Cristina Peña
Quality Assurance Manager at McConnell's Fine Ice Creams- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Basic HACCP
Alchemy AcademySep, 2018- Oct, 2024
Experience
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McConnell's Fine Ice Creams
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Assurance Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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Tropicana Brands Group
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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SC Sr Quality Coordinator
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Jan 2022 - May 2022
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PepsiCo
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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SC Sr Quality Coordinator
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Nov 2020 - Jan 2022
• Support KeVita’s QA team in tasks such as internal audits, product specifications, holds, and microbiology program.• Collaborate with fermentation resources to manage and support kombucha and water kefir fermentation• Support R&D’s LPR and qualifications run• Manage production documentations• Manage and maintain analytical instruments and laboratory supplies.• Team up with fermentation supervisor for creating SOPs, OPLs, and training. • Support KeVita’s QA team in tasks such as internal audits, product specifications, holds, and microbiology program.• Collaborate with fermentation resources to manage and support kombucha and water kefir fermentation• Support R&D’s LPR and qualifications run• Manage production documentations• Manage and maintain analytical instruments and laboratory supplies.• Team up with fermentation supervisor for creating SOPs, OPLs, and training.
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Guittard Chocolate Company
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Control Specialist
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Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
•Lead and support the quality laboratory.•Manage and organize incoming raw material documents, and analytical instruments.•Support technical compliance team by investigating products' malfunction.•Participate in implementing SQF system.•Collaborate with production to increase efficiency and reduce waste while maintaining high quality.•Assist R&D with evaluating and implementing new formulas in the production floor, and test out small batches for flavor analysis.•Participate in sensory panel for raw material, in-process products, and finished goods.
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Quality Control Technician
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Jan 2018 - Jul 2019
Quality Control everyday duties consist of the following:• Check processing product and finished product for characteristic properties such as fat percentage, particle size, viscosity, color, and moisture content.• Overlook the product's quality during production and compare to standards.• Perform bean cut test on pre-purchased raw cocoa beans and prepare a lab liquor sample for evaluation.• Process any incoming material evaluation.• Work with production to adjust roasting, milling, refinery, and day tanks of processing goods.• Verify and validate operators' settings.
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Student Assistant
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Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
The Avenue (January 2016- present):Office Assistant: file, organize, input orders, help with hiring process.As well as be part of the assembly line in the three stations, cashier, lobby maintenance, dinning room maintenance, and/or stock inventory when needed.Chick-Fil-A Station (September-December 2015):Prepare Chick-fil-a sandwichesFrench fry stationBreading stationSpecial Order serviceMaintain cleaniness The Avenue (January 2016- present):Office Assistant: file, organize, input orders, help with hiring process.As well as be part of the assembly line in the three stations, cashier, lobby maintenance, dinning room maintenance, and/or stock inventory when needed.Chick-Fil-A Station (September-December 2015):Prepare Chick-fil-a sandwichesFrench fry stationBreading stationSpecial Order serviceMaintain cleaniness
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Ecolab
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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F&B Account Manager Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
My responsibilities as an intern were to assist an account manager with 3 different projects that would help the customers save cleaning resource and help improve their food quality. During the program I also learned how to work independently, industrial customer service, and cleaning cycles of dairy plants. My responsibilities as an intern were to assist an account manager with 3 different projects that would help the customers save cleaning resource and help improve their food quality. During the program I also learned how to work independently, industrial customer service, and cleaning cycles of dairy plants.
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Urbane Cafe
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United States
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Restaurants
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1 - 100 Employee
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Shift Leader
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Aug 2013 - May 2016
My responsibilities as a shift leader were to: make sure the crew is working as a team, ensure the products are made to the customers expectations and the Cafe's requirements, and to enforce sanitary cleaning procedures.Besides being a shift leader, I also worked for the following stations: sandwich line, gourmet salad, bread, and cashier. My responsibilities as a shift leader were to: make sure the crew is working as a team, ensure the products are made to the customers expectations and the Cafe's requirements, and to enforce sanitary cleaning procedures.Besides being a shift leader, I also worked for the following stations: sandwich line, gourmet salad, bread, and cashier.
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Education
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California Lutheran University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business -
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Cuesta College
Associate’s Degree, Liberal Arts: Mathematics & Science -
California Lutheran University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business