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Larry L. Newby

Objective: An opportunity to utilize my experience, technical and leadership skills in a challenging work environment that promotes continuous quality and process improvement.

Summary of Qualifications:

• A vast and varied food product experience. Products include: canned tomatoes and tomato products, aseptic tomato paste and diced tomatoes, canned and fermented olives, canned fruit, aseptic pudding, confectionary sauces, ethnic sauces, (both acid and pH controlled), cheese, dry pack items

• Past Small business owner – Specialty Foods Manufacturing – salsas, sauces, mustards, salad dressings, etc.

• Trained in HACCP and BRC

• Extensive experience in New Product Development and Product Improvement

• Hosted numerous food safety audits and implemented programs for compliance

• Routinely performed plant and warehouse audits for GMP conformance and conducted mock recalls for both finished goods and ingredient traceability

• Audited ingredient and packaging suppliers

• Supported the Sales staff, working with foodservice and retail customers

• Purchased ingredients, sanitation supplies and equipment

• Acted as liaison with regulatory officials

• Reviewed labels for accuracy and compliance

• For two plus seasons had the opportunity to manage and synergize the Quality and Operations functions at the plant level

Work History:

February 2011 to present – Senior Quality Manager – Tomatek A Division of the Neil Jones Food Company

• Manage the quality and food safety program for this very large aseptic industrial diced tomato, industrial tomato paste and year round flexible packaging, (pouch) packer.

August 2008 to February 2011 – Operations / Quality Manager – San Benito Foods A Division of the Neil Jones Food Company

• Oversaw Production and Quality functions at the plant

• Heavily involved with production planning, costing, capital improvements

• Supervised the activities of 3 Production Managers

• Transferred to our Tomatek facility

March 2005 to August 2008 – Quality Manager – San Benito Foods, Hollister, CA

• Managed the activities of the Quality Department

• Continually promoted the involvement of the department in existing and new company processes

• Increased the scope of in-process testing with the result of reduced mistakes, spoilage and out of specification merchandise

• Authored and modified numerous plant policies, plans and procedures including: HACCP, Sanitation, GMP, Recall, Allergen, Bioterrorism and others related to Food Safety

• Acted as the plant contact person with outside auditors and regulatory officials

• Extensive interaction with Sales and Sales Service

May 2002-March 2005 – QC MGR - California Olive Growers, Madera, CA

• Implemented a Quality System to assess olive processing procedures and improve finished product quality and consistency

• Wrote numerous plant policies, plans and procedures including: HAACP, Sanitation, Recall, Customer Complaints, Allergen, Bioterrorism and others related to Food Safety

• Acted as the contact person for auditors and regulatory officials

• Helped design the Tomato Processing Plant, (new installation in 2003), in order to maximize finished product color and flavor

• Continued Specialty Product processing from previously self-owned business

1997 to 2002 – OWNER – Upstart Product Development, Inc., Modesto, CA

• Started a small business from scratch including obtaining SBA financing, finding a suitable land site, having a plant built, locating plant equipment and generating a customer base through web site design and other promotional techniques

• Copacked a variety of bottled specialty food products for more than 25 clients

• Performed the preliminary analysis, matched and quantified the formula and process, sourced ingredients, developed pricing and performed all necessary production activities

• Generated company’s accounting reports, financial statements, etc.

• Sold business to California Olive Growers. Installed line there and continued business with former and new clients

1989-1997 – Quality Control Manager - Stanislaus Food Products, Modesto, CA

• Supervised a full time staff of three and 100+ seasonal technicians

• Directed New Product Development activities for company’s branded products and those of current and potential clients

• Supported the sales staff and assisted with customer relations including the investigation and resolution of customer complaints

• Wrote company QC and Plant Standard Operating Procedures

• Wrote HACCP plans and directed TQM teams

• Served as plant liaison with regulatory officials and outside auditors

• Supervised plant sanitation and in house self-inspection program

• Hired and monitored the performance of outside PCO’s

1983-1989 – Quality Control Manager - Garden Valley Foods, Inc., Gilroy, CA

• Created a detailed Quality Control and Sanitation Program

• Hired, trained and supervised a QC staff

• Purchased ingredients and sanitation supplies and equipment

• Supported the sales staff and performed product cuttings for buyers

1981-1983 – Quality Control Supervisor - T.H. Richards, Sacramento, CA

• Supervised a shift of QC technicians during main processing season

• Served as a Production Shift Supervisor during off-season runs

• Managed New Product Development Team

Education: BS Food Science - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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