Quality Assurance Manager

CORTEZ, VERONICA PEÑA

Home Address: B** L* Golden City Subd. Biñan, Laguna

Mobile Number: 091*-*******

E –mail Address: ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Quality Assurance Manager Level with extensive leadership experience in many disciplines including quality, quality management system, food safety system and manufacturing. Strong and effective leader able to establish vision and strategy and build consensus across functions to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills building strong and dedicated teams.

BIRTH DATE: 4 November 1977

BIRTH PLACE: Pampanga

AGE: 38 years old

NATIONALITY: Filipino

CIVIL STATUS: Married

TERTIARY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1999

Mapua Institute of Technology

Intramuros, Manila

CONES AND SEMINARS

All Asian Countertrade Inc. May 2013 – Present

Quality Assurance Manager

In-charge of the over-all Quality of Sugar

Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.

Meets quality assurance financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures; monitoring inventories.

Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; documenting evidence; determining operational and performance qualification; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.

Maintains and improves product quality by completing product, company, system, compliance, and surveillance audits; investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, training methods.

Updates job knowledge by studying trends in and developments in quality management; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Audit Sugar Mill for AACI and Customer compliance to Quality Systems and Food Safety.

Implements training for Warehouse personnel and 3rd party truckers. PERSONAL DATA

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

WORK EXPERIENCES

Under logistics and Co-work with warehouse for GMP / GWP and systems compliance.

Responsible for the ageing of stocks related to Quality of Sugar.

In-charge of specification alignment with Customers and Sugar Mill.

Trader of Quality

Styrotech Corporation, Meycauayan, Bulacan Feb. 2012 – May 2013 QA Head

Head of Product Design and Development, Quality Assurance, Pest Management and Quality Management System.

GMP Chairwoman

Responsible for the over-all Quality systems of the plant. Glades International Corporation, LIIP Biñan, Laguna 2009 – Feb. 2012 Quality Management Manager / QMR (ISO 9001: 2008 ; ISO 22000: 2005)

Reports directly to the President and is in-charge with developing and maintaining system to assure that all products manufactured by the organization meet customer specifications and achieve superior quality and reliability levels.

A quality assurance department examines raw materials before their use on the production floor, in-process inspection and final inspection for release.

HACCP Chairman and GMP Head

Implements training programs and career advancement objectives for QA employees.

Responsible for developing QA systems that will minimize rejects and ensure consistent quality.

Work with other Departments to ensure that recurring quality issues are corrected, long term action plans to correct the problem are developed, implemented and verified.

As QMR, developed the Quality Management and Food Safety Management System of the company.

Developed proprietary on-site and on-line education services for innovation methods in Quality Management efficiency improvement & material concept development.

Created business continuity plan of the company. Glades International Corporation, LIIP Biñan, Laguna 2006 – 2008 Quality Assurance Supervisor

Coordinates the activities of QC/QA Inspectors responsible for in-process, final inspection of products and processes.

Interacts with Quality, Operations, Sales, Logistics and customer personnel to address quality issues.

Monitors laboratory, equipment and facility for cleanliness, maintenance and adherence to GMPs/SOPs to assure Quality and Safety of Products.

Trains and develops QC/QA Inspector.

Ensures that reports are gathered, interpreted, filled-up by the QC/QA Inspector.

In-charge of the Calibration of measuring devices and ensuring that all devices are calibrated before use.

Prepares monthly report (QA Reports) as required by the Quality System.

Performs duties of QC inspector, material integrator, as needed, including approval of incoming materials, in-process and final inspection activities.

S-IK Color Phils., LISP1 Cabuyao, Laguna 2000 – 2006 Chemist

ISO14001 Deputy Management Representative

ISO 9001 – 2000 / ISO 14001 – 2004 Internal Auditor

Primarily works as color developer and matcher of Color Pellet and Dry Color.

Responsible for operation of physical testing instrument, preparation of samples, setting-up of testing equipment and calibration of each such as A&D Densimeter Model no. ED120T for Specific Gravity Test, Kayeness Model 7050 for Melt Flow Index and Zwick model no. 5102.201/100 for Izod Impact Test. July 6, 2015 Leadership Enhancement Advance Management – John Maxwell Feb. 4-5, 2010 HGS/Packaging Services - Perseco

Prerequisites & GMPs for Food Packaging Manufacturers By Jennifer Tang – AIB Auditor

Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Jan. 27-29, 2010 HACCP Training – SGS Phils.

SGS Makati

July 15, 2009 Good Laboratory Practices Training – BFAD BFAD Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Phils.

July 22, 2009 Introduction to HACCP and its Application – Neville Clarke Glades International Corporation

Feb. 25-27, 2009 Professional Workshop on Food Packaging and Shelf Life By Dr. Gordon L. Robertson

National Food Authority, Food Development Center

FTI complex, Taguig City, Phils.

June 2-3, 2008 HACCP Training – Rosehall Consultant Glades International Corporation

Aug. 21-24, 2007 ISO 22000:2005 Documenting Food Safety System And Internal Audit Course

SGS Phils. Makati City

I, Veronica Cortez, certify that the above data and information are true and correct. VERONICA CORTEZ

TRAININGS AND SEMINARS

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