Quality Engineer, ISO 9001, Compliance, HACCP, Food Safety, Manager

Certifications:

Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification through FSPCA (2022)

ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Certification of Compentency (2022)

HACCP Certification – Advanced Verification, Validation and Auditing through International HACCP Alliance (2024)

IDALS - Iowa Pesticide Applicator License (Restricted Use, Household Pest & Fumigation pesticide)

Six Sigma - Green Belt Certification

Summery: History of completed projects related to quality enhancements and growth from analytical observations. Experience handling situations to ensure standards and product quality are maintained from ingredient to finished products. Building trust and motivating staff without direct authority to recognize the process and collaborate to generate understanding.

SKILLS:

Auditing QMS Training Leadership PowerBI Analytical thinking RCFA multidisipinary manaufacturing shop floor, ISO 9001, agricultural background

Experience:

Moline Endodontics (Root Canal Specialist) – Moline IL, Oct 2025 - present

Position Overview:

Successfully recruited, interviewed, hired, and trained two new team members to the practice

Develop and enforce office policies, procedures, and compliance standards (HIPAA, OSHA) Supervise employees, conduct performance evaluations, provide coaching, and address employee concerns by leading meetings and providing recognition

Manage multiple priorities to ensure smooth patient scheduling, check-in, treatment coordination, & follow-up care

Monitor patient satisfaction, eloquently address concerns, and implement continual improvements using customer feedback

Oversee collections, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, insurance verification, and billing accuracy

Effective communication and proficiency in Microsoft Office to prepare and analyze office reports to track production (referring dentist activity, completed cases, financial performance).

Sr. Quality Systems Specialist - Nestle Purina PetCare – Clinton, IA January 2022-October 2025

Factory coordinator for the Food Safety Management System – FSSSC 22000/ISO 22000, ISO 22002, Federal Regulations (21 CFR, Part 507), and ISO 9001:2015 standard

Maintain Document Control Program, Change Management, and other process control activities including risk-based thinking and PDCA performance evaluations

Benchmark internally to problem solve and understand audit issues, trends, and updated standard requirements (internal and external factories, third-party audits and regulatory inspections)

Coordinate the factory CAPA (Corrective Action and Preventive Actions) program by maintaining actions and tracking analytics to determine customer satisfaction

Leading continuous improvement activities, collaborating at Food Safety Team meetings to drive action, and ensure leadership commitment using risk-based thinking

Develop food safety competencies through written and visual standards for multidisciplinary teams to gain understanding and reduce defects

Maintain accurate Quality Monitoring Scheme documentation to ensure quality checks are performed accurately, reviewed for compliance, and documented accordingly

Leader of plantwide quality culture initiatives and activities (Quality & Food Safety Olympics 2024)

Product Safety Specialist – Nestle Purina PetCare - Clinton, IA January 2021-January 2022

Inspection and sampling of incoming bulk commodity ingredients for compliance with specifications; write and document nonconformance reports to ensure incoming quality

Communication with vendors regarding condition of ingredients or packaging deviations and leading corrective actions, investigating issues and

Inspect all customer returns, foreign material investigations, and product complaints to provide resolution and continuous improvement recommendations

Audit all prerequisite programs; including pest management, GMP’s, chemical control and sanitation throughout the factory using standard work principles.

Comply with all MSDS precautions, safety rules for PIT/PED movement, daily PPE, and chemical control guidelines

Apply pesticide treatments, heat treatment, warehouse fogging, and rail car/truck fumigation and aeration

USDA Commodity Grader USDA AMS QAD LP Hillsdale, IL Series: 1980 - Grade: 9 OVERVIEW: 09/2014

Independently observe several characteristics to determine the applicable grade of each individual carcass in a fast-paced environment while defending my final determination while under pressure by industry personnel

Negotiating, influencing, and explaining decisions to maintain working relationships with all levels of management and influence without direct authority

Comply with directives, regulations, and visual standards to provide excellent customer service, train new employees, and ensure that uniform, consistent, and accurate results are achieved

Used critical thinking skills to monitor for compliance of rules, regulations, and directives-effectively analyze and communicate discrepancies or violations regarding the program by oral or written confidential reports

Worked with management to improve employee morale, create visual standards, and implement projects to efficiently utilize employees; served in the leadership roles of AFGE Local 2223 Secretary (2016-2021) and National Council 200 Vice President (2017-2021) within the Meat Graders Bargaining Union

Production Supervisor Kraft Oscar Mayer Davenport, IA 04/2013 - 09/2014

supervised 50-80 people per shift during the manufacture of Oscar Mayer production lines to produce several types of ready-to-eat finished products in a USDA regulated facility

Wrote detailed daily quality reports and shift summaries; performed daily standard work audits to drive compliance and documentation with local prerequisite and regulatory standards

issued employee discipline and corrective actions for performance failures or unsatisfactory work with appropriate personnel, including union officials in a formal setting

Document noncompliance records of deficient supplies from vendors and notify supply chain personnel of supply concerns and inventory and communicate my findings after analyzing paperwork to track shop floor issues and relay pertinent information to leadership

monitor the quality specifications for products to verify quality checks were performed accurately; examples include code date, packaging weight, metal detector, temperature, and label checks

Six Sigma Green belt training used to complete complex projects to reduce costs, quality defects, downtime, and conserve resources; led Safety Strategy team and a 5S reorganization event to develop and implement strategies that were sensible, convenient, and efficient by involving employees and delegating tasks

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