Quality Systems Supervisor

• Sep 2021 - Present

Quality Systems Technologist

• Sep 2018 - Sep 2021

Senior Quality Systems Technician

• Jul 2015 - Sep 2021

Summary: Establish controls and monitor compliance to assure internal and external Quality Standards and Regulatory requirements are met. Assures all products manufactured and distributed meet food safety, quality and legal requirements.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:* Sets up laboratory equipment and instrumentation required for tests and perform testing so accurate results are obtained.* Documents results of tests and analyses.* Test and analyze products to assure meet product specifications and customer requirements.* Sample and evaluate product characteristics in raw and finished goods and assure they meet established requirements for Food Safety and Quality.* Perform cook-ups and organoleptic reviews on raw materials and finished goods to assure they meet established requirements.* Audit manufacturing process to ensure operators are following work instructions, GMPs, BRC, USDA and FDA regulations as well as special production instructions.* Investigate any production quality issues.* Communicate with Operations and Quality Manager to resolve any quality issues.* Actively involved in the disposition of non-conforming finished product and raw materials, this includes returns, damaged and out dated product or material.* Investigate customer complaints.* Improve quality and process systems through internal investigation and problem solving.* Conduct and document HACCP verifications and validations.* Charts and interprets data and reports any discrepancies or negative trends.* Monitor plant sanitation and operating conditions to assure product is manufactured in a safe, sanitary environment that complies to procedural, regulatory and customer requirements.* Performs environmental swabs on equipment. Inputs results of environmental data. Evaluates data and submits reports.* Maintain testing equipment calibration.

CEO

• Jan 2015 - Present

Sensory Panelist

• Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

Visiting Research Scholar

• Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

Research Intern

• Jan 2011 - May 2011

I was assigned a work rotation where I had the opportunity to learn from almost all the research areas in the institution, I worked in the Dairy and Cereal Plants, the New Product Development Lab, the Microbiology Lab, multiple other Food Processing Center laboratories, and in Agricultural Economics. Activities included in the Processing Plants and Laboratories: • Elaboration process of different flavors of ice creams and smoked cheddar cheese. • Development of a green chili sauce made of Chayote, the sauce is now being marketed in the dairy store of the university. • Microbiological analysis for pathogen detection for Salmonella enteric, E coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes. • Microbiological food quality analysis for bacterial counts of yeasts and molds, aerobic total plate count, lactic bacteria total plate count and total coliforms. • Learning of the principles to perform a PCR for pathogen detection. • Food analysis for water activity and pH. • Testing of starch samples using RVA (rapid Visco Analyzer), to monitor starch retrogradation. • Elaboration process of bird food pellets using the extrusion process.