Experience

Form-A-Feed
• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Oct 2023 - Present

Phillips Distilling Company
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• QA Lab Analyst

  • Dec 2022 - Oct 2023

Scoular
• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee
• FSQR Specialist

  • Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

Sweet Additions
• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control

  • Mar 2021 - Oct 2021


General Mills

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• ITQ Technologist, Soft Baked

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2021

  Work cross-functionally to ensure projects stay on timeline and to product requirementsExecuted work on several new products, reformulations and cost savings projects from bench scale through commercializationContribute in updating and creation of ingredient and finished product specificationsCollaborate with the manufacturing locations on production issues and day to day production of items. Be a lead for the platform on food safety and quality questions & training

• R and D Technician

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2019

  Work in Snacks on projects related to innovation, renovation and cost savings.



IFP, Inc.

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

• Quality Supervisor

  • Dec 2014 - Mar 2016

  Supervisor of 14+ individuals in the quality and sanitation departments Oversee and complete training within departments Refreshed documentation, product and ingredient specifications, laboratory SOPs Aid in R&D products as asked including assisting in: formulation, flavor library, equipment sourcing Supervisor of 14+ individuals in the quality and sanitation departments Oversee and complete training within departments Refreshed documentation, product and ingredient specifications, laboratory SOPs Aid in R&D products as asked including assisting in: formulation, flavor library, equipment sourcing



Ames Cupcake Emporium

• Food and Beverage Services

• Pastry Minion

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2014

  Helping with day to day operations. Provide technical expertise in regards to product development, product issues and equipment. Was the assistance baker to the owner, twice, on Cupcake Wars. Helping with day to day operations. Provide technical expertise in regards to product development, product issues and equipment. Was the assistance baker to the owner, twice, on Cupcake Wars.



Advanced Analytical Technologies Inc.

• QA Specialist

  • Mar 2012 - Oct 2014

  Execute the quality assurance procedure on Fragment Analyzers before shipment Ensure quality of Capillary Arrays, Gels, Buffers, Ladders and Markers before shipment Write Standard Operating Procedures for the QA/QC of the instruments, arrays, ladders, markers, gels and buffers Assist in sterility testing of different products manufactured Guide new employees in training program Complete different R&D projects as required Execute the quality assurance procedure on Fragment Analyzers before shipment Ensure quality of Capillary Arrays, Gels, Buffers, Ladders and Markers before shipment Write Standard Operating Procedures for the QA/QC of the instruments, arrays, ladders, markers, gels and buffers Assist in sterility testing of different products manufactured Guide new employees in training program Complete different R&D projects as required



Loffredo Fresh Produce

• Quality Assurance Technician

  • Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Verified immersion bins, metal detectors, pulse systems and product temperatures Member of HACCP, SQF and Quality teams Assisted in performing quality checks on raw and finished products Preformed label and net weight verification Verified immersion bins, metal detectors, pulse systems and product temperatures Member of HACCP, SQF and Quality teams Assisted in performing quality checks on raw and finished products Preformed label and net weight verification



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2010

  Research mechanical methods of processing pawpaw fruit without damage to seeds Analyze Iowa-grown aronia berries for health benefits Summarize research data for scientific report publication Research mechanical methods of processing pawpaw fruit without damage to seeds Analyze Iowa-grown aronia berries for health benefits Summarize research data for scientific report publication



Grain Millers Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Summer Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Conducted food microbiological testing on incoming ingredients and finished product Administered tests on incoming grain including: falling number, Aflatoxins, protein content and foreign material check Assisted in quality assurance for finished product prior to shipping product to customers Conducted food microbiological testing on incoming ingredients and finished product Administered tests on incoming grain including: falling number, Aflatoxins, protein content and foreign material check Assisted in quality assurance for finished product prior to shipping product to customers

• Student Supervisor

  • Oct 2007 - May 2009

  Helped with equipment set-up prior to scheduled events Aided with preparation, serving and clean-up of events Provided assistance in training and leading of other staff members Helped with equipment set-up prior to scheduled events Aided with preparation, serving and clean-up of events Provided assistance in training and leading of other staff members