Plant Technician

Paul DonLevy 320-***-**** ( ****.*******@*****.***

Food Scientist with a diverse background in Product Development and Quality

Assurance allowing for a wide variety of skills. Strong initiative, strong

analytical skills, high confidence working with machinery, experience

working with people of various backgrounds, trainable in all scientific

areas, and critical thinking abilities result in the perfect skill set for

industrial operations.

> 6 years combined experience in Product Development and Quality

Assurance

> Knowledgeable in GMP's, statistical software, food/beverage

formulation software, chemical/microbiological analysis of foods, and

data analysis

> Trained in Six Sigma principles

> Supervised interns and technicians

GNP Company - Cold Spring, Minnesota

Food Technologist - May 2012-May 2014

. Continuous improvement of products/processes by reducing

environmental impact, limiting sodium, reducing costs,

creating/modifying flavors, enhancing functional ingredients

. Generated $150k+ annual savings with $250k gained annual revenue

. Led cross-departmental meetings to develop new prototypes and

technologies

. Solved customer complaints

. Piloted plant trials

. Sourced co-packers to develop new prototypes

. Wrote and implemented documents by routing through a document control

system

Angie's Artisan Treats - Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Food Scientist - December 2011 -May 2012 (Contractor)

. Coordinated development of kettle corn prototypes in the pilot plant

. Continuously improved processes to meet high demands

. Perfected product attributes according to sensory data

. Developed "Chocolatier" product line

Cargill, Inc. - Wayzata, Minnesota

Beverage Technician - July 2010 - December 2011 (Contractor)

( Created beverage and other fluid food prototypes on bench top

with scale-up to pilot plant in a

wide variety of bases

- Formulated 0-100% juice, carbonated to still, flavored waters, ice

cream, ketchup, dairy

- Increased sales of an ingredient by $200,000 annual revenue

( Conducted pilot plant scale up using Microthermics with hot-

fill and aseptic-fill

( Responsible for startup, shut-down, and cleaning/sanitizing of

Microthermics

( Screened flavors, colors, and high potency

sweeteners to meet/exceed customer requirements

( Collaborated with other Business Units in pilot

plant scale-up and prototype preparation

CSM Bakery Products - Minnetonka, Minnesota

Microbiologist - February 2010 - July 2010 (Contractor)

( Performed food poisoning, shelf-life, pH, and water activity analyses

of finished goods

( Released raw materials or placed on hold depending on microbial data

( Performed environmental Salmonella testing using Gene-Trak

Nestle Healthcare Nutrition, Inc. - Minnetonka, Minnesota

Microbiologist - September 2009 - January 2010 (Contractor)

( Prepared food sample enrichments for qualitative analysis of

Salmonella

( Verified commercial sterility of aseptically packed goods

( Performed environmental pathogen testing to verify pilot plant

sanitation effectiveness

J&B Wholesale, Inc. -Saint Michael, Minnesota

Laboratory Technician - June 2008 - July 2009

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Bachelor of Science - Food Science & Microbiology

Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa

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