WORK

EXPERIENCE

**** – Present Ed Miniat Inc /.South Chicago Packing Director of Quality and Food Safety. Accountable for all Quality systems. (SQF, HACCP, PQC, SSOP, Bio-Security, Crisis Management Internal/external Audit Control) programs. Accountable for all Sanitation systems. Customer Complaints Investigations/Responses. Responsible for all QA and Sanitation hiring and training. Managing of Quality Control Staff and Sanitation departments. Accountable for Quality Control, Sanitation and Microbiological budgets including Staff Performance evaluations. Daily review and disposition of records, specifications, procedures. And plant USDA liaison

1997-2001

Ed Miniat Inc. Quality Assurance Manager: Accountable for all Quality systems. (HACCP, PQC, SSOP, Bio-Security, Crisis Management Internal/external Audit Control) programs. Accountable for all Sanitation systems. Customer Complaints Investigations/Responses. Responsible for all QA and Sanitation hiring and training. Managing of Quality Control Staff and Sanitation departments. Accountable for Quality Control, Sanitation and Microbiological budgets including Staff Performance evaluations. Daily review and disposition of records, specifications, procedures. And plant USDA liaison

1995-1997

Ed Miniat Inc. Asst. Quality Assurance Manager: Supervision of QA Technicians and Inspectors .Scheduling of QA Technicians and Inspectors. Training of QA Technicians and Inspectors .Evaluation and Implementation of In-Process specification, and Customer Specifications. QA Audits, Pre-Operational Inspections, In-Process Efficiency Analysis, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (In-Process & Pre-Operational), Coordinator of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Program, Good Manufacturing Processes, Update and write Prerequisite Programs, Managed Product Hold Status, investigate customer Complaints.

1994-1995 Thorn Apple Valley – Slaughter / Fabrication Div. Quality Control Manager: Accountable for all Quality Systems (PQC, HACCP) programs. Responsible for Quality Control hiring/training. Responsible for daily Sanitation Cleanliness. Responsible for Quality Control Budget. Daily Responsibilities included Customer Specification, records, Pre-operation inspection, on-line data review, and Fat analysis of Pork Slaughter, GMP’s and pre-requisite program review of slaughtering facility. Liaison to USDA. Responsible for QA staff of 18. Sanitation Staff of 63

1988-1994 Thorn Apple Valley – Smoked Meat and Deli Div. Asst. Quality Control Manager/Quality Control Supervisor: Responsible for Quality Control Staff. Performance Review. Daily Responsibilities included Pre-requisite, PQC Programs, Net Weight Program, and PFF Program. Formula Development and Verification. Research and Development of products. Responsible for in house Microbiological and Chemical Lab. Responsible for the administration/evaluation of Pre-operational inspection Program. Responsible for Supplier Quality Rating System, Inbound Raw product Inspection program, Returned Product analysis program. Laision to USDA. Responsible for QA staff of 12

1987-1988 Human Resource Specialist/First Line Supervisor: Analysis of daily manpower usage, Responsible for orientation of new employees, Responsible for lost time accident report. Responsible for reviewing OSHA 200 logs. Responsible for setting training and retraining programs. Supervision of on Line parts Division for Automotive (Headliners, Dashboards, and Side panels). Report requirements included daily yields, scrap analysis, manpower usage, down –time

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1986-1987 Swift-Eckrich Office Manager/Cost Account: Responsible for accounts (Payable, Receivable), Payroll, Product Distribution. Responsible for in-house weekly closing, Period ends Close, Profit Loss Statement. Distribution of weekly checks. Inventory/analysis of all purchased raw meat materials. Daily/weekly report and analysis of production yields.

Swift-Eckrich Quality Control Technician/ Quality Control Analyst. Performed Daily Per-op inspection, Net weight program, Protein Fat Free program and product analysis, on-line SPC of finished products. Daily Chemical Analysis of all finished products. Daily Microbiological Analysis of all finished products.

EDUCATION BS Business Communication/Management, Western Michigan University

Microsoft-Windows, Word, Microsoft Office –Power point, Microsoft Access

Certified HACCP

Minitab, WIN-SPC

Certified Quality Sanitarian

Certified SOP/GMP implementation

Certified Microbiological Sampling Plans

Certified Microbiological Concerns in Food Plant Sanitation and Hygiene

Member American Society of Quality

Member IFT

Member American Meat Institute

Member EMI Food Safety Board

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