Quality Assurance

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Food and Environmental Safety professional with almost 5 years of industrial experience in food safety management. Expertise in lab, small as well as large established companies.

Specific skill-sets include:

Competent at managing responsibilities in high-volume and dynamic atmospheres.

Effective and diplomatic with excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, sound judgment and decision-making skills.

Proficiency in computer literacy, including word processing and spreadsheet software.

Enthusiastic, dependable, self-motivated. Effective organizational and supervisory skills.

Quick learner, eager to further industrial hygiene and safety knowledge and skills.

EXPERIENCE

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, San Diego (CA)

Department of Environmental Health

Division of Hazardous Materials

Environmental Health Specialist June 2015 - May 2016

Responsible for implementing program activities related to the protection of the environment and the public health and safety of San Diego County residents through issuing permits, inspection, education, consultation, planning, investigation and enforcement activities.

Regulated and reviewed compliance with the different Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Programs by preparing Compliance Inspection Reports and providing consulting services to customers such as assistance via phone and e-mail to report information in the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS).

SUJA JUICE LLC, San Diego (CA)

Quality Assurance Administrator January 2014 - June 2015

Monitored HACCP plan (e.i. pH, HPP process, metal detector, chilling temperature, finished product microbiological analysis, titration of sanitation chemicals.)

Maintained accurate and organized documentation of QA activities and assisted in product recalls.

Assisted in training employees on food safety, company processes and FDA Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

In charge of environmental sampling, shelf life, sensory analysis and finished product microbiological analysis and clean room environment monitoring.

DELIMEX, H.J. HEINZ, San Diego (CA)

Quality Assurance Technician July 2013-November 2013

Performed daily finished product and raw material microbiological analysis as environmental sampling.

Maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation of laboratory results.

Conducted prerequisites and requisites HACCP plan audits (SSOPs inspection, cGMPs and water temperature in the production plant, labeling and packaging, metal detectors, temperatures, SSOPs)

Implemented Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).

Tracked and reviewed supplier’s quality specifications, supported with CAPA reports, reviewed reconciliation of all incoming materials reports and WIPS placed on hold.

SDSU (SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY)

Department of Bioengineering

BioMEMS Lab, San Diego (CA)

Food Science Research Associate August 2012 – July 2013

Designed protocols for hygiene & safety in the farm produce supply-chain. The protocol was used by the sensor engineers in the lab to design miniaturized bio-chemical sensors used for detecting molecular and protein markers from food-borne pathogens.

Conducted clean room environment monitoring and ensure safety in the laboratory and GMPs training.

Identified protocols and stages where the sensors could be more useful, i.e., at farms, at grocery stores, during product cleaning/washing process.

TWOMEY CELLARS, Healdsburg (CA)

Lab Assistant August 2009 - November 2009

Monitored fermentations, conducted yeast inoculations, nutrient additions, and other grape must additions.

Maintained the integrity of R&D laboratory environment through accurate test design and set up, good sanitary practices and maintenance of equipment in good working order.

Performed data entry and information management.

SPANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

The Cold Institute

Lab Assistant September 2008- December 2008

Evaluated quality indices of code regarding sensory attributes, health safety aspects, nutritional value, functional properties, and conformation to local, state, and federal regulations.

Versed in chemical and biochemical test (K-value, TVB-N, TMA-N)

Studied chemical cod pollution (examined cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic levels)

Developed flexible eatable films for fish preservation.

EDUCATION

MS, Food Security and Quality CESIF, Madrid 2010-2011

BS, Food Science and Technology University Complutense Madrid, Spain 2007-2010

Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics University Complutense Madrid, Spain 2004-2007

COURSES CERTIFICATES AND PUBLICATIONS

Certificate on Hazardous Waste Classification. Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) July 2015

Trained in environmental, air and water potability testing. Suja Juice, San Diego (CA) January 2014

Certificate in Proper Aseptic Sampling Technique. Certified Laboratories, San Diego (CA) January 2014

Certificate in VIDAS. Biomerieux Industry, San Diego (CA) September 2013

Trained in HACCP verifications. Heinz H.J, San Diego (CA) July 2013

Lithography Certificate Level II, MEMS Lab SDSU June 2013

“Bionanoelectronics Platform with DNA Molecular Wires Attached to High Aspect-Ratio 3D Metal Microelectrodes.” Nasim W. Vahidi, Mieko Hirabayashi, Beejal Mehta, Mohammad Rayatparvar, Denni Wibowo, Varsha Ramesh, James Chi, Julia Calish, Marta Tabarés, Ajit Khosla, John Mokilic and Sam Kassegne. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. December 2013.

LANGUAGES: English (Fluent), Spanish (Native)

WORK PERMIT: US citizen

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