SARAH CAULEY

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EDUCATION

M.S. in Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 08/2014 – 12/2016 Minor in Statistics, GPA: 4.0, Total credits earned: 34 B.S. in Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 09/2009 – 05/2013 GPA: 3.6, Total credits earned: 122

WORK EXPERIENCE

Fermentation Scientist, Mount Olive Pickle Company 02/2017 – 08/2018

• Managed and monitored the fermentation, storage, and processing of $10 million cucumbers annually.

• Ordered over $1 million raw materials annually.

• Supervised staff of 16 within a $500,000 labor budget.

• Collaborate with IT to develop software to assist in management of the tanks and employees.

• Contributed to process improvements to affect traceability, efficiency, and quality

• Managed repairs required on tankyard.

• Ordered tanks ($105,000 annually) and supplies for tankyard as needed. Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University 08/2014 – 12/2017

• Thesis work: developed methods to achieve long-term survival of probiotics in pickles.

• Submitted IRB and conducted consumer acceptance taste test (150 participants) on pickled cucumbers.

• Assessed survival and metabolic activity of probiotics by plating, HPLC analysis, and pH measurements.

• Reviewed literature and reported findings to advisors to justify experimental designs.

• Trained on descriptive analysis panel for texture analysis of sweet potato fries. Product Technology Intern, McCormick & Company 07/2013 – 07/2014 Hunt Valley, MD

• Performed bench-level work for the development and reformulation of products.

• Screened raw materials for functionality.

• Organized bench-top tastings and shelf-life studies.

• Assisted with consumer panels, focus groups, and descriptive analysis panels. Laboratory Assistant, JIFSAN 11/2011 – 05/2013

College Park, MD

• Prepared and tested protocols for courses on detection methods for chemical and microbial contaminants.

• Compiled and maintained lab manuals, course flyers, contact lists, and lab safety information. Oral presentation, ASM Regional Meeting, Raleigh, NC 10/2015 Poster Presentation, ASM Microbe 2016, Boston, Massachusetts 06/2016 SKILLS

Statistics: SAS, JMP

Computer skills: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Python (in progress), Technical writing Laboratory: HPLC, Gel Electrophoresis, PCR, Autotitrator, Titration, Media preparation, Management (Personnel, Laboratory, Budgetary, Inventory) HONORS AND AWARDS

Phi Tau Sigma Honor Society, North Carolina State University 04/2016 – Present Food Science Dept Students of Excellence Scholarship, NCSU 08/2014

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