Randy Barlow
Converse
Summary
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Innovative technology professional with several years of diverse experience. Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success.
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Teasdale Foods
01.2016 - Current
Director of Quality and Environmental Beans and Hominy
02.2024 - 12.2024
- For overseeing the Food Safety and Quality programs for up to 3 different production facilities
- Facilitated the implementation of Beans and Hominy Division standard for HACCP and Quality Plans, implemented policy and procedures to maintain a Bean and Hominy Division SQF Certification Program
- Managed third party certifications for the company including Halal, Organic and Kosher, Gluten Free
- Helped in development of new processing techniques for current products with better efficiencies
- Managed the thermal process filings for two separate facilities which included working with process authorities to develop processes that allowed more flexibility in our production while maintaining a commercially sterile product
- Work with sales and customers as a single source contact for up to 3 different facilities updating customers PLM systems and label development for the company.
Director of Quality and Technical
07.2018 - 02.2024
- Canned Beans and Hominy, Salsa, Dehydrated Beans and Tortilla’s
- Responsible: For overseeing the Food Safety and Quality programs for up to 6 different production facilities
- Facilitated the implementation of Companywide standard for HACCP and Quality Plans, implemented policy and procedures to facilitate a companywide SQF Certification Program
- Managed third party certifications for the company including Halal, Organic and Kosher, Gluten Free
- Implemented Quality KPI Program companywide which would drive consistent continuous improvement across the platforms
- Developed a complaint management system for tracking and trending consumer complaints
- Worked in R&D rolls in the bakeries and managed the Bean and Salsa R&D Teams to develop new innovation products or new processing equipment for current products with better efficiencies
- Managed the thermal process filings for three separate facilities which included working with process authorities to develop processes that allowed more flexibility in our production while maintaining a commercially sterile product
- Work with sales and customers as a single source contact for up to 6 different facilities updating customers PLM systems and label development for the company.
Technical Services Manager
01.2016 - 07.2018
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- Responsible: For site Food Safety and Quality including responding to customer concerns and inquires Developed and implemented an SQF internal audit scheme to eliminate the need for outside consultants to conduct annual preparations for SQF Audits
- Successfully took the facility from an SQF level 2 good status to Level 3 in 6 months
- Developed the Quality Plan and reevaluated the HACCP Plan to include Preventative Controls Measures as part of FSMA
- Initiated a KPI tracking for First Pass Quality, Cases Held, Customer Complaints and Cost of Quality at the plant level
- Reduced the Cases held by 31% increased First Pass Quality by 10% by focusing on true root cause analysis and initiating programs to eliminate the reoccurrence of the top issues
- Initiated HACCP Team Quarterly meetings reviewing with the plant senior management issues having a potential effect on Food Safety and Quality
- Initiated a Quarterly Management Review program taking the outputs from the HACCP Team meetings and presenting to a wider Senior Management group including KPI’s associated to the plant performance and process development
- Responsible for recalculating and conversion of all labels to the new 2016 NELA requirements
- Responsible for all third-party audits and regulatory audits
- Empowered the lab staff to take actions when non-conformities arise coaching them on the proper decision making steps to correct the non-conformities and prevent them from reoccurring.
Quality Systems/Food Safety Coordinator
Hilmar Cheese
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Product Produced: Industrial Cheese, Protein Powders and Lactose Powders, Manage the Food Safety/HACCP Programs for three cheese plants, the Protein and Lactose Plant and Raw Milk
- Maintained the site Food Defense Plans following the New FDA guidelines
- Responsible for maintaining the GFSI certification standard, recently converted from FSSC 22000 and ISO 9001 to SQF level 2, achieved conversion from SQF level 2 to level 3 certification in July 2015
- Responsible for all internal audits to SQF requirements insuring corrective and preventive actions are implemented
- Responsible for all third parties, customer audits Regulatory and GMP audits ensuring corrective and preventive actions were implemented at all plants
- Responsible for investigating and reporting incidents of a food safety concern from the plants to upper management and product release
- Responsible for all documentation for the Hilmar site for SOP’s and SSOP’s ensuring they are reviewed and updated annually
- Develop and maintain new environmental monitoring plans including developing sites and site maps for the environmental technicians to ensure consistence in sampling and monitoring programs
- Review the environmental and QS Programs Quarterly and make adjustments as needed
- Gather and present plant data for the Quality Department for the quarterly Management Review
- Work with the various plant personnel in implementing programs and actions that come from the management meetings.
PLANT QUALITY MANAGER
Oakdale Plant
04.2008 - 01.2013
- Product Produced: Retail and Foodservice Tomatoes and Refried Beans, The total responsibility for the Quality, Sanitation and Food Safety for a processing plant employing up to 1,100 employees during peak production and 450 during off season production
- Responsible for 8 direct reports Supervisors and support staff and 45 union hourly employees producing approximately 38 million units a year
- Developed training for Food Safety Programs for employees bringing Food Safety to a heighten awareness
- I was the plants SQF Practitioner, initiation the transition to the SQF standard for Food Safety level 2
- Responsible for all regulatory inspections and audits and the plant’s four HACCP Plans
- Increased First Pass Quality by 9.1%, reduced consumer complaints by 17%
- Worked with R&D to take concept projects to commercialization, reductions in sodium and cost savings projects
- Projects that had the potential for 6 – 10 million dollars in savings
- Member of plant Executive Committee and Food Safety and Quality Pillar Leader in ConAgra’s CPS (ConAgra’s version of TPM, Continuous Improvement) Successfully led the team in projects to reduce customer complaints and improve plant quality KPI’s.
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY SYSTEMS
Ingomar Packing Company
05.2005 - 04.2008
- Product Produced: Bulk Tomato Paste and Diced Tomatoes, The Total Quality Systems for two tomato processing facilities from production to distribution
- Responsible for planning and scheduling the production runs based on raw inputs and customer requirements
- Developed a program for the allocating inventory designed to save on associated warehouse costs while not compromising the customer’s specification
- I developed a HACCP Plan consistent with the FDA’s Juice HACCP requirements
- I was responsible for all audits by our regulatory agencies such as FDA, USDA or California Department of Food and Drug regarding Food Safety and HACCP, I am also the HACCP Coordinator
- I also worked with Operations and the Field Department to improve costs and quality
- I work directly with sales and customers to improve relationships and increase our market share
- Worked with sales associates with international and domestic customers and preparing paper work for international shipments.
OPERATIONS QUALITY MANAGER CULINARY GROUP/PLANT QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
Helm
06.2003 - 05.2005
- Product Produced: Canned and Bulk Tomatoes, Began as the Corporate Quality Manager then assumed the responsibilities of Plant Quality Control Manager when the position was vacated
- Responsible for the total Quality Program for the facility, including complete Micro bacteria Lab
- Developed and over saw the plants HACCP plan and all Food Safety Audits and responsible for all dealings with the USDA and FDA at the Helm facility
- I developed a private label customer set aside program verses a branded product line
- Responsible for four direct reports of salaried supervisors and 35 union hourly employees
- While in the position of plant Quality Control Manager I took on the responsibilities as Operations Quality Manager for the three Culinary plants in California
- Responsibilities include the Total Quality Operations for a fresh meat, frozen burritos and a tomato processing facilities.
QUALITY ADMINISTRATOR
Sun Garden Gangi / Teasdale, Atwater Plant
12.2002 - 06.2003
- Product Produced: Canned Dry Soaked Beans and Hominy, Process analysis to increase efficiency and flow through the plant
- Developed a yield analysis for the beans and hominy and reviewed costing models for accuracy and completeness
- I was also responsible for developing new bean and hominy products along with reviewing the possibilities of manufacturing other commodities to make better use of plant assets
- I also have been certified the State Cook process.
Sun Garden Gangi Canning Company, DBA Teasdale Quality Foods, California Fruit and Tomato Kitchens
06.1997 - 06.2003
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
California Fruit and Tomato Kitchens, Riverbank Plant
07.2001 - 11.2002
- Products Produced: Canned Tomatoes, On July 1, 2001, California Fruit purchased the Riverbank tomato operation from Sun Garden Gangi Canning Company
- With the change in ownership, I continued in the same capacity as with Sun Garden Gangi Canning Company
- Assisted in the expansion project for the 2002 production season during the 2002 production season
- I took on the full responsibility of daily production schedules.
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
Sun Garden Gangi, Riverbank Plant
06.1997 - 07.2001
- Products Produced: Canned Tomatoes, The implementation and operation of a complete Quality Control Program from scratch using SPC and empowering the line personnel
- This included developing a “Set-Aside” program for large and small customers, a Warehouse Quality Audit Program, a HACCP and Allergen Program, Quality Control Critical Control Program and SOP’s
- Developed and implemented a formal Sanitation Program including the use of outside contractors for pest control
- Wrote and developed the Sanitation SOP’s and audit procedures
- I was responsible for developing and maintaining all product formulations including R&D work for new products or duplication customers’ formulations and reformulations for cost savings
- I worked with the USDA to develop a program for onsite USDA inspection of the plant
- I was responsible for all inventory releases to customers according to their bookings and approvals
- Assisted the Plant Manager with production operations and in setting up production schedules on a daily basis
- Developed several programs to monitor and audit our tomato growers and varieties
- I set up and maintained standard yield formulas and standards for the 150 plus items that we produced each year
- Purchased all ingredients (5 million dollars plus annually) for the plant I worked for and starting in January 1999 I took on the responsibilities for the purchasing of all ingredients for our two other processing facilities
- Maintained formulation and yield costing for accounting based on what was used and amount produced, keeping track on variations to the costs per unit
- I directly supervised three shifts of Lab Personnel and was the companies HACCP Coordinator
- Became a JAS (Japanese Agriculture Services) Inspector for Tomatoes exported to Japan.
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
San Benito Foods
03.1989 - 06.1997
- The implementation and operation of the Quality Control Programs and Procedures developed an online Statistical Process Control Program
- Facilitated the implementation of the U.S.D.A’S Quality Assurance Program in 1993, assigning the final USDA Grade for all products
- Developed and responsible for the plants formal Sanitation and HACCP programs
- Conducted R&D projects for new formulations for customer’s proprietary recipes, taking what was conducted in the restaurant to commercial production
- Directly responsible for all third party audits such as AIB, USDA and FDA
- Responsible for our customer approvals and auditing their set aside programs
- Customer Service
- Purchasing and scheduling ingredients to meet the needs of Production and purchasing sanitation equipment and chemicals
- Directly supervised three shifts of Union Lab Personnel, Quality Control Supervisors and Sanitarians
- Became A JAS Inspector for tomato ketchup exported to Japan.
San Benito Foods
06.1986 - 06.1997
ASSISTANT QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
06.1988 - 12.1988
- Running the Quality Control Department during the night shift to assure compliance with customer specifications and supervising the night shift Union Employees and Quality Control Supervisors, assist the Quality Control Manager.
QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR
04.1986 - 01.1987
- The monitoring and supervision of the on-line Quality Personnel and adjusting the process as needed
- Placing products on hold for non-compliance or under processing
- Assist The Quality Control Manager.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Food Science
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California03.1989
No Degree - Better Processing Control School
California State Polytechnic University
San Luis Obispo, CA03-1988
Better Processing Control School -
01.1988
R.O.P. Meat Cutting Course -
Kern County School District
01.1984
Skills
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Customer service
- Attention to detail
- Dependable and responsible
- Multitasking
- Organizational skills
- Excellent communication
- Decision-making
- Calm under pressure
Activities
- California League of Food Processors Quality Assurance Committee.
- California League of Food Processors Tomato Research Committee.
- California League of Food Processors Showcase Sample Committee Chairman 2008 - 2014.
- Cal Poly Food Science and Nutrition Advisory Council.
Timeline
Director of Quality and Environmental Beans and Hominy
02.2024 - 12.2024
Director of Quality and Technical
07.2018 - 02.2024
Teasdale Foods
01.2016 - Current
Technical Services Manager
01.2016 - 07.2018
Quality Systems/Food Safety Coordinator
Hilmar Cheese
01.2013 - 01.2016
PLANT QUALITY MANAGER
Oakdale Plant
04.2008 - 01.2013
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY SYSTEMS
Ingomar Packing Company
05.2005 - 04.2008
OPERATIONS QUALITY MANAGER CULINARY GROUP/PLANT QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
Helm
06.2003 - 05.2005
QUALITY ADMINISTRATOR
Sun Garden Gangi / Teasdale, Atwater Plant
12.2002 - 06.2003
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
California Fruit and Tomato Kitchens, Riverbank Plant
07.2001 - 11.2002
Sun Garden Gangi Canning Company, DBA Teasdale Quality Foods, California Fruit and Tomato Kitchens
06.1997 - 06.2003
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
Sun Garden Gangi, Riverbank Plant
06.1997 - 07.2001
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
San Benito Foods
03.1989 - 06.1997
ASSISTANT QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
06.1988 - 12.1988
San Benito Foods
06.1986 - 06.1997
QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR
04.1986 - 01.1987
Better Processing Control School -
R.O.P. Meat Cutting Course -
Kern County School District
Bachelors of Science - Food Science
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
No Degree - Better Processing Control School
California State Polytechnic University
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