Shana Barrett

Shana Barrett

Customer Service/Sales/Training

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Food Safety Program Manager at Sysco

  • Education

    • University of Central Oklahoma

      2003 - 2004
      Biology
    • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

      2005 - 2008
      B.S. Biology, Health Science

      Activities and Societies: Biology Club Independent Research, August 2006 to December 2006. Studied pheromone impact on mating behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Prepared grant proposals and was awarded research funding April 2007. Veterinarian Internship, January 2005 to May 2005, Mount Rock Animal Hospital. Focused on wound management, intensive care nursing and monitoring, specimen collection and clinical pathology, large animal examination and husbandry, surgical assistance and patient monitoring during… Show more Independent Research, August 2006 to December 2006. Studied pheromone impact on mating behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Prepared grant proposals and was awarded research funding April 2007. Veterinarian Internship, January 2005 to May 2005, Mount Rock Animal Hospital. Focused on wound management, intensive care nursing and monitoring, specimen collection and clinical pathology, large animal examination and husbandry, surgical assistance and patient monitoring during anesthesia.Lab experience: Thermal decomposition, Standardization, Titration techniques, Spectrophotometry, Preparation of glassware Preparation of buffers, Paper chromatography, Polymerase chain reaction, Gram stain, Endospore stain, Methyl Red, Vogues Proskuaer Test, Use of selective medias, Use of differential medias, Hach water quality system, YSI dissolved oxygen probe, Live animal trapping, Skin preparation of mammals, CBC blood test, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP blood test, Preparation of medias Show less

  • Experience

    • Citi Group

      Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
      Customer Service/Sales/Training
    • MidFirst Bank

      Feb 2001 - Dec 2004
      • Mortgage Account Coordinator

        Aug 2003 - Dec 2004
      • Streamline Processor/Closer III

        Mar 2002 - Aug 2003
      • Administrative Assistant

        Feb 2001 - Mar 2002
    • ALS Environmental - North America

      Sept 2008 - Dec 2009
      Analyst
    • Dr Pepper / Snapple Group

      Sept 2009 - Feb 2011
      Quality Assurance

      • Responsible for training line operators on new methods of production and quality assurance. • Tested operators for clean room certification. • Conducted organoleptic and analytical tests at various stages of compounding and packaging to ensure compliance with standards of the company and FDA. • Prepared samples for microbiological testing and maintained test results.• Calculated batch adjustments for finished products. • Approved finished batches for packaging, released conforming finished product for shipment and placed non-conforming product on hold for further analysis. • Performed analysis on non-conforming products to troubleshoot and correct production deficiency. • Filed and maintained retain samples and production paperwork. • Calibrated, cleaned, and maintained laboratory equipment and instrumentation.• Prepared reagents and solutions for use in testing. • Observed conditions and practices in compounding, packaging, and finished goods storage areas, making recommendations for improvement.• Reported inventory levels of raw materials and laboratory supplies.• Conducted weekly facility sanitation and safety inspection audit. Show less

    • Schreiber Foods

      Jun 2011 - Nov 2016

      • Ensure compliance with SQF, Food Safety and Quality Systems requirements• Assist in the administration and monitoring of sanitation processes• Educate leaders and partners in food safety and quality principles and expectations• Administer support for product evaluation, complaint resolution and traceability/mock recall processes • Update and implement Food Safety Plans and SOP’s• Direct oversight of 17+ employees• Successful completion of Army, SQF and customer audits.• Complete audits of external suppliers• Maintain interdepartmental relationships EQ, Sales, R&D, Regulatory, Logistics and external customers to ensure needs are addressed and met Show less • Clearfield Zero Waste Team Representative. • Direct the activities of the production staff to ensure all product components are assembled and packaged according to Standard Operating Procedures and Current Good Manufacturing Practices. • Initiate and complete all product, resources, equipment, and personnel scheduling to ensure efficient use of resources. • Responsible for decreasing documentation errors and deviations.• Provide work direction and performance feedback to a production team consisting of over 40 partners. • Demonstrate effective conflict resolution. Objectively mediate issues among employees. • Conduct performance reviews and develop appropriate corrective action plans as needed. • Develop and implement a training certification program to ensure all production partners attain appropriate certification and are cross-trained into many functions within the production area. • Inspect production areas and equipment for cleanliness and safety.• Maintain an expert knowledge of production work flow processes. Visualize system changes and process improvements. Serve on technological and process improvement task forces within the company, representing production area concerns and ideas.• Participate in employment-related decisions including hires, discharges and transfers. Show less

      • Quality Assurance Team Leader (Manager)

        Apr 2016 - Nov 2016
      • Quality Assurance Team Advisor (Supervisor)

        Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
      • Production Team Advisor

        Jun 2011 - Mar 2013
    • Sysco

      Oct 2017 - now
      Food Safety Program Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ServSafe

      ServSafe National Restaurant Association
      Jun 2018
    • Food Defense Awareness

      Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
      May 2018
    • FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food

      Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
      Oct 2016
    • SQF Practitioner (Implementing SQF Systems - Post Farm Gate)

      HEB
      Jun 2013
    • Developing and Implementing HACCP

      The HACCP Consulting Group (HCG)
      Nov 2012
    • Seafood HACCP

      Association of Food and Drug Officials
      May 2018