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Luis Ariel Berríos Sánchez

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SAN ANTONIO, TX 78245 e-mail: adm91r@r.postjobfree.com I am currently seeking a position where I can contribute in today’s highly competitive and fast- paced working environment. Has 38 years of experience as Food Safety and Quality Assurance/Control Manager in the food manufacturing. Consider myself well versed in Food Safety, product recalls procedures, traceability, Primus GFSI and Safe Quality Food (SQF) GFSI third party audits third party audits, internal plant auditing and continuous improvement process. Fully know Good Manufacturing Practices

(GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

(SSOPs), Preventive Control and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Plans (HACCP). These job experiences gave me the opportunity to plan, coordinate and direct the departmental functions that ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations of Federal, state and local agencies (i.e., FDA, USDA, US Department of Army Sanitation, Health Department, etc.). Professional Experience

Sustainable Freeze Dried Food, Irving, Texas

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager – Nov 2020 – Mar 2021

Responsible for creating and developing the quality management and food safety systems for a food start-up manufacturing plant including SQF Audits, Pest Control Program, micro and ATP testing.

Create, monitor and advises on how the system is performing, which often included the publication of statistics regarding company performances against set measures.

Ensure that customer requirements and expectations have been accurately identified and that the organization is meeting or exceeding customer/consumer expectations.

Determine how customer/consumer expectations changed overtime and what the organization needed to do to meet these changing expectations.

Responsible for supporting the development and maintenance of a customer/consumer focused culture within the quality organization.

Leads the development and oversees implementation of Food Safety Quality Assurance policies and programs.

Assess food safety needs and facilitates training and communication among employees and management.

Provide technical expertise to root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action.

Keeps all documents and records as per customer and certification requirements.

Develops and maintains all USDA and FDA regulatory policies and procedures including HACCP, SOPs, SSOP and GMPs.

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Country Fresh, LLC, Grand Prairie, Texas

Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager – Apr 2019 – Nov 2020

Accomplishes quality assurance human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.

Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans.

Meets quality assurance financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures; monitoring inventories.

Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; measuring production; documenting evidence; determining operational and performance qualification; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.

Maintains and improves product quality by completing product, company, system, compliance, and surveillance audits; investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods.

Prepares quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions, and re-validations.

Updates job knowledge by studying trends in and developments in quality management; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Enforces company, plant, and departmental policies and procedures and work instructions including but not limited to safety policies, GMPs, HACCP standards.

Responsible for implementation, control and maintenance of a detailed Food Safety, Quality and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Classic Salads, LLC, Watsonville, California

Quality and Food Safety Manager – Aug 2012 – Mar 2019

Develops, maintains and Manages facility’s food safety, food defense systems, quality assurance programs and policies.

Ensure compliance to local and federal food safety standards.

Develops and maintains up to date quality procedures and programs. Documents the same in the form of a company QA manual.

Provides training and audit for QA programs including GMP, food safety, and sanitation.

Manage and coordinate third party audits at the facility (i.e. Primus GFS, US Department of Army, Organic Certification, etc.).

Liaison for regulatory agencies and auditors.

Provides technical assistance to operations, Sales, Marketing and Vendors. page 3 of 5

Develops, maintains and reviews facility’s micro testing/environmental testing program.

Develops, reviews and maintains company’s HACCP program.

Chairs the HACCP team and assures that root cause analysis and corrective actions, as defined by the HACCP Team are completed.

Provides training to personnel on HACCP principles and critical control points (CCP’s) for company’s HACCP Plan.

Maintain a team environment among department and supervisory staff.

Work closely with sales and plant operations teams in the areas of food safety program management, inspection coordination and testing requirements.

Conducts and coordinates company’s Annual Mock recall exercises.

Trains and coaches operations teams on exemplary levels of food safety, basic GMP's and sanitation.

Schedules, assigns and follows up on quality assurance staff’s work results.

Coordinates with operations staff to assist in development and implementation of new products, processes and product improvements including retention program (shelf life testing).

Evaluates suppliers prior to approval as vendors.

Provides training for QA related programs to employees, suppliers and contractors associated with the company.

Manage, document, and coordinate responses for complaints pertaining to food safety events.

Facilitate and coordinate efficient and effective food safety standards within customer expectations

Responds to customer and consumer issues, providing input for corrective and preventive actions.

Provides direction, assistance and oversight to the sanitation department on a daily basis.

Maintains revision control for QA documents (e.g.: specifications; processes, policy relating to QA, Manufacturing, and Shipping/Receiving).

Audits shipping and receiving documents.

Conducts Internal audits to improve facilities food safety and quality related programs. River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC, Salinas, California

Quality and Food Safety Manager – Sept 2009 – June 2012

Formulates, directs, and participates, in the further development and implementation of food safety and product quality policies, procedures and programs.

Implement and coordinate the HACCP Program to integrate all aspects of the work environment that affects the food safety.

Responsible for allergen program management for the facility to ensure compliance and execution of required programs.

Establishes, documents, implements and maintains incoming raw product standards; finished product quality standards; food safety controls, sanitation standards and procedures; processing plant, distribution dock inspections, etc.

Ensures compliance with Government, State, County and City Regulations as well as, meeting customers’ needs and requirements.

Lead the Food Safety Annual Third Party Audit process (i.e. Primus GFS, US Department of Army, Organic Certification, etc.)

Responsible for the microbial program compliance for the facility. Also, responsible for continued development and continuous improvement of such programs page 4 of 5

Designs, implements and monitors cleaning procedures and programs to ensure desired sanitation results are attained throughout the facility.

Manages plant master cleaning schedule to ensure frequency of cleaning is adequate.

Provides technical support and training for the Sanitation Crew in regards to personnel safety, food safety, proper procedures, testing methods, sampling, documenting, etc.

Directs and oversees the operation and maintenance of the laboratory, test methods, test equipment.

Works with internal and external parties to resolve product issues.

Oversees product recall program and product complaint resolution.

Manages internal audits of plant, equipment, quality systems, etc.

Offers recommendations / suggestions and oversees the resolution of non-conforming areas.

Serves as primary management interface with company’s third party independent laboratory and oversee the measurement of all microbial data and results.

Oversees procurement, storage, inventory control, issuing, monitoring, and proper training in the use of all chemicals used in processing, quality control and sanitation procedures.

Works with production personnel to assist in resolving problems and developing solutions.

Provides training in food safety and product quality for production personnel.

Oversees plant sanitation, microbiology results, and pest control.

With the plant key management, evaluates new equipment for sanitary design and necessary corrective action.

Unilever de Puerto Rico, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Quality Control Manager – Sept 1995 – August 2009

- Safety and Occupational Health Coordinator

- Total Productive Management Manager (TPM)

Plan, manage, coordinate and control the Quality Control Department to maintain an acceptable level of product quality as established by various federal, states, customer, and division requirements, including quality of purchased material, in-process material, and finished goods.

Provide leadership and guidance in implementing actions for quality programs and for controlling quality costs.

Administer the chemical and microbiological laboratory with a proper control of departmental employees to assure that laboratory personnel duties are completed.

Provides technical assistance to the Purchasing Manager in connection with the purchase of raw materials and supplies.

Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulation and product quality standards issued by OSHA, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies (FDA, USDA, DACO, etc.).

Maintains continuing liaison with applicable federal, state, and local agencies involved with product quality activities.

Keep updated all product formulas / recipes.

Implement and coordinate the HACCP Program to integrate all aspects of the work environment that affects the food safety in accordance with the USDA regulations.

Drive the Safety and Quality Improvement Committee composed of employees from different departments and levels.

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Serve as the catalyst for corporate initiatives of the Safety, Health and Quality (SHEQ) Management System.

Serve as Consumer Safety and Quality Assessor for Unilever affiliates in USA and the Caribbean.

Coordinate and supervise the Pest Control Program.

Coordinate and supervise the Plant Safety and Health Management System.

Develop excellence in GMP, Allergens, Product Safety, HACCP, Confined Space, Forklift Operation, HAZCOM, Blood borne Pathogens, PPE, CPR, First Aid, etc., training courses.

Responsible for managing and performing operations associated with Total Productive Maintenance activities.

Provides coaching to TPM program team members and carries out related tasks. Unilever de Puerto Rico, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Assistant Quality Control Manager - June 1983 – Sept 1995

On absence of Assume Quality Manager assume all responsibilities.

Report to Quality Manager on quality issues, trends and losses.

Planned, organized and supervised the activities of four laboratory technicians.

Ensure the accomplishment of the Quality Control departmental goals and objectives.

Technical training in food chemist and food microbiology.

Performed minors laboratory instrumental troubleshooting Summary of Qualifications and Trainings

HACCP Champion – International HACCP Alliance

Implementing SQF Systems – Scientific Certification System

Primus GFSI Standard – Primus Azzule Systems

Preventive Controls for Human Foods – Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance

Understanding FDA Sanitary Transportation Regulations – International Food Safety & Quality Network

Standard Operating Procedures Writing – World Class Management, Inc

GMP Implementation – International Technical Food Service

TPM Instructor – JIPM Certified

Accurate, highly organized and excellent management planning skills

Work well in a team environmental or as an individual contributor.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish. Education

High School Diploma

Nuestra Señora de La Merced, San Juan, PR (1979)

University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, PR (Aug 1979 - May 1983) Completed 105 credits towards a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry Work Status

US - I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.

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