TOM WHITE
Edmonds,WA
Summary
Well-diversified senior director with extensive experience and expertise in global food safety, retail operations, consumer packaged goods (CPG), warehouse distribution, seafood operations, GFSI and non-GFSI audit programs, standards and specification development, laboratory analysis, food manufacturing, food service, and process improvements.
Key skills include experience in FDA and USDA regulations, Retail Food Code, food quality and safety, HACCP, cGMPs, quality systems, and supplier improvement programs, seafood HACCP, third-party gap analysis and audits, program/project management, and laboratory analytics.
Overview
49
49
years of professional experience
Work History
CEO
Seafood Worldwide Consultants LLC
Edmonds, USA
06.2023 - Current
- Consultative services for the Food Industry regarding Seafood HACCP, HACCP, USDA/FDA Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, GFSI based audits, and General Food Safety
- Perform Gap Analysis audits in determining compliance to governmental regulations or Scheme Specific requirements in food production facilities and new start-ups.
- Development of Specifications on various commodities including seafood, beef, poultry, pork, value added proteins.
- Preparation of appropriate documentation to meet requirements for FDA, State, and local compliance.
- Coordinated training programs to develop leadership skills among team members.
Manager, Supply Chain Food Safety-SEAFOOD
NSF INTERNATIONAL
Everett, USA
06.2010 - 06.2023
- Managed global operations for third-party organization specializing in consulting, training, and certification audits in food industry.
- Directed business growth and profit improvement initiatives for seafood business unit.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to streamline processes for product certifications.
- Provided leadership during times of organizational change or crisis situations.
- Executed sensory training for three companies to validate HACCP plan requirements.
- Coordinated audits and inspections to evaluate operational effectiveness.
- Created over 125 specifications for retail and food service companies across multiple protein categories.
- Coordinated global programs with NSF offices in China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Canada, and Dutch Harbor Alaska.
Environmental Health Officer 3
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Anchorage, USA
02.2009 - 06.2010
- Selected over peers to manage a $550K FDA/State Work Plan Contract, including cost analysis for the FY2010 contract, with overall responsibility for Seafood and Food Establishment regulatory audit reports submitted under the FDA/State Work Plan contract.
- Designed, developed, and implemented an ACCESS Database Program utilized for tracking and reporting various aspects of the State Work Plan Contract, currently still in use by the state, and shared with the FDA Western Region.
- Commissioned as a Consumer Compliance Officer with the FDA for work in the state of Alaska.
- Conducted inspections to ensure compliance with environmental health regulations.
- Analyzed data from laboratory tests and identified patterns indicating potential threats to public health.
- Investigated complaints from the public regarding environmental health issues.
- Selected by the Department Director to establish task expectations and standards for the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program, standards on the random-based selection process for audit reports.
Corporate Quality Assurance Manager – Meat & Seafood
SAFEWAY, INC. – FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY ASSURANCE
Englewood, USA
11.1997 - 01.2009
- Managed, directed, and maintained 10 QA sites throughout the Continental United States, with overall responsibility for program development, operational procedures, and food safety.
- Developed quality assurance protocols for food safety compliance.
- Completed 162 quality system audits on various raw material and value-added facilities, harvest, processing, CPG, and distribution facilities for Seafood HACCP, HACCP, Animal Welfare, FDA Retail Food Code, Quality Management Systems, Risk Assessment, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Developed and implemented company-wide computer programs for streamlining inspection documentation, reducing administrative workload by 10% in the first year of implementation.
- Managed documentation for quality assurance processes and regulatory requirements.
- Performed root cause analysis on non-conforming materials or products in order to determine appropriate corrective actions.
- Created, edited, and updated project manuals and technical documentation used by entire QA team.
Senior Director of Operations (First Sergeant)
UNITED STATES ARMY – VETERINARY Food Inspection Services
Ft Monmouth, USA
07.1977 - 09.1997
- Successfully managed food inspection and animal medicine operations at 17 various Department of Defense facilities with administrative and supervisory control of 75 employees with 14 direct reports.
- Oversaw food safety inspections for military veterinary operations.
- Developed and implemented training programs for inspection staff.
- Developed operational procedures and guidelines for use within the Northeastern District, which were adopted and implemented region-wide, covering more than 100 separate facilities.
- Evaluated operational procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Mentored junior staff in inspection techniques and best practices.
- Supervised and managed in-plant inspection operations located in Southern England, Wales, and Ireland in seafood, beef, pork, lamb, and poultry harvest facilities destined for U.S. military bases in Italy, Spain, the Middle East, Greece, and Portugal.
- Over a 20-year military career, I conducted 594 on-site Quality System Audits of seafood, red meat, poultry, value-added, bakery, dairy, and ice facilities in accordance with military standards, both domestically and in various overseas countries.
- Analyzed current operational processes and identified areas for improvement in order to maximize efficiency and cost savings.
- Managed the daily operations of a multi-site organization, ensuring compliance with company standards.
Education
Animal Medicine Technician Correspondence Course -
North American School of Animal Sciences
Newport Beach, California01.1984
Food Inspection Basic / Food Inspection Advanced / Environmental Health -
Academy of Health Sciences (US Army)
San Antonio, TexasSome College (No Degree) -
Aurora Community College
Aurora, ColoradoSome College (No Degree) -
Brookdale Community College
Red Bank, New JerseySome College (No Degree) - Animal Sciences
University of Kentucky-Lexington
Lexington, KentuckySome College (No Degree) - Fisheries Management
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AlaskaSkills
- FDA regulations
- USDA regulations
- Retail Food Code
- Food quality and safety
- HACCP
- CGMPs
- Quality systems
- Supplier improvement programs
- Seafood HACCP
- Third party gap analysis
- Audits
- Program management
- Project management
- Laboratory analytics
Training
- ISO 27001 Management Training
- Advanced Leadership Skills
- Seafood HACCP Train the Trainer Certification
- Conducting Regulatory Seafood Inspections
- Thermal Processing Principles and Practices of Acidified and Low Acid Canned Foods
- US Army Basic Food Inspection (Top 5% of class)
- US Army Advanced Food Inspection (Distinguished Honor Graduate)
- US Army Environmental Health Specialist
- Best Aquaculture Practices Auditor (as Observer 4X)
- Tactical Communications-Verbal Judo
- Environmental Enforcement
- Introduction to Writing Regulations
- Seafood HACCP
- HACCP
- Seafood Sensory Evaluation
- Seafood Grading Certification
- Pesticides & Industrial Chemicals
- Current Concepts of Food Protection
- Applied Food Service Sanitation (Serve Safe)
- Milk Pasteurization Controls and Tests
Timeline
CEO
Seafood Worldwide Consultants LLC
06.2023 - Current
Manager, Supply Chain Food Safety-SEAFOOD
NSF INTERNATIONAL
06.2010 - 06.2023
Environmental Health Officer 3
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
02.2009 - 06.2010
Corporate Quality Assurance Manager – Meat & Seafood
SAFEWAY, INC. – FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY ASSURANCE
11.1997 - 01.2009
Senior Director of Operations (First Sergeant)
UNITED STATES ARMY – VETERINARY Food Inspection Services
07.1977 - 09.1997
Animal Medicine Technician Correspondence Course -
North American School of Animal Sciences
Food Inspection Basic / Food Inspection Advanced / Environmental Health -
Academy of Health Sciences (US Army)
Some College (No Degree) -
Aurora Community College
Some College (No Degree) -
Brookdale Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Animal Sciences
University of Kentucky-Lexington
Some College (No Degree) - Fisheries Management
University of Alaska-Fairbanks