Sullivan Nevada

• Ensured compliance with food safety regulations and standards.
• Monitored and evaluated product quality throughout production process.
• Inspected raw materials, in-process products, finished goods, and packaging components for conformance to established specifications.
• Performed root cause analysis on nonconforming products to identify corrective actions.
• Reviewed documents such as HACCP plans, SOPs, SSOPs, COAs, to ensure accuracy prior to distribution.
• Trained personnel in Good Manufacturing Practices principles, food safety protocols, and proper sanitation techniques.

• Developed and strengthened corporate programs and SOPs for implementation at all 9 processing facilities, including, but not limited to, Listeria monocytogenes control, raw material receiving, and sanitation and environmental control.
• Collaborated with an interdepartmental team to address both international and domestic customer requests.
• Directly responded to nationwide consumer complaints of quality and illness.

Quality Assurance Manager

• Established procedures and quality standards according to the BRCGS, CFR 21, and USDC regulations.
• Enforced and maintained CGMPs for a processing crew of over 300 individuals.
• Supervised, guided, and trained inspectors, quality technicians, laboratory technicians and other staff.
• Implemented corrective actions for out of specification product and when limits were exceeded.

Microbiology and Quality Control Technician

• Employed scientific methods to promote quality and safety of collected environmental samples, product samples, and stored specimens.
• Supplied quality control data for regulatory submissions to support corrective actions.
• Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.

• Conducted studies and formulated research questions and hypotheses.
• Focused on identifying naturally occurring vineyard yeasts as a biocontrol against the grape pathogen, Botrytis cineria (grey mold).
• Designed research and experimental studies and executed research techniques, tests and assays.
• Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
• Constructed academic papers, reports, and presentations to assist research study efforts.

• Spent two semesters under a Graduate Student to teach a first-year biology lab where students isolated bacteriophage from the environment.
• Conducted demonstrations to teach skills such as using aseptic technique, a micropipette, centrifuge and gel electrophoresis.
• Provided individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics and promote student learning.