Alma Gabriela Valle Henríquez

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Home mailing Address: 765 Eldorado Blvd, Apt. 2232, Broomfield, CO, 80021. e-mail: adyj12@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile phone number: 862-***-****

Professional profile: www.linkedin.com/in/alma-gabriela-valle-henriquez-35775197 PERSONAL PROFILE

Quality Assurance, Regulation Compliance and Food Safety. SQF practitioner, knowledge, and management of a Food Safety programs including HACCP, CCPs GMPs, SOPs, SSOPs, etc. regulatory compliance expertise: FDA, FSMA, USDA, and AIB. Documentation record and third-party audits experience. Food microbiology, laboratory experience and research abilities.

EDUCATION

2016 – 2017 Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi. Graduate Research Assistant – Poultry Science Department Food Safety and Microbiology Laboratory - Research with the Companies: Sanderson Farms and Huvepharma, using Bacillus and Saccharomyces in Poultry feed, as an alternative of antibiotic to decrease the presence of Salmonella, E. coli, Coliforms and Aerobics microorganisms. Experience in poultry processing products in the manufacturing plant. 2010 - 2013 Zamorano University, Honduras.

Bachelor’s Degree - Food Science and Technology.

Graduation Research: (THESIS): Evaluation of pine and citrus compounds and specific bacteriophage against Campylobacter spp in vitro. Link: http://bdigital.zamorano.edu/bitstream/11036/1833/1/AGI-2013-T050.pdf Jan-Apr 2013 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Research Assistant – Food Science Department

Application of in vitro techniques for detection of pathogens and non-pathogens causing food borne illnesses, screening study of Salmonella in processed poultry products. Staphylococcus detection and investigation of pine and citrus components with specific bacteriophage against Campylobacter spp. In vitro. LANGUAGES

Spanish: Native Language

English: Full professional proficiency

EXPERIENCE

March 2021 - Present: Core-Mark International

https://www.core-mark.com/

Food Safety, AIB and Safety Manager Responsibilities: Food Safety and AIB:

- Ensure regulatory compliance, food safety and quality assurance during daily operations

- Ensure compliance of the AIB standards

- Responsible of the Food Safety committee

- PCQI responsible for signing off daily, weekly and monthly documentation including but no limited to: Daily receiving and shipping temperature records (Inbound / outbound), monthly food safety audits, training for employees, weekly temperature storage reports, Food Safety program programs, Daily TTL (Time & Temperature Data Logger) revision from inbound loads (vendors), HACCP - HARPC plans, third-party company documents for Pest control, Monthly thermometer calibration, Monthly Glass, brittle plastic and ceramic audit, Monthly allergen cross-contact audit, Management of M Pulse 9 Software for work orders in team up with the Maintenance Department, etc.

- Daily walks through the facility to ensure compliance

- Supervision of the Sanitation team

- Responsible for the Food Safety third party audits including AIB, FDA, USDA, Health Department of Colorado, The Colorado Milk Board, etc. Safety:

- Responsible of the Safety committee

- Responsible for OSHA compliance documentation including but not limited to: Ensure all PIT operators are certified, LOTO Program, daily, weekly and monthly safety inspections, fire extinguisher inspections, ladder inspections, training for safety, Weekly revision of safety engagement cards, Weekly accident review board, Monthly Safety self-audits

- OSHA 300 logs

September 2020 - March 2021: Noodles and Company

https://www.noodles.com

FSQA Health Hazard Coordinator Responsibilities:

- Management of COVID-19 cases for team members in different restaurants nationwide

- Restaurants closures and openings following protocols due to different Health Hazards

- Management of Food Borne Illnesses cases (Guest and Team Members):

* iwaspoisoned.com

* DinSafe.com

- Management of Imminent Health Hazards in restaurants nation wide

- Reports and communication to different Health Departments and / or Public Health Departments periodically

- Following protocols from the CDC and from different Health Departments depending on the State September 2019 – September 2020: Gourmet Foods

https://gourmetfoodsinc.com/

Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager Responsibilities:

- Proper documentation and Regulation compliance with Seafood HACCP, FDA and FSMA

- Implement SQF Safe Quality Foods Management System for Manufacturing Facility

- Manage ingredients labels, update of ingredient subsisting’s if needed

- Work with Clean Labels and Clean products

- Work with cross functional teams to implement a Food Safety Plan

- Ingredients Approval Authorization

- Supplier and co-manufacturing validation and approval

- Product Quality Evaluations

- Supervision of Quality and Food Safety production daily

- Enforcing of GMP, HACC, CCPs, SOPs, SSOPs

- Monthly Training for personnel in: GMP, HACCP, CCP's, Preventive Control, Shipping and Receiving Practices (following temperatures and procedures), Food Security, Food Safety, FDA Sanitary Transportation, SSOP, SDS, Allergen Management, etc)

- Supervision of Morning Pre operational sanitation routine

- Supervision of SSOP procedures (Closing shift)

- Supervision of Quality Control personnel responsibilities

- Supervision of Shipping and Receiving procedures with the correct temperatures following regulations

- Paperwork and documentation from Production and Quality Control

- Allergen Management

- Reports management from external contractors

- Mock Recall procedures

- Risk Assessments

- Enforcement of the correct compliance of procedures for each Department January 2019 – September 2019: Kalustyan Corporation Kalustyan - Ethically and Sustainably-Sourced Spices Quality Assurance Inspector Technician Responsibilities:

- Team up with multiple departments (R&D, purchasing, production, etc.)

- Create and maintain product specifications in accordance with costumers

- Ensure the safety under processing operations

- Microbiology and Chemistry laboratories control and management

- Quality control of raw materials, work in process and finished products

- Maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment.

- Interpretation of results from Microbiology and Chemistry Laboratories and corrective actions before the release / shipping of the product.

- Modification of formulas in base of different results in the laboratory

- Compliance with audits guidelines of the different food companies (costumers) 2014 – 2016: Tecnispice / Grupo ALZA/ Global Spice/ Corbuma Corp. (Food Ingredients): http://www.grupoalza.com/

Industrial Technical Advisor Responsibilities:

- Management of the Industry Portfolio: meat, dairy, ice cream, bakery, food service, seasoning, sauces and snacks areas

- Relationship with the costumers of the different food companies (Purchasing Department, Research and

Development Department, Quality Assurance Department and Production Department)

- Sells of ingredients for the food industry

- Research, development and monitoring of new projects

- Budgets management

- Purchase orders and Inventory management

- Monthly sales goal fulfillment

- Management of the Experimental Laboratory

- Technical knowledge with formulation of brines, seasoning, etc. for any modification requested from the costumer

- Technical knowledge of the correct application of the ingredients of the company

- Compliance with audits guidelines of the different food companies (costumers)

- Industrial testing with different food companies (costumers) inside of different processing plants or food laboratories advising the process and the correct application of the products. COURSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Dates Certification Body Certifications

June 2022

30-Hour General Industry Safety and Health

May 2022

Seafood HACCP

January 2022

First Aid – CPR – AED

October 2021

Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI)

September 2021

10-hour General Industry Safety and Health

March 2020

Food Allergen Essential

March 2020

Food Defense Awareness

March 2020

Food Safety for Carriers Awareness Module

February 2020

Implementing SQF Systems for

Manufacturing

November 2019

HACCP Training for Processors

August 2015

Food Safety Certification

REFERENCES

Alejandro Vera Steve Samson Abelardo Rodriguez Eileen Hok Manager Raw & Packs, QFS

Sourcing and Design

Head of Operations

Quality Assurance

Manager

Quality Assurance

Regulatory Manager

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