Brevard College

St. Andrews High School, Charleston, SC

Sr. Quality Assurance Auditor

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Originated position as first internal quality systems auditor for newly started vitamin and mineral supplement manufacturer.Designed internal audit program for 9 areas of vitamin supplement manufacturing focused on process variation, documentation and record keeping.Handled post batch record reviews and audits with a “fine-tooth” comb monthly as needed.Scheduled and completed 33 internal audits, hosted 4 external audits for FDA, NSF, USP, and UL resulting in a reduction of findings by 90%, reported all results and assigned necessary corrective actions in response to audit findings.Initial FDA inspection resulted with no Form 483 issued.Conducted monthly facility sanitation and laboratory safety audits for key Audit Areas – Kitchen (starch mogul machinery), pack out and packaging, receiving, external distribution center, laboratory and facilities/maintenance with environmental aspectsAudited deviations, CAPA, and Calibration Exception Reports, and environmental alert/actions records bi-annually.

Church & Dwight, Co., Inc.

Internal Quality Systems Auditor

Lead Quality Systems Steering Team to achieve the ISO-9001:2008 certification. Managed non-conformance, corrective, and preventive action system (CAPA) including root cause analysis, CAPA verification, and close out. Hosted 3rd party audits with a decrease in audit findings. Conducted walk-around verification audits in potentially hazardous locations including steam-heated processing equipment areas, motor-driven pumps, and conveyors. Developed 10+ SOPs and authored Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for 300 products ensuring zero liability.

Bimax, Inc.

Quality Assurance Manager

Created over $4 million profit via the purchase of rod-producing equipment for hard contact lenses. Supervised, hired, trained and managed Contact Lens Division with a 10% efficiency increase over 4 year.Hired, trained, and supervised 6 Contact Lens Division employees with 10% increase in efficiency over 4 years

Bimax

Superintendent of Contact Lens Divisino

Led initiative for start up of acrylic monomer production for golf ball industry.Developed team of employees into two-shift operation which produced annual sales of over $3 million.This production line accounted for over two thirds of plant income.Pioneered pilot projects with R&D enhancing more time-efficient plant operation.Instructed employee forklift, HAZCOM and HAZMAT training.

Rockland React Rite

Production Manager

Attained SN designation working as Weapons Yeoman aboard ship that had Newport, RI, as home port.  Was a new ship and was on team that got ship's weapons systems certified.

Ralph Feath

Ralph Feath