12/2008
to
Current
Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance
Panda Restaurant Group －
Rosemead,
CA
Responsible for overseeing restaurant food safety program for over 2,100 locations throughout the United States. Develop and modify the program based on changes with the Food Code. Conduct food safety audits on suppliers and distributors. Ensure that corrective actions are completed and adequately address any deficiencies. Oversee the foreign object and product monitoring program to ensure any quality or safety issues are resolved quickly. Work with Product Development, Supply Chain, Marketing and Operations as a subject matter expert relating to restaurant food safety. Oversaw the supplier auditing program for the team which included scheduling, based on risk factors, and the follow up on corrective actions. Oversaw the Guest Relations Department, in addition to my food safety/QA role.
03/2006
to
12/2008
Manager, Regulatory Compliance
Carl Karcher Enterprises (CKE) Restaurants, Inc －
Ontario,
CA
Oversaw the Regulatory Compliance for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Restaurants. Worked with both company and franchise owned concepts to ensure Health Department, Air Quality, Wastewater compliance in over 3,000 locations. Oversaw the Pest and Chemical programs for all company and franchise locations. Technical expert on restaurant food safety program that was conducted by a 3rd party auditing company.
10/2001
to
03/2006
Registered Environmental Health Specialist II (REHS)
Los Angeles County －
Baldwin park,
CA
Health Inspector for the County of Los Angeles where I conducted regulatory inspections on restaurants to ensure compliance with California Retail Food Code. Conducted routine inspections with corrective action follow up on restaurants.
