Experience

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  Brigg and stratton co.

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Materials & ground team chemist
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  Mikart, llc

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Quality control supervisor—ingredients lab
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  The coca-cola company

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2024

  Managed to administer and analyze all activities within the Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (SRA) department in support of governance safety and compliance programs. Leads continuous improvement initiatives and offers initiative-taking leadership and assurance that materials, ingredients, and packaging procured for use from the supply chain meets company and regulatory standards/certifications. Trains, communicates, and deploys strategies when addressing global safety challenges and mitigates emerging threats. • Applies a risk-based approach to qualify supplier products by implementing an automated audit model that enhances efficiency and compliance; results delivered value creation of 1.5M while managing 80+ global suppliers.• Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Food Contact Materials (FCM), providing scientific guidance to address Supplier Risk Assessment issues and consulting on operating units, bottlers, customers, and suppliers.• Oversees and executes quality, compliance, safety, and sustainability initiatives for materials used across the global supply chain, ensuring adherence to organizational standards.• Leads the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) workstream for material sourcing and long-range capacity planning; monitors supplier performance and develops action plans to mitigate recurring issues.• Drives best practices by championing training programs on critical topics through webinars and in-person forums to enhance stakeholder knowledge.• Implements and audits risk-based and behavior-based programs with stakeholders to improve operational efficiency and compliance.• Develops and publishes comprehensive training protocols and digital guidebooks detailing budget processes, FCM practices, and the regulatory landscape. Show less • Champions the end-to-end supply chain process in preparation for policies governed by agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and Codex; addresses emerging safety and regulatory concerns and implements effective strategies, policies, and training.• Contributes to designing, sustaining, evaluating, and re-engineering workflows, processes, and procedures to standardize programs and enhance training protocols.• Supported the development of a beverage portfolio playbook for the STA Beverage Supply Chain Project, spanning from May to December 2020; drove cost-saving initiatives and enhanced supply chain efficiency. • Created and published a mitigation strategy to address food-contact component shortages as a Quality Engineer associated with the STE in Package-less Solution initiatives from October 2021 until January 2022; guaranteed uninterrupted operations for Freestyle 8000 and 9000 dispensers. Show less Led a six-month initiative to compile, analyze, and interpret data on sustainable packaging to support the North America (NA) division’s packaging sustainability performance reporting. Oversaw cross-functional efforts to drive actionable improvements in environmental sustainability and operational processes while ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. • Represented TCCC at environmental sustainability forums; effectively communicated the company’s position and engaged with external scientific and industry organizations. • Designed and managed strategic programs aimed at minimizing environmental impacts across NA’s packaging value chain.• Monitored and influenced legislative developments; advocated for business-friendly policies while supporting the company’s innovation objectives. • Tracked and reported sustainability performance metrics; collaborated across departments to address key challenges and implement improvement programs. • Partnered with legal teams to evaluate new and existing legislation; confirmed alignment with business strategies and compliance requirements. Show less Elevated to oversee quality, regulatory compliance, and safety for ingredients and finished products, with a focus on labeling, nutrition, allergens, and packaging materials. Managed a team of two direct reports, ensuring food safety and compliance across the supply chain while providing strategic guidance to the business and key stakeholders. • Facilitated global training to operating units, Commercial Products Supply, and Research and Development (R&D), Global Food Service customers on platforms, including Oracle, SAP, regulatory and compliance digital software, and the Food Contact Material packaging program. • Launched a customized regulatory compliance software platform to tackle the needs of users in 230 countries; addressed food additives, recipes, claims, packaging, and horizon scanning. • Authored comprehensive booklet, training videos, and hosted training for more than 1200 employees.• Implemented global projects by partnering with R&D, Commercial Products Supply, product governance, Marketing, OU SRA, and more. • Spearheaded the acquisition of customer-driven regulatory information associated with Food Services, McDonalds, and Burger King for completed finished product launch. • Evaluated ingredients, products, and FCM and ensured alignment with regulatory compliance, internal policies, and procedures; drove, innovated, developed, improved, and standardized the global programs as well as training processes, tools, and guidelines to enable achievement of compliance measures for field SRA, Commercial Products Supply, R&D, Marketing, external customers, and varied technical functions, thereby confirming productivity and efficiency.• Managed non-disclosure agreement and budget of $10M+ for Capex, Opex, Projects, and Travel. Show less Responsible for business continuity planning and leading the Global Harmonization System associated with the classification, labeling, and packaging of chemicals for CPSNA. Provided strategic support to branches, bottlers, and customers while establishing, conveying, and enforcing policies and processes pertaining to formula, ingredient, and regulatory issues, including new ingredient classification, SDSs, packaging, and labeling. • Functioned as the scientific, regulatory, technical, and quality expert through ongoing consultation and answering targeted questions originating in the field as well as cross-functional departments and Business Units. • Developed the business’s approach when interacting with external stakeholders, including suppliers, academic institutions, FEMA, OSHA, and SCHC; built and maintained relationships while safeguarding confidentiality measures related to ingredient information and finished products. • Managed business efforts to address production and certification processes related to the needs of religious institutions (i.e. kosher food designation) while guaranteeing product integrity.• Directed and managed the NAFTA, annual review, and Business Continuity Planning product review processes. • Devised custom composition certificates needed for global shipments going through customs, including allergen statements and ingredient GMO status. Show less Transitioned into role to manage and lead a diverse team comprised of Food Safety personnel and Analysts. Supported external and internal customers in an ongoing manner and resolved incidents to ensure the integrity and quality of products, ingredients, and flavors. Collaborated with ingredient and packaging suppliers and drove operational excellence and problem solving through the utilization of varied tools, including 5S, standardization, current and future state, visual management, and continuous improvement. Oversaw testing and approval processes related to ingredients, micro, packaging, sensory, beverages, and finished products. • Participated in achieving multiple critical business plans goals for ABBP, including ISO-17025 accreditation for a lab that certified 15 test methods, project management processes for A2LA recertification, implementation and maintenance of ISO 22000 in the QA lab for personnel training, proficiency testing, calibration, purchasing, and lab documentation.• Coordinated and handled formulation management related to new product launches; set up compliance specifications for ingredients and finished products. • Recognized as an advanced user of Kore, Picasso, Optiva, SAP, and US and international standards for ingredients and finished products. Show less

  • Senior Food Contact Material Safety & Compliance Mgr.

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

  • Senior Food Contact Material Safety & Compliance Mgr.

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

  • Project Leader: North America World Without Waste

    Oct 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Manager of Product Stewardship—SRA

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  • Regulatory Manager—Commercial Products Supply (CPS) North America (NA)

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Quality Assurance Lab Manager—Atlanta Beverage Base Plant (ABBP)

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  • Senior Analytical Chemist, QA III

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  • QA Analyst II

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2005