Solutions-focused leader specializing in cultivating a solid brand image with superior quality by managing comprehensive food manufacturing operations, directing strategic sanitation initiatives, and developing cost-effective improvement processes eager to offer 17 years experience toward maximizing an employer s success.

 

 

         Integral leader who offers a proven background in cost-effectively managing quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance at high-volume manufacturing locations while coordinating efforts among co-manufacturers and co-packers.

         Ambitious self-starter who contributes expertise in initiating continuous improvement processes while integrating quality considerations in all distribution and customer relations to maximize consumer satisfaction within competitive markets.

         Out-of-the-box thinker who excels at directing site-specific analytical, microbiological, sensory, and technical services.

 

 

Core Manufacturing / Sanitation    Continuous Improvement Processes    Quality / Performance Management

Statistical Process Controls    Labor / Supply Budget Control    Program Development / Audits

Materials Management    Regulatory Compliance    Team Building / Training

 

 

Business Quality Leader Snacks & Confectionary HQ (2008 C Present)

         Utilize broad scope of industry knowledge toward providing quality and food safety leadership to Kraft bars and natural products categories, including implementing a quality agenda among senior-level R&D, marketing, legal, regulatory and manufacturing plants, as well as ensuring all existing and newly commercialized products met strict requirements.

         Influence critical resources at 4 internal and 12 external plants to consistently attain quality excellence, along with directing comprehensive ingredient approval processes and co-manning vendor audit approval processes.

         Drive operations efficiency by supporting talent management, as well as plant quality strategies, implementation, and coordination of food safety management systems.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Led a cross-functional team to reduce key customer complaints and improve plant-wide process capability.

Ø  Instrumental in corrective actions during Kraft s largest recall and achieved a prominent Manager s Award.

Ø  Developed and executed a 3-year quality strategy plan for the high-volume S&C campus.

Ø  Managed BU s quality training and improved overall companywide quality culture.

Ø  Built quality knowledge within the S&C R&D community as Technical Resource Team Lead, and directed Quality Talent and Development for S&C s international manufacturing plants.

 

Technical Services Manager Nabisco Bakery (2003 C 2008)

         Strategically steered Kraft policies and procedures for total product quality at a Philadelphia-based bakery, including directing quality systems, sanitation, and materials management groups, as well as supervising a Quality Supervisor, Quality Engineer, Continuous Improvement Manager, Warehouse Manager, and Sanitation Manager in achieving goals.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Dramatically raised plant s standard of GMPs and sanitation, including providing detailed GMP employee guidelines, job aides, and instructional programs, as well as a strong internal auditing program.

Ø  Inherited a warehouse department with $500,000 in raw and pack inventory loss for 2005 and successfully developed a strategic plan for continuous improvement to attain on-target goal and positive $3,000 2006 results.

Ø  Decreased warehouse-related production downtime by 75% YTD and increased inventory accuracy levels.

 

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Technical Services Manager Nabisco Bakery (2003 C 2008)

 

Key Accomplishments (Continued)

Ø  Restructured a sanitation program to improve cleaning and pest control, including changing current practice for cleaning bins and screw conveyer, reducing tailing count to a record low, and introducing a new fogging system.

Ø  Introduced the plant s Allergen Certification Program which resulted in a savings of $30,000 per changeover.

Ø  Actively involved in core safety control processes while championing Health and Hygiene sessions.

Ø  Served as Implementation Lead for ISO 9001 companywide certification in Q1 of 2007.

Ø  Awarded 2006 s ABC Individual Effort Award for the no trans oil conversion.

Ø  Served as a 3-year Quality Representative for the global premium network team.

Ø  Achieved 2005 s Plant Quality Award as a leader in process capabilities.

 

Line Manager Nabisco Bakery (2002 C 2003)

         Applied dynamic leadership talents toward directing packing of snack lines and cookies consisting of high-profile Oreos, Chocolate-Enrobed Cookies, Teddy Grahams, and Wheat Thins.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Maximized operations productivity while managing 4 high-volume lines and up to 50 hourly employees.

 

Operations Supervisor Processed Cheese & Handi Snacks (2000 C 2002)

         Directed sanitation and shift management for a processed cheese department, including supervising 23 full-time direct reports and 90 part-time direct reports while overseeing efficient operations of cheese processes and 4 packaging lines.

         Administered sanitation policies and procedures, and managed a labor and supply budget of $1.6 million.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Successfully improved microbial and environmental results by 50%.

Ø  Reduced related downtime 50%+ by identifying and correcting set-up problems.

Ø  Implemented cost and safety initiatives for 2001, including contributing $115,000 in labor gains.

Ø  Achieved a 5% reduction in costs resulting from using trend analysis to evaluate and adjust chemical over use.

Ø  Generated a 50%+ reduction in safety recordables by maintaining a strong focus on training and awareness.

 

 

Senior Quality Assurance Associate Frozen Foods (1997 C 2000)

         Played a vital role as Project Leader in the design and implementation of a new specification management database for use in companywide manufacturing locations, including achieving favorable results for cost, time, and performance.

         Performed diverse tasks such as gathering and presenting quarterly consumer complaint reports to the executive board, complaint hotline staff, co-packers, and suppliers, along with facilitating quality audits on Chinese suppliers, stationed Russian boats, U.S. co-packers, and Gorton plants and reviewing nutritional and ingredient labels for accuracy.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Attained a 50%+ reduction in 2 highest complaint categories by analyzing issues and initiating corrective actions.

 

Research & Development Technician III (1995 C 1997)

         Conducted consumer taste testing, manufacturer and pilot plant trials, and sensory evaluation and temperature abuse studies.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Proactively worked on product reformulation and new product development to continue to boost profit growth.

 

Senior Microbiology Technician (1993 C 1995)

         Expertly performed essential microbial and analytical evaluations to assure all corporate and government product safety and sanitation standards were met, including overseeing daily laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, and supplies.

 

Key Accomplishments

Ø  Led the training and development of 2 permanent, 3 temporary, and various summer intern employees.

 

 

M.S., International Business (Multinational Commerce Emphasis)                                             Boston University

B.S., Microbiology                                                                                  University of Massachusetts, Amherst