Experience

Garner Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality lab technician II

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  08/2016 – PRESENT QUALITY ASSURANCE LAB TECHNICIAN II, GARNER FOODS COMPANY • Monitor, audit and report incoming products and materials to ensure quality. • Set up laboratory equipment • Conduct required testing, maintain logs, report and document results. • Document raw material certificates of analysis. • Responsible for overall food quality and food safety. 08/2016 – PRESENT QUALITY ASSURANCE LAB TECHNICIAN II, GARNER FOODS COMPANY • Monitor, audit and report incoming products and materials to ensure quality. • Set up laboratory equipment • Conduct required testing, maintain logs, report and document results. • Document raw material certificates of analysis. • Responsible for overall food quality and food safety.



Garner Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Inspector

  • Jan 2004 - Oct 2012

  Inspect product to insure first quality goods are sent to the customer•Interact with customer representatives to work through quality issues and resolution of challenge technical problems. This includes careful planning and execution on deliverables•Work with peers to ensure a safe work environment

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  Assisted and conducted research relevant to applying natural antimicrobial agents to inhibit pathogenic bacteria (E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp.) •Performed microbiological works using several techniques including preparation of selective media, daily culture transfer, activation of cell stock, isolating pure culture, S. O. P for equipment and instruments such as centrifuge, water bath, autoclave, pH meter, UV light spectrometer, titration unit and Solaris for microbial detection, PCR technique to detect DNA in bacterial colonies, Flow cytometry technique to counting and examining bacterial cells. Show less



Garner Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  Performed a full range of analytical methods for metals on all types of samples (soil, water, air, waste samples). Responsible for quality control. •Investigated composition, structure, and history of the Earth's crust through the collection, examination, measurement, and classification of soils, minerals, rocks, and fossil remains. •Prepared geological maps, cross-sectional diagrams, charts, and reports concerning mineral extraction, land use, and resource management, using results of field work and laboratory research. •Inspected construction projects and analyze engineering problems, employing geological knowledge and using test equipment and drilling machinery. •Planned and conducted geological, geochemical, and geophysical field studies and surveys; sampled collection; and drilled and tested programs used to collect data for research and/or application. Show less