Experience

DFS GOURMET SPECIALTIES, Inc.
• Director Regulatory, Compliance, and Food Safety

  • Dec 2021 - Present

MUSH
• United States
• Farming
• Senior Director Of Operations

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021


Blount Fine Foods

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

• Technical Director Food Safety and Quality Assurance

  • 2018 - 2020

  Directed all corporate QA technical needs, including HACCP, allergen, sanitation, etc. Oversaw QA and food safety at the Fall River, MA and Warren, RI facilities, including 2 QA managers, 5 supervisors, and 30 QA technicians. SQF practitioner and primary regulatory contact at both facilities. Primary QA company contact for key accounts (Panera, Albertsons). Member of Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA) technical team. Directed all corporate QA technical needs, including HACCP, allergen, sanitation, etc. Oversaw QA and food safety at the Fall River, MA and Warren, RI facilities, including 2 QA managers, 5 supervisors, and 30 QA technicians. SQF practitioner and primary regulatory contact at both facilities. Primary QA company contact for key accounts (Panera, Albertsons). Member of Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA) technical team.



The Pictsweet Company

• United States
• Food Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Food Safety

  • 2016 - 2018

  Recruited to newly created role to build processes and culture to address changes in FDA requirements. Oversaw food safety and sanitation at 6 manufacturing facilities located in 5 US states. Managed 5 plant food safety managers and 1 corporate sanitation manager. Key responsibilities include HACCP, FSMA, sanitation, environmental monitoring, micro testing, supplier approval, GSFI audits. Recruited to newly created role to build processes and culture to address changes in FDA requirements. Oversaw food safety and sanitation at 6 manufacturing facilities located in 5 US states. Managed 5 plant food safety managers and 1 corporate sanitation manager. Key responsibilities include HACCP, FSMA, sanitation, environmental monitoring, micro testing, supplier approval, GSFI audits.



Schreiber Foods

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cheese and Whey Production Manager

  • 2012 - 2016

  Site production manager responsible for all aspects of production in the cheese and whey departments in a plant that processed 1.5 million pounds of milk daily. Managed 4 production supervisors and 50 hourly employees in a 24 hour a day operation. Site production manager responsible for all aspects of production in the cheese and whey departments in a plant that processed 1.5 million pounds of milk daily. Managed 4 production supervisors and 50 hourly employees in a 24 hour a day operation.



Golden State Foods

• United States
• Food Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Global Quality Systems and Food Safety

  • 2010 - 2012

  Corporate director responsible for the Quality Systems of all domestic and international facilities (2 domestic liquids products plants, 1 domestic beef plant, 2 Australian produce plants, 1 New Zealand produce plant, 1 Egyptian liquids plant). Primary corporate quality contact for all domestic customers. Corporate manager of the vendor management program. Managed 2 international food technologists, 1 regulatory manager, and an administrative assistant and a dotted line from all facility QS managers. Show less



Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products

• Quality and Sanitation Manager

  • 2009 - 2010

  Site quality and sanitation manager responsible for all quality, regulatory, and sanitation programs. Team leader for SQF, HACCP, and Customer Complaint teams along with Quality Pillar Team Leader. Managed 7 salaried and 45 hourly QA and sanitation employees. Worked closely with R&D on multiple product launches for major grocers (Wal-Mart, Safeway, Target, Kroger, etc.) Site quality and sanitation manager responsible for all quality, regulatory, and sanitation programs. Team leader for SQF, HACCP, and Customer Complaint teams along with Quality Pillar Team Leader. Managed 7 salaried and 45 hourly QA and sanitation employees. Worked closely with R&D on multiple product launches for major grocers (Wal-Mart, Safeway, Target, Kroger, etc.)


Western Quality Foods
• Quality Manager

  • 2007 - 2009

Darigold
• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee
• Quality Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2007