Experience

Lincoln Premium Poultry
• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Director of FSQA

  • Sep 2023 - Present

Walmart
• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee
• Sr. Manager Quality Control II

  • Dec 2022 - Sep 2023


Sam's Club

• United States
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Quality Control Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Dec 2022

  As a member of the Sam’s Club Fresh QC Leadership team, I have oversight of four quality control managers in hybrid distribution centers in the Northeast and Midwest regions and full-time onsite oversight of day-to-day quality control activities in a hybrid distribution center. Liaise with Walmart quality control partners in “hybrid” distribution centers where quality services are provided to Sam’s Club by Walmart Associates in Walmart distribution centers. Serve as a resource for policies, procedures and decision-making to business partners. Oversee quality, freshness, and food safety of fresh grocery products in an onsite distribution center as they flow from suppliers through distribution centers to clubs.​ Inspect inbound fresh produce, floral, poultry, meat, and seafood for adherence to Sam’s Club specifications.​ Participate in companywide initiatives to control costs and deliver high quality products to Sam’s Club members.​ Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.​ Oversee Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan​. Oversee Sam's fruit ripening program daily.​ Oversee cold chain compliance within the supply chain to ensure food safety and optimal quality. Provide guidance to DC management and personnel in matters that affect product quality. Provide communication on fresh product quality to the merchant group and other relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of perishable products.​ Interface with the vendor community regarding quality of products being received into Sam’s Club Distribution Centers.​ Visit suppliers and clubs to check quality of our products and current supply conditions. Address club concerns to maximize the club and member experience. Lead continuous improvement and other initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce costs and minimize friction in the grocery supply chain. Show less



Tyson Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director Poultry Regulatory Compliance

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2021

  Food safety and regulatory compliance specialist (USDA, FSIS, FDA) providing guidance to 38 poultry processing facilities including harvest, processing, fresh retail, frozen, ground, wet pet, heat treated and ready-to-eat. Certified HACCP Lead Instructor providing HACCP training and certification to management team members. Drafting, finalizing and publishing guidance documents, white papers, validation, policies and procedures for both quality and food safety. Modernization of the poultry FSQA Quality Manual. Internal and cross-functional auditing. Development and implementation of pathogen reduction procedures and processes. Cost containment, continuous improvement, water conservation and sustainability. Liaise with government officials at the plant, District and Headquarter levels for regulatory compliance concerns, innovation, new technology, and policy interpretation. ASQ-certified Quality and Food Safety Quality Auditor. Show less

• FSQA Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2019

  Lead a team of two supervisors and 20 technicians to manage and verify the total food safety and quality systems in a poultry harvest, fresh retail facility. Responsibilities included performance management, staffing, work prioritization and assignment, conflict resolution, and guidance to direct and indirect reports. Budgeting and cost containment efforts for the department and facility. Root cause analysis investigations and solutions for trending quality issues, customer complaints, regulatory noncompliance, audit nonconformance and other continuous improvement initiatives. Maintain GFSI and other certifications held by the establishment. Prevention of any critical loss of business or significant downtime due to any regulatory enforcement. Work with cross-functional groups in the facility to ensure mutual goals are met or exceeded. Show less

• General Manager FSQA

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

  Poultry harvest, fresh retail, and individually quick frozen. Lead a team of three supervisors and 24 technicians in managing the total food safety and quality systems. Sanitation performance evaluation and verification to include micro-monitoring and ongoing validation. Pathogen and microbial reduction initiatives. Foreign material prevention program implementation resulting in significant reduction in consumer foreign material findings. Maintain GFSI and other certifications held by establishment. Training, implementation and verification of NAE (no antibiotics ever) and PVP (process verified program) initiatives. Cost containment, best practice development and continuous improvement. Development, training and implementation of retail, tray pack process. Cold chain monitoring and verification. Root cause analysis and problem solving for customer complaints, quality trends, food safety incidents and trends, regulatory noncompliance, audit nonconformance and continuous improvement. Management of staffing, budgeting, task prioritization and team performance. Show less

• Sr. Supervisor HACCP

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2016

  Lead a team of six technicians in management and implementation of the total food safety system in poultry harvest and fresh retail. HACCP training, implementation and verification. Assessment and implementation of new processes, process changes, formulary changes and food safety trends. Liaise with in-plant Food Safety and Inspection Service program personnel on matters pertaining to food safety, sanitation and regulatory compliance. Trending, analysis and problem solving for food safety, pathogen and microbial monitoring and reduction. Continuous improvement and process efficiencies and enhancements. Root cause analysis for deviations, unforeseen hazards and regulatory noncompliance. Reassessment of the total food safety system and process changes in response to FSIS Agency issuances including the Poultry Inspection Modernization Act. Procedure development, training and implementation. Foreign material prevention, cost containment and loss prevention. Show less

• FSQA Supervisor

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  Supervisory role with succession initiative to manager role in case ready fresh meats producing case ready beef, pork and ground chicken. Management of plant food safety programs. Training and guidance development for FSQA and operations team members as well as development of best practices. Analysis of data for trending and continuous improvement. Internal auditing activities and SOP alignment to ensure compliance with company policy. Development and improvement of sanitation procedures and verification activities. Quality auditing to include online, packaging and random finished goods audits. Training of FSQA technicians and supervisors. Shelf-life testing and micro-monitoring validation. Corrective actions development and process improvements. New product/process development and start-up. Show less



USDA-FSIS

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector

  • Feb 2010 - May 2013

  Supervisory role in a large, poultry slaughter/processing facility with responsibility for managing two offline Consumer Safety Inspectors and 12 online Food Inspectors. Performance management, training, development, staffing, labor management, budgeting and guidance to all direct reports. Verification of facility food safety system to include HACCP, validation, SSOP, GMP, SPS, good commercial practices and finished product standards. Prioritization of inspection tasks and staffing during significant staffing shortages. Coverage of other processing facilities during staffing shortages. Ensuring compliance with labor management agreements. Documentation of noncompliance observations and regulatory citation. Communication with establishment management with respect to regulatory concerns. Performance evaluation and training to direct reports. Show less

• Consumer Safety Inspector

  • Nov 2008 - Dec 2009

  Regulatory compliance verification coverage of a processing patrol assignment to include three ready-to-eat USDA/FDA dual jurisdiction establishments and one raw, ground beef establishment on overnight shift with little to no supervisory oversight. Verification of regulatory compliance with HACCP, microbiological monitoring (L. monocytogenes, Salmonella and E. Coli), environmental sampling, sanitation, validation, GMP/SPS, labeling and product formulation. Documentation of noncompliance and regulatory citation. Prioritization of verification tasks based on risk and operational schedule. Coverage of multiple other establishments during staffing shortages. Liaise with establishment officials, FDA representatives and other FSIS personnel on regulatory concerns. Show less

• Food Inspector

  • Dec 2005 - Nov 2008

  Online inspector performing carcass-by-carcass inspection in a large, poultry slaughter/processing facility. Determination of product wholesomeness by evaluation of carcass condition for pathology, contamination or other abnormal conditions. Provide clear, accurate disposition instruction to establishment personnel and ensure proper documentation and implementation of disposition. Observe conditions within immediate surroundings and take regulatory action where needed when observing insanitary conditions. Represent agency and provide inspection coverage in multiple other establishments during staffing shortages. Adhere to plant sanitation and safety protocols. Show less

• Food Inspector

  • May 2002 - Dec 2003

  Online inspector performing carcass-by-carcass inspection in a large, poultry slaughter/processing facility. Determination of product wholesomeness by evaluation of carcass condition for pathology, contamination or other abnormal conditions. Provide clear, accurate disposition instruction to establishment personnel and ensure proper documentation and implementation of disposition. Observe conditions within immediate surroundings and take regulatory action where needed when observing insanitary conditions. Represent agency and provide inspection coverage in multiple other establishments during staffing shortages. Adhere to plant sanitation and safety protocols. Show less



Goldkist Farms

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Quality Assurance Technician

  • Feb 1998 - May 2002

  Product evaluation to ensure compliance to customer specification in poultry processing facility. Verification of product cut, marination pick-up, piece count, weight, appearance, temperature and other quality attributes. Verification of sanitation activities and equipment monitoring. Retention and retest of nonconforming product. HACCP monitoring in cold storage areas and shipping trailers per plant procedure. Verification of floor salvage/product was procedures. Coverage for other technicians and product processes/types during staffing shortages. Ongoing communications with operations and FSQA supervisor regarding quality or food safety issues. Show less