Experience

Beachside Produce LLC

• United States
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food Safety and Accounts Payable

  • Apr 2019 - Present



Innovative Produce, Inc.

• Operations, Compliance - Food Safety Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2019

  Santa Maria, CA Started out managing (Operations) of several of the Ranches, as part of the integrated operations of a large operation, developing coordination of preparation, planting, grow cycle, harvest as the operation grew to near 2000 acres. As the Market Place developed and Regulatory Requirements matured into the current state, having the highest level of experience in the Compliance fields of Quality Control and Food Safety at Innovative Produce, the advancement was made to Food Safety Program Manager… Show more Started out managing (Operations) of several of the Ranches, as part of the integrated operations of a large operation, developing coordination of preparation, planting, grow cycle, harvest as the operation grew to near 2000 acres. As the Market Place developed and Regulatory Requirements matured into the current state, having the highest level of experience in the Compliance fields of Quality Control and Food Safety at Innovative Produce, the advancement was made to Food Safety Program Manager for Innovative Produce. FOOD Safety Director: Developed Educational/Regulatory required training, developed a program with third parties, laboratory and the internal levels at Innovative Produce. Managed program requirements, Conducted audits, employee training, compliance verification, surveillance on ranches and facilities. Compliance Operations: - Air Pollution Control District (APCD) which included local applicable APCD Regulations negotiation, implementation & operation, conversion of Water Well power natural gas to electric and conversion of Water Well power diesel to electric. - County Ag Commissioners Inspections, which required regulations Compliance with Training, Licensing, inventory and use reports - California Air Resources Board Compliance, which included the On Road Truck Compliance (TRUCRS) Program, developing Fleet strategy, permitting, implementing, and maintaining compliance. Reported and recorded various annual reporting requirements. - Organic Certification & Inspection process to convert to and maintain. - Managed Field Inspection of Third-Party Nurseries for Plant health & delivery schedule. - Participated in in-house Equipment design. - County CUPA Program Management for H&S Training, Business Plan Management, HazMat Compliance, Record Keeping and Reporting. - Managed water well sampling, operational problems/solution & operation. - Special Projects as requested from Management. - California Regional Water Quality Control Board R-III Show less



C&V Farms

• Farmer - Production Manager

  • 1979 - 2009

  Santa Maria, CA - Grew-up on a Family Farm, learning crop cycles, rotation, harvesting, food transportation, preventative maintenance, understanding the need to develop sustainable practices, safety and learning people skills, market forces, finance schedules. Undertook tasks and learning to complete them at a very early age. - Learned all the Farming operations and cycles. - Water management, pump efficiency. - Operate and maintain all farm equipment.