Expert Details
Food Safety and Quality
ID: 734031
Florida, USA
A strategic food safety professional, Expert possesses nearly 30 years' experience implementing food safety and quality assurance compliance systems for top-tier food manufacturing firms. His widely inclusive background includes his management of all levels of food safety, QA, sanitation, and environmental programs. He possesses key skills in problem-solving, relationship-building, and leadership.
He has proven expertise in:
• FDA Seafood, USDA Meat & Poultry HACCP
• FSMA Rules
• USDA Agricultural Marketing Services
• EPA regulations
• GFSI Schemes-SQF, PrimusGFS, GAP, GLOBALGAP, ISO/FSSC 22000
• OSHA IIPP
• Drinking Water and Wastewater
• Food Safety and Quality Assurance System Development
• Auditing and Inspection
• Sanitation
• Pest Control
• Supply-Chain Management
• Raw Material and Finished Product Specification development
• Packaging Specification and Label Development
Expert provides all of the services required for potential clients to reach and maintain compliance at any stage of the process. A food safety and quality expert, he regularly consults to food and beverage manufacturers, growers, pack houses, hydroponic greenhouses, quick service restaurants, and supermarket retailers. He also provides day-of-audit support to assure clients' certification audits run smoothly. Additionally, his firm conducts onsite audits of your suppliers' food safety programs.
Expert's firm specializes in:
• FDA Food Code
• SQF System Development
• Produce Safety Rule Implementation
• Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI)
• Foreign Supplier Verification Program
• Sanitary Transport Rule
• Seafood, Meat and Poultry, Juice HACCP
• GAP, GLOBALG.AP. PrimusGFS.
• ISO 222000/FSSC 22000.
• USDA Organic
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: BS | Subject: Applied Science Food Quality Management | Institution: Granite State College |
| Year: 2012 | Degree: Masters Professional Certificate | Subject: Food Safety | Institution: Michigan State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Managing Partner | Department: Consulting |
Responsibilities:The consultants at Expert's firm demonstrate decades of experience in the development and implementation of strong food safety, food quality, and regulatory compliance systems. Clients typically include top-tier food manufacturing firms.Expert's firm offers day-of-audit support to ensure that client certification audits run smoothly. The firm also conducts onsite audits of suppliers' food safety programs. Specialties include: • FDA Food Code • SQF System Development • Produce Safety Rule Implementation • Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) • Foreign Supplier Verification Program • Sanitary Transport Rule • Seafood, Meat and Poultry, Juice HACCP • GAP, GLOBALG.AP. PrimusGFS. • ISO 222000/FSSC 22000. • USDA Organic |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2017 | Employer: Flagler Global Logistics | Title: Food Safety Director | Department: Supply Chain |
Responsibilities:Among numerous significant accomplishments, Expert implemented food safety and quality management systems. He also ensured the attainment of PrimusGFS and SQF level 2 Certifications. During this time, Expert also implemented and maintained the FDA Seafood HACCP program for Walmart's Seafood Program. He also established a cloud-based QA and food safety software program. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2015 | Employer: Subsidiary of Fidelity Investments | Title: Director of Quality and Food Safety | Department: QC/QA Compliance |
Responsibilities:While directing quality and food safety for this subsidiary comprised of 42 state-of-the-art greenhouses, Expert implemented food safety, food quality, housekeeping, sanitation, pest control, waste stream, and environmental departments. He ensured the achievement of SQF Level 3 certification, GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Safety Standard Certification, and NSF Certified Greenhouse Farmers Certification. He also initiated USDA Agricultural Commodities Standards' QA Compliance Program. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2013 | Employer: Stavis Seafoods, | Title: Director of Quality Assurance | Department: Seafood Distribution |
Responsibilities:Expert implemented food quality, food safety, pest control, waste stream, environmental, and housekeeping departments. During this time,he also achieved SQF Level 3 certification, GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Safety Standard Certification, and NSF Certified Greenhouse Farmers Certification. He also initiated USDA Agricultural Commodities Standards' QA Compliance Program. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| National Environmental Health Association Florida Environmental Health Association International Association of Food Protection Florida Association of Food Protection |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Master's Professional Certificate in Food safety, MSU CPFS- Certified Professional – Food Safety -National Environmental Health Association SQF Consultant – Registered 16 Food Sector categories FDA-PCQI - Preventive Controls Qualified Person Certificate ISO 22000 Lead Auditor Certified Produce Safety Alliance – Train the Trainer Certification GLOBALG.A.P Trainer Certified GMP Certified Foreign Supplier Verification Program Certified SQF Practioner Certificate ADFO HACCP and Sanitation Control Procedures Certified Trainer Harmonized G.A.P. Auditor Certified Certificate in HACCP and Advanced Food Safety ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate NEHA Certified Food Safety Trainer OSHA 30 Certification |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Board Director - (Undisclosed) Environmental Health Association |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Winner of the 13th annual Food Quality & Safety Award at the annual Food Safety Summit. First hydroponic greenhouse in the U.S. to earn GLOBALG.A.P.PSS Certification. US Tomato Grower Backyard Farms Is First to Obtain GLOBALG.A.P. Harmonized Produce Safety Standard Certification. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has 3 publications regarding solution treatment, contamination and sanitation. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Master |
Fields of Expertise
sanitation, regulatory compliance auditing, quality compliance, regulatory compliance, food manufacturer, quality assurance, food safety, food regulatory compliance, packaging specification, supply chain management, pest control, inspection, auditing, drinking water quality monitoring, drinking water quality standard, drinking water, OSHA inspection, Environmental Protection Agency compliance, Environmental Protection Agency regulation, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), seafood HACCP, hazard analysis critical control point, poultry, United States Department of Agriculture sanitation code, Food and Drug Administration compliance, Food and Drug Administration, leadership, troubleshooting