Director Of Quality Assurance

• Aug 2019 - Present

Oversees all Quality Assurance and Food Safety functions at company owned and third-party co-pack manufacturing facilities, including laboratory practices, raw material quality, supplier scorecards, consumer complaints, maintenance of required certifications and regulatory compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

Supplier and CoMan Quality Manager

• Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

Maintain the Supplier Approval processSupport the risk evaluation and categorization of suppliers based on performance metricsPerform onsite auditsTrack supplier corrective actionsPartner with Procurement and R&D to improve supplier relationshipsProvide leadership, consultation, and guidance to contracted sites on quality and food safety

North American West Regional Quality Manager/ Internal Audit

• Nov 2015 - Jan 2019

Held leadership role in the establishment, implementation, and improvement of the global quality and food safety programsIdentified areas within Quality for Continuous ImprovementCreated and revised policies at corporate level and illustrated how they addressed regulatory and audit code requirements at the plant levelCreated and executed internal plant and copacker Audit Program (system, process, documentation)Corporate liason for plant qualifications, trials, and commercializationProvided assistance in creating and reviewing plant CAPAs and developed systemic audit to ensure ongoing complianceTrained plant quality personnel

Plant Operations Manager

• Aug 2014 - Oct 2015

Planning, directing, and coordinating the manufacturing of products in compliance with company goals Establishing and controlling conditions of production in order to satisfy customer and quality specifications.Participating actively in standardization and cost reduction.Organizing and directing workflow to satisfy production requirements in a cost-efficient manner.Investigation and analyzing new coordinates and processes, where feasible.Developing and motivating the cost-effective alternatives and improvements to production process.Maintaining proper employment levels through selecting, interviewing, and training of personnel.Supervising entire operation of production under the guidance of COO and SQF Manager.Liaising with the product line managers on planning and predicting customer orders to satisfy shipments.Maximizing the efficiency of production lines and ensuring the effective employment utilization.

Quality Assurance Manager

• Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

Manage quality assurance functions including FDA compliance, audit facilitation, quality system maintenance and development.

Plant Quality Assurance Manager

• Jun 2011 - Jan 2013

Increased First Pass Quality KPI through hold investigation and task force team leadership.Developed Food Defense plan as Facility Food Defense Coordinator.Reduced consumer complaints through pointed task force team leadership that included all phases of the business.

Process Control Supervisor

• Sep 2005 - Aug 2006

Quality Assurance Technician

• 2002 - 2005