TANYA MELENDEZ
Decatur,IL
Summary
Results-driven regulatory professional with extensive regulatory experience, 9 years of managerial and leadership roles in the regulatory, retail, food, and nutrition industries, and over 17 years of customer service experience. Demonstrated excellence in generating and implementing efficient policies and procedures to mitigate risks and optimize operations. Exceptional leadership capabilities with cross-functional teams and facilitating collaboration.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Regulatory Affairs and EHS Manager
Phoenix Closures, Inc
09.2018 - Current
- Monitor all applicable regulations for regulatory changes
- Recommend and implement corrective actions to remain in compliance with changing regulations
- Create and maintain document libraries for the storage and retrieval of compliance documents
- Generate outfacing communication to respond to customer regulatory inquiries
- Establish infrastructures to enable cross-functional communication amongst departments.
Compliance Specialist
Wilton Brands LLC
10.2017 - 09.2018
- Submitted requests for testing and maintained test reports, obtained samples from vendor to send for testing, communicated with labs once test report was received
- Oversaw all regulatory requests for stickers and crafting products
- Created SOPs for daily activities and communicated with vendors to obtain samples to testing laboratories
- Generated corrective action plans for all failed test reports.
Technical Regulatory Specialist
Sensient Technologies/Flavors
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Created SDS, submitted products for kosher certification, and provided regulatory support for the BioNutrient business unit using 21 CFR standards
- Served as SME for SDS documents based on GHS standards for US and Canada
- Developed, structured, and organized SharePoint Regulatory system for Sensient Flavors North America
- Generated technical datasheets for the BioNutrient business unit.
Regulatory Specialist (Temporary Assignment)
AptarGroup, Inc.
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Organized and maintained all regulatory information, streamlined all responses to customers, and communicated with global regulatory team for updates
- Answered 30-40 customer requests a month in regards to North American and European cosmetic and food and beverage regulations
- Summarized regulations into plain language in reports and documentation for the global regulatory department
- Maintained all supplier and audit documentation and updated our systems and regulatory database as needed.
Education
Master of Jurisprudence (MJ) -
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science (BS) -
Northern Illinois University
Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) -
College of Lake County
Associate of Science (AS) -
McHenry County College
Skills
- IQMS (Delmiaworks)
- JDA
- SAP
- JD Edwards
- DevEX
- Lotus Notes
- LexisNexis
- Westlaw
- Microsoft Office: Word (mail merge), Excel (Vlookup, pivot table), Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Tableau
- Regulatory Affairs
- Project Management
- Regulatory Submissions
- Documentation Management
- Training & Staff Development
- Data Integrity
- Recordkeeping
- Risk Assessments
- Data Analysis
- Documentation Control
Timeline
Regulatory Affairs and EHS Manager
Phoenix Closures, Inc
09.2018 - Current
Compliance Specialist
Wilton Brands LLC
10.2017 - 09.2018
Technical Regulatory Specialist
Sensient Technologies/Flavors
06.2015 - 09.2017
Regulatory Specialist (Temporary Assignment)
AptarGroup, Inc.
09.2014 - 06.2015
Master of Jurisprudence (MJ) -
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science (BS) -
Northern Illinois University
Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) -
College of Lake County
Associate of Science (AS) -
McHenry County College
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