Continuous Improvement Food Safety

About Me: Energetic go getter, seeking a career opportunity to continue/sustain my growth within the company. Enjoy learning, interacting, and motivating people to strive towards company goals.

Key Qualifications/Skills:

• Leader, team player, and self-motivated. • Capable of learning quickly and effectively.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office software, 10-key data entry, Internet use and research. • Leadership Training

• Mechanically inclined / Technical assessments

• Coaching - Lemoore Varsity/Junior Varsity softball

• Heavy Equipment operator (Operating a Train manually/remotely, Genie lift, Bobcat, CAT loader 938k, John Deere loader, Scissor lift, Tug operator, Forklift ) Unloading of train cars and truck trailers; Clean-up around the plant.

Education:

8/97-5/00 & 8/13-5/14

College of Sequoias (COS)

PLC Automation - Programming, wiring, troubleshooting.

Associates in Arts Degree: Liberal Arts

Associates in Science Degree: Industrial Maintenance

915 S. Mooney Blvd

Visalia, Ca. 93277

Work Experience:

7/2024 - 6/2025

Pregis Corporation

8201 W. Elowin Ct.

Visalia, CA 93291

Bob Hewes 559-***-****

Maintenance Technician: Electrical, pneumatics, mechanical, and hydraulic troubleshooting. Preventive Maintenance, safety team & continuous improvement. Installation of A/C & D/C motors, gear boxes, gear drives, electric overloads, pumps, vacuum pumps, photo eyes, limit switches, pressure switches, pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, shaftless cylinders, bearings, thermocouples, injectors, water unions, air unions, lockout devices, and proximity switches. Fabricating safety guards, guard rails and anchoring of equipment/ rails. Silo Inspections.

3/2024-6/2024 WestCare Foundation

2772 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Fresno, CA 93706

Francisco Gonzalez 559-***-****

Maintenance: Maintaining landscaping, continuous improvement, building structure, and facilities.

2/20-2/24 Corrales Painting

Lemoore, CA 93245

Jesse Corrales 559-***-****

Foreman/Lead: Interior/Exterior House painting, house renovations, flooring, House tiling and re-tiling, bathroom renovations, heavy equipment operator, fencing, concrete and concrete removal.

4/19-2/20 Valley Protein / CenCal Foods

1828 E. Hedges Ave.

Fresno, CA 93707

Michelle Coyle 559-***-****

Quality Assurance & SQF Manager: Reviewing HACCP programs (Cooking/Chilling, Intact Not ground raw products, Non-Intact and ground raw products, Processing, IQF, Heat Treated product, Post Handling of RTE product) updating current policies and implementation of new written policies; producing new written programs and monitoring of those programs; maintaining food safety programs; management team leader; USDA meetings; answering Non-compliances; Food Safety coordinator; food safety training; scheduling and conducting audits; Food Defense; Continuous improvement; Recalls and Mock recalls; Supplier initial evaluations and supplier audits; Product development with R & D.

9/17-11/18 Cargill Meat Solutions

3115 S Fig Ave.

Fresno, CA 93706

Shelly McCurry 559-***-****

FSQR (Food Safety Quality Regulatory) Supervisor: Oversee regulatory monitoring during production; Documentation Auditing/Verification; Food Defense Auditing; BRC monitoring and auditing; Monitoring of SSOP compliance; Corrective Actions / Preventive Measures/ Investigation for Non-Compliances issued by USDA; Residue compliance; Verification of preventive measures submitted for Food Safety Corrective Actions; Documentation of HACCP deviations; Pre-shipment and HACCP review of monitoring documentation for the production day; familiar with Kronos (payroll) software; Employee scheduling and review of employees’ timecards prior to approval for the pay period; scheduling of meetings with Production Management/Supervisors; Revision of SOPs and implementation of new programs to meet company/corporate goals; Food Safety Support for Production Management/Supervisors and FSQR Management/Supervisors; submitting work orders and verifying completion of work orders; Pest Control.

6/14-8/17 Stratas Foods LLC

3390 S Chestnut Ave.

Fresno, CA 93725

Wendy Sweidy 559-***-****

Lab Technician: Lab Wet method testing for Peroxide Value (P.V), Free Fatty Acids (F.F.A.), Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), and Silicone in salad oils/palm oils. Oxidation Stability Index (OSI) testing, Solid Fat Content (SFC) testing, cold test, and skillet moisture testing. Product weight data entry and issuing Certificate of Analysis for shipment. Quality Assurance packaging line checks; British Retail Consortium (BRC) monitoring; Product verifications; Pre-shipment approval.

Honors, Awards, & Certificates:

- M.S.S.C. training candidate #: A20555 - NCCER Level two training

- H.A.C.C.P. Certified 7/11 -SQF Certified 8/19

- Presidents list 12/97 & 5/98 - Leadership Training

References & certifications available upon request.

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