Gavin W.

Gavin w.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Passionate about keeping food safe for all.

  • Education

    • Oregon state university

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      Food science and technology food and fermentation science

      Minor in ChemistryCum laude

  • Experience

    • Express employment international

      Jun 2019 - Sept 2019
      Bottling and packaging operator

      Operated multiple parts of the production line including: quality assurance of bottles, labels and packaged of wine, unloading and loading wine cases, palletizing and wrapping pallets at wineries across the Yamhill Carlton, Dundee Hills, and McMinnville AVAs.

    • Oregon berry packing co

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Quality assurance and food safety technician

      Preformed daily quality assurance rolls such as grading incoming berries and testing for pests.Completed monthly food safety inspections such as hard plastics and glass monitoring, and grounds inspections.Assisted during audits and audit preparation by performing mock audits, updating the SDS books and revising and improving the HACCP plan, and communicating with production staff on issues needing corrective action.

    • Bridgetown natural foods

      Jul 2022 - Apr 2024
      Quality assurance lead

      Lead a team of Quality Technicians. Train all new hire technicians. PCQI review of production and quality paperwork. Perform regular food safety, security and GMP audits. Collect environmental monitoring pathogen swabs. Work alongside production with good communication to ensure our products are high quality, safe and produced efficiently. Writing and updating SOPs. Review specification sheets for all current and new products. Developed the current analytical database for streamlined access to data for quality, R&D, and production use. Show less

    • Denfeld packing, inc.

      Apr 2024 - now
      Quality control and production efficiency specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Pcqi

      Food safety preventive controls alliance (fspca)
      Sept 2020
    • Haccp certification

      Oregon state university
      Sept 2020