EDUCATION

M.S. in Food Chemistry, Universidad Buenos Aires.

Certified in:

Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008.

HACCP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alpha Biosciences- Dehydrated Culture Media Company May 2013 – May 2016

QA Manager Baltimore, MD

Achievements: Update the whole Quality System per ISO 9001:2008 and perform maintenance of it. Lead problem solving teams to identify root cause of process failure.

Update and maintain the Quality Management System.

Wrote SOP’s, work instructions, new procedure forms, attended External Audits (FDA, ISO, Customers) with successful outcomes, responded to customer issues and questionnaires promptly and approved finish goods labels daily.

Reviewed MSDS (material safety data sheets). PMS (product material specification) and product information to be provided to customers.

In charge of the equipment calibration and validation of the process.

GMP through FDA 21 CFR parts 11, 210 and 211 applied to employee training.

Supervision of the laboratory (finished products tested with bacteria).

Center of Vaccine Dev.- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics, UMD 2004 – February 2013

Research Assistant Baltimore, MD

Achievements: Performance of in depth immunological studies.

●PBMC isolation from human blood by density gradient fractionation.

●Setup of antigen-stimulation cultures and measurement of cytokines in culture supernatants

●Determination of antibodies and cytokines in culture supernatants by ELISA

●Immortalization of human B cells by transformation with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

University of Maryland, Department of Biomedical Sciences 2002- 2004

Research Assistant Baltimore, MD

Achievements: Use of Bdellovibrio as predator to eliminate pathogenic gram negative bacteria.

●Studies involved environmental samples of Bdellovibrios (a bacterial parasite). Activities included isolation and characterization with API, BBL crystal, prey susceptibility, temperature tests).

● Responsibilities:

Performance of PCR reactions, DNA extraction, FISH essays.

General laboratory activities.

IASSA Frozen Pizzas 2000 – 2002

Quality Assurance-Quality Control Buenos Aires, Argentina

Achievements: Certification of this company under ISO 9002.

●Managed training courses for food handlers.

●Prepared Quality Control manuals (ISO 9002, GMP).

●Conducted Microbiological tests using 3M kits.

Larangeira SA 1998 – 1999

Food Safety Counselor Buenos Aires, Argentina

●Managed Training courses for food handlers in restaurants.

Gancia SA 1998 – 1999

Quality Counselor Buenos Aires, Argentina

●Microbiology applied to Food and Beverages. Solved problems of contamination in wine cellars derived from fermentative yeast during storage. Optimized Quality Control tests.

Microbióticos Analysis LAB 1998 – 1999

Laboratory Supervisor Buenos Aires, Argentina

●Set the required standards to analyze bacteria:

oPseudomonas, Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus.

oToxins on food (e.g., histamine).

●Set up analysis on dairy products according to the FDA protocols.

Dr. Rapela's Laboratory 1995 – 1996

Directory of Quality Buenos Aires, Argentina

●Responsible for the Laboratory certification by the Argentinean government’s regulatory agency (SENASA):

oValidation of Foodborne Pathogen detection (Listeria, E. coli and Salmonella).

oValidation of physical and chemical tests in water.

DISCO SA 1993 -1996

Directory of Quality Buenos Aires, Argentina

Achievements: Change the routine work of food handlers (improved hygiene and sanitation). Also improve the sanitary conditions in the workplace. Save more than a million of dollars when the quality was improved

●Supervision of more than 100 employees (food sections: meat, frozen dairy and fruits) and the managers and supervisors of each branch.

●Quality representative in regulatory issues of the government agency (SENASA) and state agencies.

●Head of Technical Lab of food analysis. Lecturer on GMP courses.

●Classical microbiological tests: E. coli 0157:H7, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Listeria, S aureus,

●Elisa tests to analyze hormones such as Clenbuterol and Salbutamol.

●Milk and Dairy analysis (yoghurt, cheese, butter, milk powder).

●GC, HPLC: measurement of pesticides in food (DDT, Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin) and Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB), methanol in alcoholic beverages and food additives.

●Provide technical support for quality training to suppliers in areas of HACCP, microbiological control, sanitation, GMP, and pest control for every each of 55 branches.

●Auditing Food Industries such as Diary Products, Slaughtered houses (Pork, Chicken, Beef) in different states.

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LANGUAGES: Spanish (native) & English.

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