Experience

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  Adm

  Mar 2008 - Apr 2014

  Qc laboratory technician

  Analyze various final and intermediate samples in corn milling facility to ensure product quality in ISO certified facility. Developed vast knowledge of: HPLC (Waters), GC (Agilent, Thermo Scientific, IC, Protein analyzers-by combustion (Leco, Elementar), NIR (Perten), and UV LC (Waters). Involved in SOP creation and maintenance. Chair/manager of Lab Safety Committee. Experience with preparing calibration/verification standards.

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  Cold spring brewing company

  Apr 2014 - Dec 2016

  Qa lab tech/line tech

  Performed various tests to ensure quality beverages were batched, filled and packaged, correctly and safely. Experience in carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks and juices and in the brewhouse lab. Instrumentation used: alcolyzer, HPLC, autotitrators, pH meters, CO2 and DO analyzers. Experience plating of non-pasteurized and pasteurized beverages and beer (lacto, coliforms, acid bacteria, and mold and yeast. Test for aerobic and anaerobic micros using HLP, UBA, and cycloheximide media and gram staining. Show less

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  Viking coca-cola bottling company

  Dec 2016 - now

  Qa manager

  Manage QA Lab Techs, Syrup Batchers, and Sanitation Techs. Ensure accurate analysis of Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper products using analytical methods. Experience with autotitrator, wet chemistry, spectrophotometer, density meter, CarboQC, Zahm and Nagel, adn pH meters. Ensure required sanitations are carried out per regulatory agencies and federal and local requirements. Develop and maintain QMS and departmental SOPs. Monitor process capabilites, ensure quality holds, when necessary, and determine disposition of held products. Develop and maintain JHA, risk assessments, GMP inspections, internal audits, Food Safety Plan (including HACCP and Food Fraud plan), lead CA/PA team, maintain lab budget and supplies, ensure raw material compliance and use of approved suppliers. Show less