Food Safety, Biologist, Compliance
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A m a n d a A t e s
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EDUCATION
Mississippi State University Starkville, MS
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies in Biological Sciences and Poultry Science
2006 - 2015
East Mississippi Community College Mayhew, MS United States Associates Degree in Office Systems Technology
1999 - 2012
CERTIFICATIONS
Heartsaver/CPR/AED
2017 - 2019
OSHA 30 Hour General Industry Safety & Health
SQF Practitioner (Safe Quality Foods)
2017 – present
2017 – present
SKILLS
Microbiology Experience:
Meat Sampling
Antimicrobial Testing
Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing (Disk Diffusion Method)
Bacteria Isolation (Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and E. Coli),
Enumeration
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Serial Dilutions
Plating Techniques (Spread plating, Streaking for Isolation, Lawn Plates)
Bacteriophages
Modified Atmospheric Packaging
Head Gas Testing
pH Readings
Proficient at most standard laboratory equipment
Agglutination Tests for Salmonella and Campylobacter
Physiology work
Hemoglobin Level Testing
Blood Gas Analysis
Corticosterone Assay
Testing for Cholesterol, Albumin, Calcium, and Glucose from blood samples
Necropsy
Some experience in poultry processing as well as euthanasia.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Windows, Computer hardware knowledge, General Maintenance, and able to learn programs quickly.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Edwards, MS
Local Compliance Manager
7/2015 - Present
Conduct training on Food Safety and Employee Safety topics.
Created and implement an incentive program for training with employees.
Responsible for maintaining records for the SQF program-updating, creating, & maintaining registers.
Conduct new hire training and complete human resource paperwork for new hires.
Perform monthly, on-site, internal audits for both Food Safety and Employee Safety.
Verify that all paperwork from the processing plants is accurate, filled out properly, and legible. Deviate issues and perform or delegate corrective actions.
Modified an existing program for controlling who can enter the premises to make it more secure by creating, making, distributing, and recording numbered car tags for authorized people.
Mississippi State University- Poultry Science, Starkville, MS
Research Technician-Microbiology Laboratory
12/2007 – 7/2015
TA Duties: Taught a Food Microbiology Laboratory class for 4 years.
Technician Duties: Maintain and repair laboratory equipment. Keep BSL2 within regulatory compliance parameters. Schedule calibrations. Troubleshoot any equipment problems. Train and supervise student workers and graduate students on proper protocols. Enforce BSL2 safety rules and procedures. Create standard operating procedures. Order supplies and monitor inventory. Design protocols for Principle Investigator. Perform experiments based on protocols. Keep accurate records and enter
data. Communicate results clearly. Make media for experiments. Autoclave contaminated waste.
Student Worker
09/2006 - 12/2007
Learned to: make media, enter data, operate lab equipment, collect samples, serial dilutions, and the various plating methods.
Securitas/Weyerhaeuser, Columbus, MS United States
Receptionist
03/2005 - 08/2006
Logista/Office Management Systems, Columbus, MS United States
Call Center/Customer Service
10/2004 - 03/2005
Maxxim Medical Inc., Columbus, MS United States
Quality Assurance Coordinator/Internal Auditor
08/2001 - 04/2004
Contacted vendors and requested credits on rejected raw materials, and issued noncompliance reports.
Investigated and responded to complaints from customers (Pilgrim/Smart Solve Used).
Tracked, revised, and distributed controlled documents and raw material specifications.
Inspected in-process materials in cutting department and products shipping to customers.
Kept log of all products manufactured on a daily basis.
Conducted product testing: tensile strength, absorbency, thickness test, & leak test.
Audited departments to ensure that work instructions were being followed per ISO 9001/FDA standards.
PUBLICATIONS
Sharma, C.S., A.C. Ates, P. Joseph, R. Nannapaneni, A.S. Kiess. 2013. Reduction of Salmonella in Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets by Lauric Arginate Surface Application. Poultry Science, Vol. 92:1419-1424.
Sharma, C.S., A.C. Ates, P. Joseph, R. Nannapaneni, K. Soni, M.W. Schilling, A.S. Kiess. 2013. Antimicrobial Effects of Lauric Arginate on Reduction of Salmonella spp. in Ground Chicken. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Vol. 48:1410-1415.
Abstract: Ates, A., C.S. Sharma. 2014 Salmonella enterica in Retail Poultry Products: Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Isolated Serotypes. Presented poster at Shackouls Undergraduate Research Symposium
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