Rick Garlock

***** ********** ***** **, ** Vernon, WA 98274

206-***-**** / adxjsj@r.postjobfree.com

Sales / Management / Food Safety QA Professional

o Self-motivated, solutions-driven professional offering unique combination of business skills.

o Dedicated Food Safety QA with a history of meeting company goals, utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled at working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. o Creative, resourceful problem-solver with natural business savvy and proven ability to coordinate sales projects from inception to completion. o Expert communicator and active listener, paying close attention to customer needs. o Outgoing, passionate, able to cultivate key relationships at customer and vendor level. Core Competencies

Food & Industrial Safety QA / Project Management / Sales Professional Strengths

Sales / Consultation / Customer Retention

Customer / Vendor Relationships

Contract Management / Negotiation

Packaging / Labeling Requirements

Food Safety Compliance

PCQI Certified

HACCP Certified

AOAC Lab Tech Certified

Food Safety Compliance / Auditing

Microbiologic Testing / Analysis

PC Proficiency

MS Office Suite, Adobe, Sapere Food Safety Software, various CRM systems Experience Summary

QA Food Safety Manager, Skagit Valley Farm, Burlington, WA 07/2020 – 07/2023 Grower & packer of conventional & organic vegetables- broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, potatoes

- Managed all aspects of Industrial & Food Safety: developed & implemented all programs, writing all SOP & SSOP for Value-Add processing and packing facilities

- Provided leadership, support & training to ensure FSQA standards, food safety guidelines, legal requirements, and customer expectations were satisfied (FSMA & FDA regulations)

- Led audits – L&I, FDA, SQF, Primus GFS, Global Gap, Salmon Safe, Certified Organic

- Responsible for HAACP Analysis, Risk Assessment, and facility environmental monitoring

- Managed Dept. of Ecology Wastewater permit requirements for processing facilities

- Tested new alternative raw materials through analysis, sourcing, and trials

- Designed & implemented AOAC accredited in-house lab for sanitation and product testing

- Negotiate & secure vendor contracts for chemicals, fire safety, pest control, PPE items page 1 of 2

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Sales / Account Manager, Walter E. Nelson, Ferndale, WA 7/2018 – 7/2020 Responsible for growing sales and market share within NW Washington, focusing on agricultural, building supply, flooring, and manufacturing markets

- Obtain new customers through tradeshows, networking, cold calls & building relationships

- Identify customer needs, source new vendors and products to fill gaps

- Developed new market opportunities for Walter E. Nelson

- Worked with converting division to formulate new niche products for untapped markets Owner / Operator, Distribution Systems NW, Kent, WA 8/2007 – 6/2018 B2B delivery business with nine straight trucks operating in the Seattle Metro Area

- Implemented sales/ marketing plans that grew business revenue by 300% over ten years

- Creatively positioned organization as an industry leader, providing “White Glove” service

- Building a team of drivers, reinforcing the vision for serve excellence

- Managed day to day operations, DOT regulations, maintaining equipment/trucks Owner / Founder, Ggroup, Kent, WA 4/2001 – 12/2014 Niche contract business of assembly, fulfillment, warehousing, and logistics

- Designed and developed complex marketing campaigns for high level end users, including Nike, Nordstrom, Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, Weyerhaeuser, FedEx, and Nintendo

- Organized assembly & fulfillment requirements – staff, assembly materials, packaging

- Designed and implemented a proprietary web-based info management tool Various Sales & Management Positions, Unisource Worldwide, Kent, WA 12 yrs

$8bil international distributor of printing papers, facility supplies, packaging and equipment Sales / Account Manager

Sales Manager, Business Papers

- Built new marketing team focusing on growing digital imaging opportunities Branch Manager (Spokane)

- Grew sales from $16mil to $21mil in 18 months

Sales Manager, Commercial Printing

- Managed $56mil in local and national accounts

Various Positions, WCP Solutions, Kent, WA

Pacific NW distributor of printing papers, facility supplies, packaging and equipment 8 yrs Retail Store Manager

Warehouse Management

Warehouse / Order Selection

Education

Washington State University, Pullman, WA

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