Food Safety Team Leader
Resume:
Wisam S. Dawood B.Sc. C.Chem.
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EDUCATION (Certificates & Licenses)
• Chartered Chemist (C. Chem.) - (ACPO) Association of Chemical Profession of Ontario. Canada
• ICAS, B.Sc. Evaluation – International Credential in Canada
• B.SC. of Chemistry (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY), Al-Mustansiriyah University Baghdad/Iraq
• HACCP Certificate Food plan development by SAI Global.
HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product.
• SQF Certificate of food safety by GQS global.
• SQF (Safe Quality Food) Audit certificate with in average excellent degree for the years 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification is a rigorous food safety and quality program recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). The SQF food safety and quality codes are designed to meet consumer, industry, and regulatory requirements for all sectors of the food supply chain, from farm to fork.
• NSF Audit certificate with degree 97% for the year 2020.
International protects and improves global human health. Manufacturers, regulators and consumers look to us to facilitate the development of public health standards and provide certifications that help protect food, water, consumer products and the environment.
• SMETA audit certificate with degree 99% and 100% for the years 2019 and 2021 respectively
SMETA audits use the ETI Base Code, founded on the conventions of the International Labor Organization, as well as relevant local laws. SMETA audits can be conducted against two or four auditing pillars. The two pillars mandatory for any SMETA audit are Labor Standards and Health & Safety. The two additional pillars of a 4-pillar audit are Business Ethics and Environment. They were introduced to further deepen the social responsibility aspect of SMETA audits.
• ISO 9001:2015 audit certificate with degree 99% and100% for the years (2022 - 2023).
• GMP certificate by GQS Global Inc. Ontario. Canada.
• OIT Certificate / License from Ministry of the Environment (MOE) Ontario water & wastewater
(Ontario/Canada Regulation 128/04 and 129/04).
• G driver license
• Fully vaccinated
• Legal to work in Canada (Canadian citizen)
The enclosed resume provides more details on the above, as well as on other experience, skills, and abilities that I posses
Willing to relocate References Available upon Request Wisam S. Dawood B.Sc. C.Chem.
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PROFILE
• A dedicated chartered chemist with over 10 years of experience in Food, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industry as research and development (R&D), Quality Assurance & Quality Control.
• Skilled in the validation of industrial processes (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ), PFD, P&ID, troubleshooting and have contributed to strong orientation processes
• Experienced in scale-up processes through bridging the gap between the chemical research (prototype/pilot plant) and the project of production
• Provided consultation services, and, technical, financial (CapEx) and recommendation reports
• In-depth knowledge of operation and calibration of laboratory equipment including UV/VS, HPLC, GC, GC- MS, FTIR and wet chemistry equipment with complete knowledge of WHMIS, OH&S and GLPs standards
• Experienced in equipment operation and design of columns (absorption columns, distillation columns and stripping columns), Reactors (Rotary Kiln and Autoclave), powder technology (mixers, dryers, and pelletizers), heat exchanger, boilers and high-pressure storage tanks (up to 30 bar) etc.
• Hands-on experience in the execution of production protocols, GMPs-FDA part 11, HACCP, Quality ISO- 9001, environment 14001 procedures, ISO/IEC 17025 standard and ISO 13485 (medical device license)
• Summary of experience:
QA/QC Manager in Manufacturing Food packaging
Production Technologist in Pharmaceutical
Production manager / R&D in Food-Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic
QA/QC Manager in Manufacturing Food beverages (Carbonated & Non-Carbonated)
Turnkey projects manager in water treatment plant
Turnkey projects (R&D, Design, Manufacturing insulation in industrial chemical projects) CAREER HISTORY
2022-Present Pioneer Balloon Canada - Hamilton ON, Canada Quality and process development Manager
Overseeing of the quality audit, implementation, development, review, and maintenance of the ISO 9001:2015 system, including production process development by implementing a validation system
(DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ) to evaluate new / revised projects through; analytical procedure, specificity, accuracy, repeatability.
• Modified and validated a chemical formula, process and equipment design in a project of utmost importance that was expected to stop due to high rates of scrap in it, making it the company's epitome project after scrap rates fell down from 50% to 5%, even to 3%, where the 5 became its “high”, and thereby, production increased to 95%
• Established, implemented, maintained and continually improved a quality management system, including the processes needed and their interactions, in accordance with the requirements of this international standard (ISO 9001:2015)
• Reported, to the senior departments, quality challenges and progress achieved, process conclusion of audits and investigations, and professional recommendations for continuous improvement to the company’s operations
• Participated in the OHS team in the SMETA audit which consists of four pillars; mandatory (Labor Standards and Health & Safety) and additional (Business Ethics and Environment), achieving a 100%.
• Implemented and effected validation protocol to provide a high degree of assurance that the new/revised projects have passed the Design Qualification (DQ), the Installation Qualification (IQ), Operation Qualification (OQ), and the Performance Qualification (PQ)
• Performed and monitored the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which include the CAPA trend, NCR trend, Customer Satisfaction (CS), Production and Labor (PL), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Labor Efficiency (LE), Production Expenses (PE), Customer Service (CS), On-Time In-Full e(OTIF) delivery, and Wisam S. Dawood B.Sc. C.Chem.
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reported quarterly for KPIs to the senior departments and conducted review-meetings to discuss progress against the KPIs and the quality issues
• Designed PFD, P&ID and process layout, and supervised the implementation and running of three new masterbatch units, improving production process in accordance with validation protocol implemented
• Participated with industrial technological engineering team to modify and validate the new mold's design to produce 21" dimeter balloon in size
• Trained heads of the quality team to be ISO audit practitioner in the future and engaged them on, quality audit, quality policy, quality objectives, quality manual, documents/records necessary to ensure the effective planning, operation and control of processes, scope of the QMS, and description of the interaction between the processes of the QMS
• Supervised implementation of a dashboard system for tracking the analysis of materials’ data starting from receiving raw material, compounding the natural rubber (latex) till production line
• Reviewed and validated Pioneer colors formulas (lab and industrial), and implement new system to make sure all sites have the same formula to avoid any deviation in colors 2017- 2021 Fourmark Manufacturing Inc. - Food packaging - Oakville, ON, Canada QA/QC Manager
Supervised on the quality audit, implementation, development, review, and maintenance of the SQF System including food safety fundamentals as outlined in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Plane (HACCP) of the SQF Standard and FDA 21CFR111
• Achieved in average an excellent degree (average 97%) SQF audit result during for all years of service in the company. And 97% for NSF audit in 2020 due to business client requirement. And 99% SMETA audit in 2019, Cooperation with the consultant to establish ISO 13485 for medical device license
• Supervised Integration of the current quality assurance and food safety processes into one integrated process. This includes HACCP system, CCP Verification, regulatory audits (internal and external), SQF, standard operating procedures (SOP’s), incoming ingredient inspections, product scoring, food safety audits, field complaints and standardized work instructions
• Maintained the QMS to include the following, Quality Policy, Quality Objectives, Quality Manual, Documents/ Records necessary to ensure the effective planning, operation and control of processes, scope of the QMS, description of the interaction between the processes of the QMS
• Supervised the management team in reviewing the effectiveness of the management system (processes and procedures)
• Worked closely with the business clients (Nestle Inc., Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc. Kraft Heinz Inc…) in creating product specifications including packing and trained Quality Technicians
• Analyzed the facility tap water which is direct contact with humans and monitored the tests for microorganisms (Yeast & Mold Count and E. coli) to verify the internal connections of tap water as one of the environmental tests.
• Chaired the Joint Health and Safety Committee and participated in monthly inspections
• Achieved 99% in SMETA audits, which consists of four pillars; mandatory (Labor Standards and Health & Safety) and additional (Business Ethics and Environment).
• Analyzed the customer complaint data for the trends’ log to drive the product and manufacturing improvements and reviewed the reports at the Management meetings.
• Strove for continuous improvement by finding the root causes of quality issues and solving them, and aided in implementation of corrective actions and preventive action
• Established and implemented the training program for each department to ensure they have the required abilities to carry out their functions effecting products, legality, and safety
• Monitored the processes by carrying out audits in accordance with Internal Audits. The QMS processes are measured and analyzed in accordance with Management Review Wisam S. Dawood B.Sc. C.Chem.
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• Collaborated with the organization’s purchasing manager to ensure the raw materials received from external suppliers meet food quality requirements with the organization’s annual suppliers' assessment
• Implemented and Monitored the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and conducted quarterly management review meetings to discuss progress of the quality and food safety issues
• Collected, compiled, and analyzed relevant quality statistical data to obtain information regarding quality performance
• Monitored product development processes to identify deviations from quality policies and ensured laboratory compliance with the QA Plan which aligns with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
• Conducted tests to verify the quality of raw materials (Biodegradable, Polypropylene, Polyethylene and Polystyrene resins) and finished products
• Reviewed existing processes and product specifications to identify any need for improvement or upgrade
• Reduced 90.97% of the costs of a process by creating a system that saved 90.97% of the hours spent on the process of documenting quality inspection
• Prepared and presented reports to update upper management on quality activities
• Maintained proper records of quality tests, procedures, and standards.
(Contract) 2015 – 2017 Therapure Biopharma Inc. – Pharmaceutical – Mississauga, Canada Production Technologist
Participated in the downstream team in a pilot plant project for the extraction and purification of immunoglobulin (IgG) from blood plasma
• Dealt with the storage and inventory of blood plasma bottles (the raw material) under -30oC to be used in the process according transfusion medicine (TM) procedure
• Operated, troubleshot, assembled, and disassembled equipment, such as: bottle cutter, plasma thaw tank, continuous centrifuge (liquid-solid separation; up to 15,000 RPM), chromatography skids (liquid-liquid extraction; fixed-bed AKTA and the Expandable), Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF), Stax filter and Nano Filter
• Applied cGMP standards by following the SOPs, detail record (BPR) and lab sampling with immediate chemical analysis (while the process is running) to avoid the process going out of track (by incident or deviation errors) to keep the product being constantly produced to implement CMC programs activities during all stages of the process development
• Participated in the technical service team in the documentation of the Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) and Corrective Action and Protective Action (CAPA)
• Organized the Bill of Material (BOM) to receive/return the chemicals and components and to report any deviation that may affect the product’s quality to the Supervisor/Manager
• Proposed a new layout design for the distribution of project equipment to better follow the OH&S legislations, at the request of the project manager after a work injury occurred
• Sterilized equipment and materials by using CIP, SIP and autoclave
• Managed the disposal of hazardous and nonhazardous waste (both solid and liquid) 2013 - 2014 TWI food Inc. - Toronto, ON, Canada
Food QA/QC (CO-OP program)
Performed Quality Control and Assurance of input (feed) & output (product) processes while recording data to achieve compatibility with specifications of HACCP
• Made detailed reports to evaluate efficiency for five production lines
• Identified the bottleneck processes and found solutions to increase profitability by reducing time, cost, and waste
• Prepared preliminary design diagrams with a feasibility study which included the magnitude of the cost as a part of the waste treatment proposal to achieve ISO-14000
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