Experience

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  Parker Vanilla Products

  • Quality Assurance Lead
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  Parker Flavors

  • United States
  • Food Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Quality Assurance Lead

    • Feb 2022 - Present

    Assure the quality and safety of products. Manage GMP Food Safety Management System ensuring accuracy of prerequisite programs and compliance with standards and regulations. Author, revise, and approve prerequisite program documents. Develop, maintain, and evaluate training program. Assist team members in following all GMPs, food safety, food defense, and quality policies. Identify and implement improvements to support GMP and food safety practices. Manage regulatory and GMP inspections and responses. Leader of Food Safety, Internal Audit, and Recall Teams. Member of Corrective Actions, Food Defense, and Food Fraud Teams. Perform verification activities of food safety preventive controls as Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI).Manage approved supplier program and database; administer supplier documentation requests, review and qualify suppliers. Create, approve, and maintain accurate product and quality documents. Fulfill customer document requests including the completion of detailed questionnaires. Assist with the development of new products.

  • Quality Control Specialist

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2022

    Maintained the food quality and safety programs per company standards and local, state, and federal regulation. Conducted QC inspection/testing on raw materials, intermediate formulas, and finished products. Reported and assisted in the investigation of food safety and quality issues related to process deviations, customer complaints, and non-conforming raw materials. Maintained up to date records and documentation for all raw materials and finished products. Assisted customers with placing orders, fulfilling documentation requests, and resolving any customer concerns.

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  P&G

  • Hunt Valley, MD

  • Lab Technician

    • Oct 2005 - Jun 2013
    • Hunt Valley, MD

    Worked in the research and package development. Job responsibilities included: technical testing on the packaging of cosmetics, including all parts of the packaging from the primary package to the shipping material, testing was conducted on prototype packages all the way through to finished produ...

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  Walmart

  • Jewelry Associate

    • Jul 2002 - Feb 2013

    Worked in the jewelry department; assisted customers with their purchases, returns, and help with any questions or concerns they may have. Ear piercing of lower ear lobe performed. Watch repair including replacement of batteries, watch bands, and link removal. Assisted with inventory control an...