Madeline Tucker

** ******** **, ***** *****, ****7

607-***-****

mtucker1628@gmail .com

Linkedin.com/in/madeline-tucker-foodsi

Work Experience

Food Safety / R&D/ Sanitation Supervisor Acme Smoked Fish of NC

Aug. 2019-Present

• Manages all plant food safety programs including environmental monitoring, sanitation and product testing.

• Leads audits from external regulatory bodies including the FDA and BRC (British Retail Consortium) as well as customer, military, BAP (best aquaculture practices) and GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) audits.

• Manages internal microbiology, analytical lab and team of 7+.

• Organizes and conducts process and product validation studies.

• Collaborates with technical services to implement process and product changes.

•Reviews, updates and develops all documentation related to sanitation and food safety programs.

Quality Assurance Supervisor Acme Smoked Fish of NC (Wilmington, NC)

August 2018-August 2019

•Assisted quality assurance manager in all daily activities including complaint investigations, root cause analyses and continuous improvement projects.

•Reviewed quality records for completeness and accuracy. Maintained document control registry for QA documentation.

•Provided GMP and HACCP training for all employees. Analyzed GMP data to trend non-compliances and created reports to communicate non-compliance trends to senior management team.

•Trained quality assurance technicians on product attributes and provided daily direction.

•Performed, documented and followed up on corrective actions from internal/external audits, customer complaints and GMP audit findings.

• Developed and updated documentation pertaining to quality observations, metal control, glass and brittle plastic control and pest management.

•Collaborated with production and supply chain management to correct quality deficiencies.

Graduate Research Assistant University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)

(Sep 2016 – May 2018)

•Independently investigated new techniques to separate and concentrate foodborne microorganisms from ground beef, with the use of β-cyclodextran.

•Quantified bacterial cells separated from complex matrices using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS).

•Trained new lab members about lab safety, maintenance and general microbiology techniques.

•Supervised work study students in the lab.

Certifications

Preventative Controls Qualified Individual (March 15, 2018)

Seafood HACCP (November 2018)

GOC Certified Internal Auditor (February 2019)

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Food Science & Technology (M.S)

2016-2018 (3.97)

State University of New York at Geneseo

Biology (B.S)

2012-2016 (3.45)

2012-2016 (3.45)

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