Robert Williams

Experience

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  Southern Leisure

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2012

  Southern Leisure/The Peanut Factory

  - Aiding and facilitating in the daily running of the businesses catalogue of machines.- Maintenance and upkeep of equipment.- Book keeping on the businesses income, outgoings dealings with each individual client.- Company branding, logo design, marketing strategy and development of sales pitches.

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  University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Postgraduate Student

  Project Title - "Is NADPH oxidase expression and activity altered in a rat model of chronic intermittent hypoxia?"* Elected as 'Chair of the Postgraduate Committee', where I posed as a spokesperson for my colleagues and mediated staff-postgraduate discussions.

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  The Coca-Cola Company

  Sept 2014 - now

  Responsibilities include maintaining standards and quality of Coca-Cola flavours and ingredients by means of scientific analysis. Finished product and in-process support specialist.IQD-Wexford Backup Manager – Organise workflow and task schedules to maximize laboratory efficiency. Actively engage with customers and suppliers to ensure continuous flow of the supply chain. Communicate with key stakeholders such as FM, R&D and other technical functions such as suppliers, providing information on testing, results and troubleshooting processes.Quality Manager – Manage and maintain the Quality Management System to ISO 17025 standard. Lead method validations and review extensions to scope and ensure practices and procedures are compliant with the standard. Perform internal audits to ensure the integrity of laboratory quality systems. Compile audit reports, perform root cause analysis and determine appropriate corrective actions. IQD-Wexford Sensory Coordinator – Validate all IQD-Wex sensory analysts, conduct monthly sensory training, organise supplier workshops, conduct Global IQD alignment sessions and organise global sensory proficiency testing schemes.Finished Product Specialist – Perform IQD-Wex release for all finished products. Evaluate and ensure all products are within specification and interpret results to make an informed decision on product release. Subject Matter Expert (SME) – SME for various titration platforms, refractometers and densitometers and sensory analysis. Carry out extensive method development, troubleshooting and construct training and competency material. Show less

  • Manager - Team Lead - IQD

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Associate Scientist - Team Lead - IQD

    May 2023 - now

  • Scientist Analyst

    Sept 2014 - May 2023