Experience

Home Is Where The Heart Is

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President, Home LLC

  • May 2022 - Present

  Manufacturing, Sales and Services Manufacturing, Sales and Services



G.A. Productions, LLC d/b/a Ellio's Pizza

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

• Quality Assurance Manager

  • Mar 2021 - May 2022

  Retired Retired



D.O. Productions, LLC

• Quality Manager

  • 2000 - Mar 2021

  ∗ Direct the quality and technical services in a bakery/frozen pizza manufacturing operation. ∗ Provide food safety and statistical process control training for employees. ∗ Direct the operations R&D efforts involved with new product development and process improvement. ∗ Manage and utilize the ASI DataMyte statistical process control system to monitor, maintain and provide analysis of data for process improvement opportunities. ∗ Responsible for food safety and regulatory compliance for both USDA and FDA. ∗ Established the American Institute of Baking audit program to meet customer requirements and provide additional training resources to upgrade food safety and quality systems. Achieved the 1st excellent A.I.B. rating for this facility and have achieved a superior ratings for the past four years. ∗ BRC Grade A. BRC & AIB HACCP accreditation, quality systems certification and two AIB GMP audits annually. ∗ Provide complaint analysis and action plans to reduce the consumer complaint frequency rate by 10% and to maintain a downward trend. ∗ Rewritten HACCP plan to comply with changing USDA requirements. ∗ Up-dating formulas, ingredient specifications and finished product standards. ∗ Manage the operation of the laboratory to insure that all ingredients and packaging materials are tested in accordance with D.O. Productions, LLC Quality Assurance programs, prior to release to production. ∗ Direct the auditing of in-process operations and finished product to determine compliance with standards and customer requirements. When necessary, insure defective finished products are placed on hold and properly disposed of. Show less



Nestle USA, Inc., Freehold, New Jersey

• Laboratory Manager & Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

  • Jul 1998 - Aug 2000

  ∗ Managed the operation of the laboratory to insure that all ingredients and packaging materials were tested in accordance with Nestle Quality Assurance programs, prior to release to production. ∗ Reorganized laboratory to promote efficient utilization of manpower, increased efficiency and reduced headcount by two technicians. ∗ Developed Quality Manual, up-dated laboratory SOP’s and methods. Keebler/Sunshine Company, Sayreville, New Jersey Quality Assurance Manager 1983 - 1998 ∗ Supervised the operation of the bakery laboratory to insure that all ingredients and packaging materials were tested in accordance with Keebler/Sunshine Quality Assurance programs, prior to release to production. ∗ Directed the audit of bakery in-process operations to determine compliance with in-process standards. ∗ Developed on-line statistical process control data analysis techniques. Trained employees in basic SPC understanding. ∗ Managed the installation of an automated Allen Bradley DataMyte statistical process control data collection and analysis system. ∗ Directed the audit of finished products to determine compliance to finished product specifications. ∗ Developed and implemented hazards analysis critical control points, HACCP programs for each of the processes. Sunshine Biscuits, Inc., Sayreville, New Jersey Plant Sanitarian 1981 -1983 ∗ Managed the operation of the bakery food safety and sanitation programs. Insured the bakery was in compliance with all CGMP’s and FDA regulations. ∗ Maintained sanitation levels at an AIB rating level of Excellent. American Institute of Baking, Manhattan, Kansas Field Sanitarian 1978 - 1981 ∗ Food safety educator and consultant serving the food industry. Provided GMP training and sanitation program development services. ∗ Managed regional office and business for seventy accounts. Show less