Experience

Lyons Magnus

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director, Process Control

  • Dec 2020 - Present

• Director, Quality

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  TRU Aseptics has been aquired by Lyons Magnus


TRU Aseptics
• Director Of Quality & Food Safety

  • Feb 2017 - Apr 2019

Pace Dairy (Kroger)
• Sr. Quality Leader

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2016


Kraft / Oscar Mayer

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supplier Quality Leader

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  I led teams that reviewed, revised & standardized all raw material specifications. Re-built the Oscar Mayer Quality module of SAP. Began implementation of VSM, SPC & MSA at critical suppliers. Served as liaison between suppliers, procurement, quality and R&D. I led teams that reviewed, revised & standardized all raw material specifications. Re-built the Oscar Mayer Quality module of SAP. Began implementation of VSM, SPC & MSA at critical suppliers. Served as liaison between suppliers, procurement, quality and R&D.



PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Field Quality Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

  Reorganization has placed me back into the field directly overseeing quality and food safety at 12 Franchise Bottlers. Preferred GFSI scheme is FSSC 22000. Currently transitioning the liason to the Starbuck's North American Coffee Partnership to another idividual after leading for over a year. During that time we rolled out Iced Coffee and the Chilled Lattes. I continue to lead Supply Chain initiatives utilizing my Lean Six Sigma skills and methodologies.

• Reliability Team Leader

  • Aug 2009 - Feb 2013

  Co-Leading North America Beverages roll-out of FSSC 22000. Leads the training of Company Executives, Management and Associates. Project Management skills also demonstrated with 3 year Quality IT plan and execution, HTO reduction effort, etc. Quality Systems development, implementation and execution. Continuous improvement utilizing Lean Six Sigma and TPM Tools. Received ASQ Certifications as a Quality Auditor and HACCP Auditor.

• FOM/TSM

  • Dec 1999 - Aug 2009

  Pre PepsiCo purchase - Contract negotiations with 3rd party manufacturers along with on-going manufacturing, finances and quality. Our team managed the North American Co-Pack network. Skills in plant start-ups, product development, scale-up and commercialization & project leadership. Post purchase - Similar to above except dropped the financial responsibilities and focussed on quality, food safety and R & D. Lead the North American TPM Quality Pillar for Hotfill Beverages (Gatorade). Six… Show more Pre PepsiCo purchase - Contract negotiations with 3rd party manufacturers along with on-going manufacturing, finances and quality. Our team managed the North American Co-Pack network. Skills in plant start-ups, product development, scale-up and commercialization & project leadership. Post purchase - Similar to above except dropped the financial responsibilities and focussed on quality, food safety and R & D. Lead the North American TPM Quality Pillar for Hotfill Beverages (Gatorade). Six Sigma Lean Certified thru Villanova University. Regional quality management of 12 CSD and hotfill facilities, both internal and 3rd party. HACCP certified by the HACCP Alliance. Certified as FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor.



Quaker Oats

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Front Line Leader

  • Mar 1998 - Dec 1999

  Project leadership on multiple packaging initiatives and line installations. Departmental budgeting skills. Part of the core team of "Team Builders" that initiated the "team" concept in a union environment of >1200 employees. Specific skills, project management, low and high pressure extrusion, en-robing and team building. Project leadership on multiple packaging initiatives and line installations. Departmental budgeting skills. Part of the core team of "Team Builders" that initiated the "team" concept in a union environment of >1200 employees. Specific skills, project management, low and high pressure extrusion, en-robing and team building.



HJ Heinz

• France
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Unit Leader

  • 1995 - 1998

  Battered, Breaded and extruded frozen appetizers for food service and retail. Battered, Breaded and extruded frozen appetizers for food service and retail.



Pinahs Company, Inc.

• United States

• Technical Services Manager

  • 1994 - 1995

  Full-line bakery. Bagel and bread chips for the snack industry. Full-line bakery. Bagel and bread chips for the snack industry.



Foremost Farms USA

• United States
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Technical Services Manager

  • 1991 - 1994

  Contract packager of ready-to-drink juices and concentrates. Contract packager of ready-to-drink juices and concentrates.



Kerry Ingredients

• France
• Financial Services

• QA Manager/Regulatory Compliance Coordinator

  • 1988 - 1991

  Spray dried and custom dry blends ingredient supplier Spray dried and custom dry blends ingredient supplier



Hawthorn Mellody Dairy

• Quality Control Director

  • 1988 - 1989

  Full-line dairy plant, fluid, condensed and cultured products. Full-line dairy plant, fluid, condensed and cultured products.