Diane Schuchard

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Summary: Experienced Quality Control and Regulatory Compliance professional in Fragrance and Flavor Industry .Strong analytical and technical knowledge Essential oils, Oleoresins,and Natural and Artificial Aroma compounds.Competent in FDA, FEMA, TTB and OSHA regulations of flavors and raw materials. HACCP/ SQF/QC/FSSC accredited. Robust, efficient supervisor and leader. Exceptional operational, communication and computer skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creative Flavors and Specialties, NJ 2019-January 1,2024

Quality Control Manager /Regulatory and Compliance Director

Responsible for QC Analysis /Regulatory Compliance of all incoming and outgoing raw materials and finished products.

Maintain detailed records of production batch and lot numbers,manufacture date and physical retain samples

Developed, implemented, and led team to first successful GMP/ SQF Third party Audit.

HACCP / Food Regulations CERTIFIED 2020

Supervise production team

Symrise, Teterboro, NJ 2018-2019

Senior Food Scientist / Savory Snack Seasonings

Create and or duplicate seasonings for potato chips, pretzels, nuts, tortilla chips, cheese doodles, etc.

Secured 1 million in sales within a year with Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels product for major company

Able to meet customer deadlines, ingredient restrictions, regulatory specifications, cost parameters.

Experienced in SAP, PACE, Excel, Word, Lotus Notes and FDA labeling guidelines

Sapphire Flavors – Fairfield, NJ 2017-2018

Food Technologist/Marketing

Create beverage and food prototypes utilizing functional food ingredients such as colors, flavors chemicals, fiber, probiotics, starches, gums, hydrocolloids, acidulants, phosphates, sorbates, propionates, lactates, vitamins and minerals etc., for flavor evaluations

Develop sample flavor library, setting suitable use levels of each flavor category to recommend to customers along with profile descriptors which resulted in sample turnover time by 40 %

Assist Q.C. in Refractive Index, Specific Gravity, pH and Moisture Analysis of raw material and finished flavor evaluations

Professionally trained in Spectrum sensory evaluation, conducted internal sensory evaluation panels to determine quality of raw material and finished flavors

Compound flavor formulas for Flavor chemists

Researched and analyzed market trends using Mintel and Industry Trade publications for our customers

Travel with salespeople as technical support to customers

Process samples requests from salespeople to customers

Communicate with regulatory department to make certain documentation needs are met

Coordinate and travel to trade shows

Advanced Biotech – Totowa, NJ 2015-2017

Account Executive

Sold food ingredients for this global supplier of natural aroma materials, essentials oils, extracts, botanicals

Returned company to “Preferred Supplier” status at Pepsi after several years’ absence

Created sales and financial performance reports to understand needs and future goals of customers

Quickly established client relationships that resulted in increased sales growth

Education

Montclair State University

B.S. in Food Science

Continuing Education Courses

HACCP Certified 2020

Certified Food Science Certificate, 2018

Spectrum Sensory Evaluation Descriptive Course

Spice Optimization Course

Dale Carnegie Management Course

Affiliations

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Member

Women in Flavor & Fragrance Commerce (WFFC), Member

Research Chefs Association (RCA), Member

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