CRIST E. RIDLEY

*** ******* *** **. ********** GA 30022

424-***-****

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I am an experienced Director of Quality with more than 20 years of diversified Hands on and Leadership experience in the food industry, including Con Agra, Pepsi, and Kraft. FDA, USDA and State experience. Products include dairy, beverage, beef, dressings, syrups, and batter & breading of poultry products. ISO 22000 Certified, SQF Certified, HACCP Certified, Certified PCQI practitioner, & FSMA trained. Educated in all aspects of quality, equipment, & methodology with a special emphasis on sanitation. At J.R. Simplot reduced environmental positives by 25% by revising and auditing the Master Sanitation program, implementing a zone control program, and implementing a shoe sanitizing program. Reduced lab cost by 8% by sharing vendors, eliminating rush outside lab testing, and creating a shared equipment program throughout J.R. Simplot plants. Corporate Quality experience with Blue Buffalo where I managed multiple co-manufactures.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science in Biology 1996

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Masters Business Administration 2002

University of Phoenix

Member, American Society for Quality

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY

Rise Baking Company

May 2016 Present

Director of Quality

Responsible for leading the integration of the current quality assurance and food safety processes into one integrated process within the company as well as co-manufacturing plants. This includes the HACCP system, regulatory audits, quality systems review process (QSR), standard operating procedures (SOP’s), incoming ingredient inspections, product scoring, food safety audits, field complaints and standardized work instructions.

Responsible for overseeing plant compliance and interactions with the SQF Certification Body. Work with customers in establishing specifications, reviewing supplier agreements, and resolving quality concerns.

Blue Buffalo 1/2012 – 2016

Sr. Regional Corporate Quality Manager

Responsible for providing leadership, direction, and support to the organization across five co-manufacturing plants located across the U.S. with plant size ranging from 250 to 400 employees. Manages critical processes to deliver unsurpassed quality by providing overall management, measurement, analysis, feedback, and business-related reports on raw, intermediate, and finished product quality. Performed packaging and ingredient supplier audits. Collaborated with vendors to ensure that prerequisite compliance programs are acceptable.

1.Support co-mans in new product trials

2.Support co-mans in consumer complaint investigations

3.Work with co-mans to ensure they are compliant with FSMA

4.Lead sanitation investigations in the event of a pathogen positives

5.Work with co-mans to ensure that all prerequisite programs are acceptable

6.Work with 3rd party labs to ensure to ensure pathogen and proximate test are performed accurately

J.R. Simplot 1/2010 – 1/2012

Regional Quality Manager

•Responsible for all quality and sanitation across 3 plants which includes procedures, policies, documents and processes which included change control system for document changes in product or processes, following corporate, customer, and regulatory directives

•Food Safety Team Coordinator across 3 plants responsible for ensuring compliance to food safety regulations, allergen program and annual PRP verifications

•Developing plants to achieve SQF Level 3 certification

•Developed/implemented Food Safety programs

•Developed internal audit programs

•Manage the activities of multi-site QA Departments

•Manage the activities of multi-site micro labs

•Ensure that all plants comply with regulatory guidelines

•Ensure that all plants met quality and sanitation metrics

•Work with plants to gain alignment on standard / common methodologies

•Develop QA Managers and staff to meet the demands of customers

Tropicana, Bradenton, FL

Quality Manager/ Member of Senior Management Team 8/2003 – 1/2010

Tropicana is the world’s only global citrus juice business. Bradenton plant is a mega plant with 6 manufacturing plants and over 3000 employees.

• Managed the QA activities of 2 individual manufacturing units to ensure effective application of process monitoring, testing, validation and controls

1.Responsible for the Carton Filling plant with approximately 300 employees across 3 shifts

2.Responsible for the Aseptic Filling plant with approximately 250 employees across 3 shift

3.USDA liaison between management staff and supervisors

• Subject Matter Expert on consumer complaints:

1.Developed cross functional teams in the two plants to address consumer complaints

2.Trained teams on complaint investigations

3.Trained teams on CAPA’s

4.Teams implemented procedure and policy changes to reduce complaints

5.Reduced complaints by 26% in Carton Filling in 6 months

6.Reduced complaints by 20% in Aseptic Filling in 6 months

7.Developed consumer complaint teams for additional plants

• Managed, implemented, and maintain QA systems and procedures to ensure food safety and adherence to specifications.

• Participated in the development of capital spending plans particularly as related to quality and food safety.

• Performed periodic audits at the facility on recall systems, incoming raw materials, in-process control and finished goods testing

• Effectively interacted with management staff, supervisors, USDA, Sales, Product Development, suppliers and customers, in directing QA activities.

• Promoted a safe and healthy work environment through leadership of safety and health programs for the facility.

• Responsible for the QA staff's performance and development, safety, work schedule, and any other duties associated with supervision of employees. Developed and implemented training plans for QA personnel and provided training resources to support developmental needs of QA staff.

Ocean Spray, Vero Beach, FL

Shift Manager/Project Manger 1998 – 8/2003

Seasonal operation with 275 employees. Shift Manager during manufacturing season. Project Manager during Growing season.

oShift Manager responsible for 3 salaried direct reports and 90 employees.

oImproved production efficiencies by organizing an internal Continuous Improvement Team

oFocused team on improving fruit flow

oRealized production efficiency increase by 23%

oIncreased Feed mill efficiencies by 20%

oDelivered By-Product Recovery efficiency increases of 22%

oProject Manager responsible for using crews and meeting plant start up deadline

oFruit bin rebuild

oFreezer tank installation

oParking lot stripping and repaving

Kraft Pizza Company, Medford, WI 1996 - 1998

Manufacturer of retail food products with 375 employees across 3 shifts

Quality Systems Supervisor

Barber’s Dairies, Birmingham, AL 1992 - 1996

Dairy product Co-Manufacturer with 300 employees

Quality Control Supervisor

ConAgra Poultry, Birmingham, AL 1988 - 1992

Worked full-time while attending University of Alabama at Birmingham

Poultry processing operation with 225 employees

Quality Control Supervisor

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