Senior Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager

DAVRON CV: Candidate 2062906

SENIOR FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY ASSURANCE LEADER | FSMA, HACCP, SQF & AUDIT READINESS

Core Expertise

• Food safety management systems (FSMS) implementation and maintenance across FDA- and USDA-regulated facilities.
• HACCP and PCQI preventive controls program development, validation, and verification.
• GFSI schemes management: SQF, BRC, PrimusGFS, and third-party audit preparedness.
• CAPA leadership and root cause analysis delivering reduced non-conformances and stronger corrective actions.
• Supplier quality management and traceability programs improving supplier performance and compliance.
• Environmental monitoring, food defense, recall readiness, and regulatory inspection management.

Project Background

• Directed food safety and QA programs for ready-to-eat produce processing facilities, ensuring HACCP and FSMA compliance.
• Managed quality systems in snack and spice manufacturing, improving environmental monitoring and audit outcomes.
• Led supplier performance programs using scorecards and corrective actions yielding measurable compliance gains.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams—production, maintenance, sanitation—to resolve CAPA and implement process improvements.
• Prepared facilities for FDA, USDA, customer, and GFSI audits through documentation, training, and mock assessments.

Key Skills

• HACCP | PCQI | FSMA | Preventive Controls program development and verification
• SQF | BRC | PrimusGFS | GFSI audit readiness, internal and third-party auditing
• CAPA | Root Cause Analysis | Corrective actions | Continuous improvement methodologies
• Supplier Quality | Traceability | Recall readiness | Supplier scorecards and onboarding
• Environmental monitoring | Food defense | Food fraud prevention programs and testing strategies
• SAP | TraceGains | FoodLogiQ | SafetyChain | Redzone | Microsoft 365 proficiency

Education

• Business & Computer Information Systems — Bevill State Community College (in progress)

Awards & Recognition

• Improved supplier compliance by approximately 30% through scorecards and corrective action processes.
• Reduced audit non-conformances by 20–35% via CAPA and targeted process improvements.
• Increased documentation efficiency by 25–40% through streamlined controls and training initiatives.

Why Interview this Candidate?

Seasoned food safety leader with 20+ years directing FSMS, HACCP, and GFSI compliance in FDA/USDA-regulated manufacturing. Demonstrates measurable results—~30% supplier compliance improvement, 20–35% reduction in audit findings, and up to 40% documentation efficiency gains. Brings proven CAPA, audit readiness, and cross-functional leadership to drive immediate quality and compliance improvements.