Experience

AgReserves, Inc.

• United States
• Farming
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Food Safety Manager and EHS Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Compliance, quality, and sanitation Compliance, quality, and sanitation



Broetje Orchards

• Food Safety and EHS Manager

  • May 2018 - Aug 2019

  Broetje Orchards is one of the largest family-owned and operated tree fruit company – growing, packing, shipping, and marketing over 6 million boxes of apples a year. Our mission to be “a quality fruit company committed to ‘bearing fruit that will last’” (Jn 15:16 NIV) is grounded in a “servant leadership” management approach. Broetje Orchards pursues a socially responsible business agenda, promoting social, economic and spiritual development opportunities for all of our employees and families.



Seneca Foods Corporation

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Food Safety and Quality

  • May 2016 - Mar 2018

  -Instruct plant personnel in various food safety, food defense, and auditing courses.-Direct responsibility for FSMA and BRC readiness and implementation.-Work cross functionally with research personnel and department engineers to improve processes.-Head and assist in R&D efforts for new fruit products. -Work with several plants on a variety of Continuous Improvement efforts utilizing DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) and other lean tools and methods to close business gaps while managing the organizational change aspect of the change.

• Quality Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2016

  - Improve reliability of new product development processes - Maintain company quality standards - Review products, processes and systems on an ongoing basis to determine where improvements can be made - Oversee the product manufacturing process to ensure quality - Actively participate in production meetings with the manufacturing team - Lead HACCP/Food Safety/Food Defense teams.- Ensure plant compliance with USDA/FDA/BRC and other vendors and auditing bodies.



Lamb Weston

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

• Logistics Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2014

  - Planning and managing logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services- Directing, optimizing and coordinating full order cycle - Liaising and negotiating with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers-Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency-Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments-Resolve any arising problems or complaints-Supervise, coach and train Customer Operations team-Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets-Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements

• Production Supervisor

  • Apr 2009 - Nov 2012

  - Create and oversee an employee training schedule that emphasizes productivity and resource conservation - Evaluate each station of the manufacturing process to ensure maximum efficiency - Enforce safety policies and procedures (both in-house and regulatory) to decrease the potential for employee injuries on the job - Lead Safety committee- Assume responsibility for manufacturing and shipping processes in the plant - Inspect products prior to shipment to ensure accurate labeling and record keeping - Maintain open lines of communication between employees, management and executives - Champion efforts to implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives.



Oak Harbor Freight Lines

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2009

  - Manage dock and Logistics operations. Achieve productivity and profitability objectives established by the company.- Establish operational procedures for verification of inbound and outbound shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current- Implement cycle counting and/or physical inventories using inventory system reports, inventory software and count sheets in order to ensure inventory accuracy- Manage team member tasks and responsibilities to receive, store, and ship goods in accordance with established company standards and procedures and within budgeted guidelines and dispatch accuracy goals- Maintain positive relationships with other departments and ability to work in a team oriented environment.- Complete operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.- Communicate with centralized dispatch, load planners, customer service and other departments as needed.- Manage Union employees and maintain working relationship with local reps.