Engr. Arlen Queen C. Songano
Dr.* Caingcoy Apt. Cuevas St. Brgy. Lapnit San Ildefonso Bulacan *********@*****.***
(+639)935-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
To apply for a Quality Assurance position with focus on Quality and Safe Food Product manufacturing, Team Leadership, System Compliance and Consumer Response. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
5 years of experience in Food Quality Assurance from laboratory, operation and field inspection.
With solid knowledge in FSSC22000, HACCP, GMP, ISO9000, ISO17025, ISO14000, OHSAS 18000 and HALAL.
A licensed Chemical Engineer.
Flexible, dynamic and enthusiastic to be involved in new activities and in the pursuit of new challenges. WORK EXPERIENCES
Global FoodSolutions Incorporated April 2015 – September 2016 Manufactures bottled and pouched sweet preserves, institutional-food service, sauces and condiments, frozen fruits and vegetables, frozen desert, dried and smoked fish and bottled bagoong. Certified to FSSC22000,HACCP, GMP, HALAL, USFDA, UAVET and SEDEX. Quality Assurance Head
Appointed as the Food Safety Team Leader, Oversees the over-all function of the organization’s Food Safety Team which includes HACCP, GMP, Quality & Food Safety Internal and Supplier’s Audit, Sanitation and Pest Control, Calibration and Document Control program.
Oversees the Quality Assurance functions in Physico-chemical and Microbiological laboratory, Incoming material inspection, finished product inspection and in-line operation.
Facilitates creation of corrective and preventive action to address in-line failures, unattained department goal/s, customer complaints, customer audit findings, system audit findings and regulatory audit findings.
Reports to the top management product Quality performance. Viskase Asia Pacific Corporation March 2014 – April 2015 Manufactures cellulose casing products for meat, hotdog and sausage manufacturer. Certified to ISO9000, FSSC22000, GMP, HACCP and HALAL.
Quality Assurance Supervisor
HACCP Asst. Team Leader. Writes and updates HACCP manual and HACCP plan in a defined frequency and as required.
A Quality and Food Safety Management System auditor. Conducts Quality and Food Safety audit to suppliers and periodic internal audit.
Reviews implementation and updates if necessary the Quality Management System program and procedures.
Conducts verification of Corrective and Preventive Actions formulated related to customer complaints, process failure, non-conformance report, customer audit and certifying audit. Page 2 of 3
Oversees in-line quality control inspection, incoming quality inspection on raw/packaging/intermediate materials and QA laboratory testing activities.
Oversees the implementation of document and data control management program and updates procedure as necessary for continual improvement.
Ensures operation’s equipment calibration is updated.
Creates monthly schedule of external laboratory testing validation. Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines June 2011 – November 2013 A sparkling and non-sparkling beverage manufacturer. Certified to ISO9000, FSSC22000, GMP, HACCP, ISO14000 and OHSAS 18000.
Quality Assurance Specialist
Conducts Physico-chemical analyses, Microbiological analyses and Sensory evaluation on finished products, raw ingredients, packaging materials, and process samples points.
Conducts in-line testing of product on a given frequency to ensure conformance to specification. Provides timely and reliable feedback on detected non-conformity, recommends intermediate action and gives appropriate disposition on the affected lot.
Conducts quality inspection and laboratory testing on incoming raw, packaging, intermediate and processing aid materials. Provides appropriate disposition on the delivered material.
Performs trade quality assurance and good warehousing practices compliance audit on sales offices and partner’s warehouses. Attends to consumer inquiry and complaints.
Conducts weekly good manufacturing and warehousing practices compliance audit.
Performs special studies and assists in trials developing methods for improving the quality of the product.
Conducts laboratory equipment internal calibration and annual product traceability exercises through SAP.
Handles budgeting and procurement of laboratory supplies and other Quality Assurance service requirement through SAP.
Other designated responsibilities;
Bottler Sensory Leader
Responsible for the over-all effective implementation of Sensory program.
Created the Manufacturing Sensory program and updates program if necessary. Accountable for the accuracy, record-keeping and confidentiality of records on sensory program.
Conducts screening, training, calibration and certification of Sensory Panelists.
Spearheads troubleshooting and root cause analysis in the occurrence of sensory failure on finished product, raw material and process samples.
Department Records Custodian
Updates and writes Quality Management System manual and documents related to Food Safety and HACCP.
Periodically reviews and updates the Quality Plan. Internal Audit Team leader
Prepares annual internal audit plan and schedule on ISO9000 and FSSC22000. Consolidates internal audit result summary.
Key Accomplishments
Spearheaded the cascade and boosted the awareness of Sensory Program implementation in the manufacturing site. Trained and certified 18 Sensory Panelist in the supply chain. Page 3 of 3
Alliance Tuna Select Foods Inc. December 2010-May 2011 Quality Assurance Analyst
Conducts physico-chemical analyses on finished goods, raw materials and tuna. SELECTED TRAININGS
Training Course Venue Date
Documentation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
DTI Phil. Trade Training Center, Roxas
Blvd. Pasay City
November 19-21, 2014
Quality and Food Safety System Certification Internal Auditing Course
Viskase Asia Pacific Training Room, Clark
Pampanga
September 24-26, 2014
HALAL Awareness Orientation Viskase Asia Pacific Training Room, Clark Pampanga
June 10, 2014
Basic Course on Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
Dept. of Labor and Employment –
Occupational Safety and Health, Quezon
City
April 25, 2014
Incoming Material QA Specialist Certification – RGB and PET
Coca-Cola FEMSA Phil. Misamis Or. Plant August 19-23, 2013 Bottler Sensory Leader Program Training Coca-Cola FEMSA Phil. Sta. Rosa Plant August 14-16, 2012 Internal Audit Training Coca-Cola FEMSA Phil. GenSan Plant July 20, 2012 FSMS-HACCP Training Coca-Cola FEMSA Phil. GenSan Plant May 24-25, 2012 FSMS-HACCP Training Coca-Cola FEMSA Phil. GenSan Plant May 24-25, 2012 Consumer Response Procedure Coca-Cola FEMSA Phil. GenSan Plant April 3, 2012 SKILLS
SAP
MS Excel/Powerpoint/Word
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering SY 2005-2010 Notre Dame of Marbel University
Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Secondary Education SY 2001-2005
Mindanao State University – CETD
General Santos City Campus
JP Laurel St., General Santos City
I hereby attest that the above mentioned information are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Sincerely,
Engr. Arlen Queen B. Carmen