Experience

Scott Laboratories
• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Sales - Fermentation and Beverage Integrity

  • Aug 2020 - Present

Hormel Foods
• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Scientist - Process Authority

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2020


Pacific Foods

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Thermal Processing Technician

  • Jun 2011 - May 2015

  • Design and conduct heat penetration studies with a pilot or production retort, prepare equipment, and perform all associated product testing. • Collaborate with R&D on product development for new retort formulas and changes to existing formulas. • Work with process authority to obtain schedule processes and deviation evaluations. • Identify and assign quality and safety control parameters for retort formulas. • Collect and evaluate heat penetration data with CalSoft. • Review and evaluate thermal processing records to ensure proper processing of product in accordance with the schedule process and FDA/USDA regulations for LACF and acidified foods. • Submit LACF and acidified foods schedule processes to FDA for retort formulas. • Perform preventative maintenance on pilot retort (JBT and ALLPAX), Calplex data-logger, and Ecklund-Harrison thermocouples and wires. • Conduct annual retort audits. • Train and supervise R&D and QA personnel on safe and proper use of pilot retort. • Train production operators and QA staff on basic thermal processing, quality and safety concepts. • Work with cross-department problem solving teams to address quality and safety issues and implement improvements throughout the plant. • Act as back-up QA Technician. • Create, maintain and review food quality and safety evaluation forms used by QA Technicians, and follow-up with appropriate corrective actions. • Set-up and participate in daily sensory evaluations. Show less



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  - Assistant Cheese Maker in OSU Creamery - Taught students how to make mozzarella and other cheeses - Taught students about plant sanitation and GMP's - Responsible for Creamery sanitation (plan and execution) - Assistant Cheese Maker in OSU Creamery - Taught students how to make mozzarella and other cheeses - Taught students about plant sanitation and GMP's - Responsible for Creamery sanitation (plan and execution)



Storables, Inc.

• United States

• Sales Associate

  • 2006 - 2010

  - Retail sales of home and business organizational goods and storage - Retail sales of home and business organizational goods and storage


The Standard
• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Disability Claims Analyst

  • 2000 - 2008