders and invoices
- Submitted Payroll for all employees
- Work with the management in devising new strategies to increase sales of products
- Develop business plans with the Owner and General Manager
- Solve all the inter-departmental issues and make sure it does not affect the work
- Providing feedback to the relevant departments to ensure a smooth work procedure
- Responsible for travel itineraries and arrangements, coordinating events & Holiday parties.
Education
Diablo Valley College
Pittsburg Senior High School
Skills
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint)
- Email (mail merge, filters, folders, rules)
- Presentations/Slideshows (PowerPoint, Google Slides, OpenOffice Impress)
- Ross ERP system / QuickBooks
- TraceGains / Repositrak
- Attention to detail
- Leadership Skils
- Highly Organized
- Problem Solving
- Self-Motivated
Certification
- SQF Certificate
- HACCP Certified
- PCQI Certificate
- Principles of Internal Audit
- Better Process Control School
- FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food
- FSPCA Intentional Adulteration Food Defense Plan and Reanalysis
- FSPCA Conducting Vulnerability Assessment Using KAT
- FSPCA Intentional Adulteration and explanation if Mitigation Strategies
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Senior Analyst Quality Assurance
Del Monte Foods Inc
07.2021 - Current
Quality Assurance Manager
Tulkoff Food Products, Inc
02.2017 - 05.2020
Operations Manager/ Executive Assistant to CEO
Baron's Specialty Foods, Inc
01.2015 - 02.2017
Executive Assistant to CEO/ Office Manager
Baron's Specialty Foods, Inc
11.2009 - 01.2015
Diablo Valley College
Pittsburg Senior High School
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