SHAHRAM AJAMIAN
Atlanta,GA
Summary
- Thought leader with demonstrated success leading strategic food safety and quality initiatives
- Transformational leader with track record of effective change management Senior level quality operations & system executive with repeated success in turn-around situations
- Results-driven leader adept at guiding high-performing teams and implementing strategic initiatives to drive business success. Known for fostering collaborative environment and achieving measurable milestones. Exhibits strong leadership and adaptability to changing business needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Director Global Quality and Food Safety Governance
McCormick
04.2022 - Current
- Governance of global Quality Management Program (QMS) program including defining and executing strategies for global QMS roadmap, strategic risk management, integrated oneQMS digital tool, KPIs and Dashboards and quality culture program through leadership of multiple global quality and regulatory leaders
- Lead global quality and food safety governance, driving strategic risk management and digital transformation.
- Spearhead cost-saving initiatives exceeding $1.5M in Operations.
- Redesign McCormick's Global QMS, enhancing efficiency and risk mitigation strategies.
- Pioneer Quality 4.0 roadmap implementation, introducing transformative digital solutions.
- Architect new governance program for site risk assessment. Redefine quality culture through leadership of global quality and regulatory teams.
Regional Director of Quality, Regulatory and Innovation
McCormick
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Responsible for strategic leadership for the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of key Quality and Regulatory programs for the Americas region working with a team of regional quality and regulatory technical experts on the oversight and development of quality and regulatory systems, innovation, training and development, Journey to Excellence (JTE) implementation, and laboratory integrity
- Redesign of the regional quality excellence dashboard
- Creating and gap assessment of over 20 regional policy and procedures within a year
- Creating community of practices between regional sites to collaborate on bringing values
Regional Senior Quality Systems Manager
McCormick
02.2019 - 04.2021
- Responsible for developing and managing Americas region quality systems including policies, procedures and standards
- Role responsibilities include auditing America’s quality and operations functions to the application, maintenance and improvement of existing quality and food safety systems
- Seeking out industry benchmarks and process improvements to create quality standards is another aspect of this role
- Defining master planning of 2019 Americas quality systems
- Americas coordinator to comply with FDA Intentional Adulteration act
- Forming plants quality system managers team as the platform of idea sharing and quality system implementation facilitators
Plant Quality Manager
McCormick
10.2013 - 02.2019
- Part of plant leadership team and responsible for leading plant quality and sanitation improvement efforts, managing vendor quality programs, as well as customer complaints through root cause analysis
- Provide leadership to develop and implement food safety programs including GMPs, HACCP, sanitation, chemical management, product testing, equipment calibration, training, pest control, recall, food allergen and environmental monitoring
- Position includes responsibility of two managers and a team of quality technicians and sanitors
- Five GFSI audits graded as excellent in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Reducing plant quality defect rate by 50% in 2014 and 2015 and achieving Zero defect level in February 2017 and in January 2018
- Implementing process FMEA in 2017 with 80% reduction in plant caused Misformulations
- Supporting sister plant Brand Aromatics in NJ as interim plant quality manager in 2017 while keeping the responsibility in Atlanta plant
Director of Quality
D&D food solutions
09.2011 - 09.2013
- The QA function worked to supervise material quality from incoming to outgoing, supplier management, quality of logistics, hold-release program, annual re-assessment of HACCP plans and participation in continuous improvement efforts
- Part of company and plant leadership team
- Responsible for 4 QA techs, 1 HACCP coordinator and 1 Quality manager in 2 shifts on quality control, food Safety, GMP's, plant personnel training on personal hygiene, HACCP, basic microbiology, MSDS, microbiology testing and sampling, preparing the plant for customer and agencies-USDA & FDA- audits
- The position included overseeing plant sanitation, SSOPs and pest control programs and other pre-requisite programs to ensure compliance with HACCP, SQF, process and quality SOP’s, and adherence to GMP’s
- Attaining plant SQF certification with excellent score
- Reducing the number of complaints in 2012 by 45%
- Managing plant expansion project from 30,000 ft to 60,000 ft in 2012
- 2 employees promotion to quality supervisor and HACCP coordinator positions
Material Planning Manager
D&D food solutions
10.2010 - 08.2011
- Part of plant management team and responsible to control & monitors the full supply chain of materials through the plant via ERP software from purchasing to planning
- The position includes administration of receiving raw materials, usage in production of WIP and Finished goods, yield calculations, working with ERP software and daily production planning including establishing labor standards, monitoring actual labor & financial analysis
- Increasing accuracy of production data up to 70%
- Decreasing raw material and work in process waste cost by 20%
- Increasing labor efficiency index by monitoring setting and tracking labor standards up to 14%, establishing productivity database
Quality Assurance Technician
D&D food solutions
04.2010 - 09.2010
- Actively involved in implementing and monitoring the food safety based on HACCP guidelines including maintaining records of HACCP and CCPs, auditing the plant for Pre-ups and operational checks, collecting samples for viscosity, pH & color tests, verification and calibration of critical equipment and tools, document traceability records of material used in production, collecting samples for environmental listeria test, monitoring GMPs application and assist in GMP training, report deviations and track recommend action plans
- Training 15 employees on GMP and allergen control program
- Contributed to the development of 3 new products HACCP plan
- Creating and developing chemical, physical and sensory database
Project Quality Assurance Manager
Renault –Nissan Co.
06.2006 - 09.2009
- Part of plant management team
- Managing 5 quality officers directly and working cross functional with region quality director
- The responsibility was to check the quality level during different project phases and confirming quality milestones for going to the next level
- Monitoring quality level during process phase (body, paint shop & assembly shop) to Renault-Nissan worldwide standard quality level & based on ISO 9000
- Launching and monitoring QA plan for Nissan maxima, Renault Megan, Logan projects in Iran
- The responsibility contained application of quality methods such as 5S, SPC and FMEA
- Planned 5S project throughout the whole plant
- Implemented SPC and FMEA for trim shop
- Decrease production rework on trim shop by 8%
- Implementing new plant launch projects 15% more on time with 5% less cost on 2008 compared to average last 3 years
- Promotion of 2 employees working as quality officers to quality control managers
Food & Safety Quality Lead Internal Auditor
Nestlé
11.2004 - 05.2006
- Part of the corporate quality and safety audit team
- Responsible for 2 internal auditors to plan, organize and carry out the internal audit function including the preparation of an audit, performing audits on periodic basis based on the Nestle standards, BRC, local regulations and food safety standards - HACCP - and following action plans
- Monitoring action plans to improve plant quality and safety program also consistent with ISO standard
- Increasing plant response time on action plans up to 35%
- Establishing audit result dashboard
- Decreasing plant third party audit non conformity 60% less on 2006 compared to 2005
Quality Engineer
NAB Consulting company
11.2002 - 10.2004
- Consulting & leading the project for 8 companies to approach HACCP plan implementation, ISO 9000 – 2000 or ISO- TS 19648 standard certification
- Lead 14 quality improvement projects for applying quality methods regarding APQP / PPAP, 5S, SPC, FMEA, 6 Sigma & MSA
- Controlling, monitoring and managing the projects via project software (MS project)
- Team member of 4 projects regarding Excellency models –European foundation for quality management (EFQM)
Education
Master of Quality Assurance -
Southern Polytechnique State University
12.2011
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering - manufacturing
Tehran University
12.2002
Skills
- Collaborative leadership
- Strategic planning
- Team building and motivation
- Culture transformation
- Legal and regulatory compliance
- Policy development & Implementation
Certification
- Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI)
- HACCP International & HACCP Seafood
- Intentional Adulteration Qualified Individual (PDQI)
- SQF Practitioner
- Certified Food Safety & Quality Auditor (CFSQA), ASQ
- Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), ASQ
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB), ASQ
Honorsmemberships
- Member of GFSI and BRCG advisory board, 2024
- GFSI US – Canada working Group, 2022
- International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), 2021
- National Society of leadership and success, sigma alpha-chi, 2011
- American Society of Quality (ASQ), 2009
Timeline
Sr. Director Global Quality and Food Safety Governance
McCormick
04.2022 - Current
Regional Director of Quality, Regulatory and Innovation
McCormick
04.2021 - 04.2022
Regional Senior Quality Systems Manager
McCormick
02.2019 - 04.2021
Plant Quality Manager
McCormick
10.2013 - 02.2019
Director of Quality
D&D food solutions
09.2011 - 09.2013
Material Planning Manager
D&D food solutions
10.2010 - 08.2011
Quality Assurance Technician
D&D food solutions
04.2010 - 09.2010
Project Quality Assurance Manager
Renault –Nissan Co.
06.2006 - 09.2009
Food & Safety Quality Lead Internal Auditor
Nestlé
11.2004 - 05.2006
Quality Engineer
NAB Consulting company
11.2002 - 10.2004
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering - manufacturing
Tehran University
Master of Quality Assurance -
Southern Polytechnique State University
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