Rikki Aidoo
QA Manager
Masters of Jurisprudence Global Food Law

LSG Sky Chefs

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Quality Assurance Manager                                 May 2021 - June 2024

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• Interim QA Manager at Phoenix facility​

• Traveled to San Jose facility to assist quality department​

• Assisted in the startup of new facility for contract manufacturing of RTC meals

• Conduct internal audits (GMPs, glass and brittle plastic, pest control, allergen control, receiving, room temperature monitoring, facility inspections)

• Input monthly quality data (portion controls, microbiological results, internal audits) into quality management system

• Supervise delivery and quality assurance of pest control and contract services

• Provide technical expertise relative to HACCP, food safety, quality evaluations

• Monitor routine microbiological testing program

• Ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards and follow up with corrective actions if necessary

• Perform and document periodical and random checks on products and services to ensure quality standards are met

• Collect and monitor all quality documents

• Assisted in creating paperless forms for daily tracking of quality checks

• Keep manuals and documentation updated and implement new procedures and rules

• Managed team of up to 10 employees

• Ensured area of responsibility (QA and Porters) is properly staffed, organized, and directed

• Responsible for tracking attendance and performance of team and issue EPRs as required

• Participate and support company sponsored initiatives, such as global quality standards, HACCP, employee safety

 

Medix Staffing / Schuman Cheese

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Quality Manager                                                    March 2021 - April 2021

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• Position involved a new start up product for the company: chocolate covered mascarpone truffles

• Conduct quality checks on production line to form quality baseline for new product

• Review policies, procedures, food safety plan for implementation at new facility

• Conduct daily ATP testing

• Create forms as needed for temporary production facility

• Evaluate and provide recommendations on improvement of food safety system and quality system to temporary production facility

 

Mom's Meals / Purfoods LLC

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Food Safety Specialist / SQF Practitioner         August 2020 - January 2021

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• SQF Practitioner

• Maintain and update policies, procedures, and forms as required

• Review and maintain daily food safety documentation

• Assist in employee training in relation to food safety

• Assist in recall exercises as required

• Conduct inspections of meals for quality and food safety issues as required

• Maintain and verify hold log and chemical log

• Train quality control techs on cooler inspections

• Evaluate and provide recommendations on improvement of food safety system and quality system

• Address quality concerns on production line as required

• Conduct internal audits (GMPs, glass and brittle plastic, pest control, allergen control, receiving, room temperature monitoring, facility inspections)

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Valley Lahvosh Baking Company

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Food Safety Coordinator                                      January 2020 - July 2020

HACCP & Compliance Coordinator             September 2014 - January 2020

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• PCQI Certification June 2016

• SQF Practitioner

• Team Coordinator for Food Safety Team

• Recall Coordinator on Recall Team

• Lead team during audits

• Lead Food Defense Team

• Revised HACCP plans to FSMA HARPC format

• Oversee and enforce food safety system

• Ensure compliance with relevant state and federal rules and regulations

• Oversee environmental monitoring program

• Maintain and update policies, procedures, and forms as required

• Review daily food safety documentation

• Assist in employee training

• Maintain Access traceability program

• Maintain 30+ binders of food safety documentation

• Request and review documentation received from suppliers

• Responsible for submission of temporary employee timecards and as required, company employee timecards

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Accomplishments

Created new lot code system to improve traceability.

Modified Access program to company needs for traceability tracking.

Worked twice weekly with consultant to improve food safety program to pass company’s first SQF audit with an

E = Excellent (97) score.

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HACCP Coordinator                                         June 2008 - September 2014

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• HACCP Certification from AIB May 2008

• Team Coordinator for Food Safety Team

• Recall Coordinator on Recall Team

• Created and maintained policies, procedures, and forms as required

• Worked with team during audits

• Conducted yearly traceability tests

• Maintain 30+ binders of food safety documentation

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Accomplishment

Lead team to build and implement food safety system at facility.

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Office Assistant                                                  February 2006 - May 2008

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Customer Service

• Maintained 100+ client files

• Kept filing up-to-date

• Processed orders and daily invoicing

• Addressed product and pre- and post-shipment inquiries

• Answered phones

• Cleared out customer files at end of year to make room for new year

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Marketing

• Inventoried and tracked point-of-sale

• Processed monthly broker commission reports

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Shipping

• Prepared and processed daily UPS shipments

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Retail Store

• Covered retail store as needed

• Assisted customers

• Answered multi-line phone

• Reconciled cash draw

• Stocked shelves

 

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Law Offices of Richard J. Yrulegui

File Clerk & Receptionist                         December 2003 - December 2004

 

Law Offices of Timothy D. Timmons

File Clerk & Legal Secretary                           February 2000 - August 2003