Professional with strong background in food safety and quality assurance. Skilled in hazard analysis, compliance auditing, and regulatory standards. Known for fostering team collaboration and driving results. Highly adaptable and reliable, with focus on continuous improvement and safety protocols.
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Food Safety Manager
Frito Lay
Modesto, CA
09.2013 - Current
Train 1500+ employees awareness on food safety standards/practices by conducting regular training sessions and self inspections.
Develop guardrails/processes that ensure a production of well over 800,000 lbs safe and legal and of the highest quality product daily
Develop robust food safety programs to ensure the plant executes quality/food safely programs to adhere to corporate, state, local and federal standards.
Manage a diverse work force comprises of 160+ quality/food safety professionals that has over 4 millions dollars in yearly pay roll budget
Manage the department yearly supply budget of over a million dollars
Managed multi vendor relationships effectively, evaluating their performance/service based on predefined criteria related to food safety standards.
Processing Manager
Frito Lay
Modesto, CA
06.2011 - 09.2013
Manage 26 highly skilled technicians that operate the most complex Universal Tortilla Chip processing department in the plant. .
Develop run right process that improve the department operating effeciently by maximizing throughput and reduce down time
Lead the department Kaizen event identify waste that lead to a reduction of wasted by 5% thus improve the department productivity and efficiency
Analyzed and compiled complaints data to continuously optimize processes that improve the department product quality. Ranked #1 in the country quality complaint frequency in consecutive years
Collaborate with other department within the supply chain to ensure accuracy of daily production that meet sales demand
Extruded Packaging Manager
Frito Lay
Modesto, CA
10.2008 - 06.2011
Managed packaging labor budgets of 60 packaging opeators, financial tracking, and reporting for all aspects related to the Packaging Department''s operations..
Achieved 3 successful launches packaging automation projects. A total of 24 packaging automation tubes that worth over20 million dollar. Laid the foundation for the site future automation projects.
Collaborate with other function to ensure seamless transition from manual packaging to automation from the people and equipment perspective
Warehouse Manager 3rd Shift
Frito Lay
Modesto, CA
11.2006 - 10.2008
Manage a team of 30 warehousers
Redesigned warehouse layout to maximize space utilization, Create lane purity to improve cases handling per hour and optimize processes.
Led the team to Frito Lay nation wide top quartile in warehouse key performance metrics such as cases ship per hours, cases handle per hour
Battalion Assistant Operation Officer
Untied States Army
U.S Army Japan
01.2003 - 01.2006
Responsible for the training and operation of 200+ soldiers of the 78th Signal BattalionS
Specifically responsible the unit readiness status by conducting monthly progress report to HQ on the unit readiness
Secured 1 million dollars funding from the GWOT(Global War On Terrorism) funds for a Land Mobile Radio project that equip tactical communications for 9 Army installations 1st responders( Military Police, Army Installations Security Forces, Fire Departments and Medical Services)
Platoon Leader
United States Army
U.S States Army Korea
12.2001 - 12.2002
Responsible for the training and developing of 45 soldiers in a tactical communication in the US Army Korea.
Provided long haul tactical communication for the 2nd Republic Of Korea Army
Supported 2 major joint theatres exercises in Korea that provide long haul communication for artillery units
Education
US Army Communication Systems
United States Army Basic Signal Officer School
Fort Gordon GA
12-2001
No Degree - Leadership & Basic Army Tactics
United States Army Officer Candidate School
Fort Benning, GA
06-2001
Basic Training
United States Army
Fort Knox
04-2001
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
12-1998
Skills
Leadership
Food safety crisis management
Cross-contamination prevention
Pest control management
Sanitation management
Allergen control
Pathogen testing
HACCP implementation
Traceability procedures
Food defense strategies
Problem-solving
Strong data analytics skills
Accomplishments
Led the Modesto Frito Lay site to 6 Quality/Food Safety awards from 2013-2025
Achieve Frito Lay North America top quartile in the in terms of labor cost per pound.
Secure millions of funds and manage multiple large scale projects in the United States Army and Frito Lay
<ul>
<li>Spearhead the management and oversight of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project, a pivotal national asset developed in partnership with the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</li>
<li>Collaborate with USDA and DHS stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition of operations and mission capabilities from the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to NBAF, ensuring uninterrupted research, diagnostics, and training essential to national security</li>
<li>Lead the operational endurance phase, validating work processes and laboratory setups to guarantee compliance with the highest safety and biocontainment standards, particularly in biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) environments</li>
<li>Act as the hiring manager, conducting interviews and selecting high-quality employees to ensure the success of both DCA and NBAF</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert pert for the payroll system Paychex, overseeing and approving payroll for 63 officers biweekly while managing paid time off and leave requests to maintain the security posture for the facility</li>
<li>Monitor project milestones, providing critical updates to senior management and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with USDA's mission objectives and federal guidelines</li>
<li>Direct the development and execution of strategic initiatives to facilitate efficient collaboration with federal partners, ensuring all laboratory operations adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP)</li>
<li>Foster a culture of excellence and professionalism within the team, emphasizing rigorous training, safety compliance, and operational integrity as key components of NBAF's mission to safeguard public health and the nation's food supply</li>
<li>Monitored budgeting activities by tracking expenditures and providing regular updates to management.</li>
<li>Analyzed existing processes within a department or organization in order to identify areas for improvement or increased efficiency.</li>
<li>Implemented quality control measures throughout each stage of a project's lifecycle.</li>
<li>Worked closely with senior managers to ensure that all projects were completed according to schedule.</li>
<li>Conducted research on potential vendors, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for projects.</li>
<li>Provided administrative support to the Project Manager in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepared monthly progress reports summarizing key accomplishments achieved since the last report.</li>
<li>Trained junior staff on best practices for managing multiple projects simultaneously.</li>
</ul> at Defense Contracting Activity, LLC<ul>
<li>Spearhead the management and oversight of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project, a pivotal national asset developed in partnership with the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S</li>
<li>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</li>
<li>Collaborate with USDA and DHS stakeholders to ensure a seamless transition of operations and mission capabilities from the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to NBAF, ensuring uninterrupted research, diagnostics, and training essential to national security</li>
<li>Lead the operational endurance phase, validating work processes and laboratory setups to guarantee compliance with the highest safety and biocontainment standards, particularly in biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) environments</li>
<li>Act as the hiring manager, conducting interviews and selecting high-quality employees to ensure the success of both DCA and NBAF</li>
<li>Serve as a subject matter expert pert for the payroll system Paychex, overseeing and approving payroll for 63 officers biweekly while managing paid time off and leave requests to maintain the security posture for the facility</li>
<li>Monitor project milestones, providing critical updates to senior management and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with USDA's mission objectives and federal guidelines</li>
<li>Direct the development and execution of strategic initiatives to facilitate efficient collaboration with federal partners, ensuring all laboratory operations adhere to regulatory requirements set forth by the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP)</li>
<li>Foster a culture of excellence and professionalism within the team, emphasizing rigorous training, safety compliance, and operational integrity as key components of NBAF's mission to safeguard public health and the nation's food supply</li>
<li>Monitored budgeting activities by tracking expenditures and providing regular updates to management.</li>
<li>Analyzed existing processes within a department or organization in order to identify areas for improvement or increased efficiency.</li>
<li>Implemented quality control measures throughout each stage of a project's lifecycle.</li>
<li>Worked closely with senior managers to ensure that all projects were completed according to schedule.</li>
<li>Conducted research on potential vendors, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for projects.</li>
<li>Provided administrative support to the Project Manager in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepared monthly progress reports summarizing key accomplishments achieved since the last report.</li>
<li>Trained junior staff on best practices for managing multiple projects simultaneously.</li>
</ul> at Defense Contracting Activity, LLC