Bio Overview

I have over 27 years of experience in the food and pharmaceutical industries focused on developing, training and implementing food/product safety and quality management systems. I have great passion for food/product safety, and I love to share my knowledge with quality professionals and cross-functional business partners alike. I have built strong quality teams to meet the regulatory requirements and to exceed customer expectations. I excel in working collaboratively with all levels of the organization and I would love to help your organization meet your food/product safety and quality goals.

Job Experiences

  • 15 years at General Mills
  • 8 years at Land O'Lakes
  • 3 years at Hawkins, Inc.
  • 1.5 years as a consultant
  • Quality Team organization and training
  • Quality Management System (QMS) design, development and implementation
  • Interpretation of regulations and implementation for compliance
  • Project Management
  • Policy, SOP and Work Instruction creation
  • Quality representative on production line installations
  • Gap Assessments
  • Internal and external audits
  • Recall plan implementation
  • Interpretation and implementation of new regulations
  • Traceability program development
  • Covid-19 preparedness
  • Food safety & Quality Culture programs
  • KPIs and Quality Metric development

Certifications

  • Certified HACCP Trainer through the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)
    • Level 3 in HACCP for Food Manufacturing
  • PCQI Lead Instructor - Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
  • FSPCA Foreign Supplier Verification Program Certificate
  • FSPCA Food Defense Awareness Certificate
  • SQF Practitioner: Implementing the SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing Certificate & Test
  • Duke Leadership Program Certificate
    • Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business 
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