Food Microbiology
EDUARDO HUESO ZAVALA
Food Safety Sr. Manager
Zapopan
Summary
Dynamic executive with extensive expertise in food safety and quality assurance, skilled in hazard analysis, compliance auditing, and navigating complex regulatory standards. Recognized for fostering team collaboration and consistently driving results through strategic initiatives. Highly adaptable and reliable, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to continuous improvement and rigorous implementation of food safety protocols. Proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety in fast-paced environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Food Safety & Phytosanitary Sr. Manager
NatureSweet Brands Ltd.
Guadalajara, Jalisco
06.2021 - Current
- Management of the Food safety and Phytosanitary program across the company.
- Establishment of the food safety and Phytosanitary Governance.
- Establishment of the new Integrated Quality-Food Safety-Phytosanitary audit program.
- Responsible of the CoManufacturer Activation program.
- Responsible of the FSVP program.
- Member of the Food safety group of the IFPA.
- Lead in the design of the training program in terms of Food Safety and Phytosanitary.
- Management of the Non GMO program.
- Management of the Organic Program.
- SQF Company Practitioner.
- Company leader of the 'The Cure' Initiative.
Corporate Quality Systems & Audit Jr. Manager
SIGMA Alimentos
Guadalajara, Jalisco
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Management of the Sigma Quality Audit Program.
- Play a Key Role in the leadership of the global audit group.
- Train the Sigma facilities quality audit group.
- Work along Sigma Facilities through the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party audits.
- Management of the Global Quality Manual (sharepoint and Yammer).
- Development of standards and updating of existing ones, dissemination and implementation thereof SIGMA certification of quality and internal verification through audits.
- Management of GFSI audits.
- Establish contact with BU directors, plant leaders and quality personnel leaders at all facilities, as well as personnel of operations, purchasing, research and development, and legal to develop and implement appropriate strategies and objectives that encourage continuous improvement of quality and norm compliance across the company.
- It keeps updates on the new regulatory requirements and quality standards that affect the company.
- Generate, implement and maintain procedures and quality systems to meet global regulatory requirements that may apply.
- Work with business unit leaders to establish, develop and produce corporate policies in key areas of food security or food safety, such as BPM GMP´s HACCP plans, safety plans, microbiological testing, control plans and supply chain distribution etc.
- It ensures that policies are consistently implemented in all facilities (recognizing that the details of the schemes vary in terms of the plant due to the difference in the products and facilities).
- Head of strategic programs of Quality Systems to implement tools and techniques to ensure excellent results of global processes are adequate and benchmarks are made with an external view to make them agile and efficient, meeting all regulatory requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring that the Quality staff have tools to effectively investigate customer complaints / consumer, analyzing the results of finished products and ingredients that are in force and verify product specifications and process, promote the development of corrective actions and measures preventive.
- Act as an interface between plant quality and Global Management in food safety issues.
- It develops, promotes and manages the continuous improvement of quality management system (SIGICA).
- Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the technical process data, including specifications for product and process parameters, labeling, formulations and market traceability elements.
- Head of the development, maintenance and review of compliance programs systems.
- Coordinate the monitoring of research and management of other critical issues as needed.
- Ensures adequate monitoring through the implementation of corrective and preventive actions, as appropriate.
- Ensures the implementation of quality measures intended to minimize business risks.
- Promote the training of all staff in quality issues integrating new learning requirements or system failures as well as refresher courses.
- Serve as a technical expert in the field on issues related to incidents of food safety and its possible implications for brands.
- Analyzes new regulations and proposed plans to ensure compliance with them creating new metrics, reporting and tracking trends as well as the necessary training elements.
- Actively participate in any product recall situation and monitor the withdrawal from the corporate level.
- Maintain and Develop strategies for the Quality culture implementation across all the company.
- Work as a team member of the block chain project for Sigma.
- Design, development and implementation of the HFIRST culture program in all business units of Sigma.
- Active member of sustainable team.
- Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Corporate Food Safety Jr. Manager
SIGMA Alimentos
Guadalajara, Jalisco
04.2010 - 08.2018
- Play a Key role in the food safety programs of the company, keep the control of pathogens.
- Provide assistance to the company laboratories on the implementation of new analysis techniques.
- Work along with company site facilities related to food safety issues.
- Establish guidelines related to Food Safety and Pathogens control. Reduces in a 50% pathogen index.
- Be part of the global quality audit core group of Sigma Alimentos. Keep a 96 average for SQF certification of all sites
- Train all the facilities for the implementation of food safety systems.
- Active member of the crisis risk committee.
- Responsible for the HACCP, Food Defense, Food Fraud and Allergen Committee.
- Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Chemistry & Math Engineering Faculty Staff Member
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial (CETI)
Guadalajara, Jalisco
10.2003 - 12.2013
- Development of chemistry academic programs.
- Improve the chemistry laboratory manual of school.
- Teach Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Statistics and Advanced Statistics courses.
- Work in school-industry projects.
- Work with students as advisor.
Food Safety Manager & Sanitary Responsible
COSTCO Mexico
Guadalajara, Jalisco
02.2008 - 03.2010
- Implement company directives through wholesale stores in the western and northwestern area.
- Train on food safety issues all the management staff of wholesale stores.
- Customer service food safety issues.
- Improve food safety audit program.
- Work along with federal food regulation agencies.
- Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Education
M.Sc. - Food Science
Universidad De Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico01.2006
B.Sc. - Pharmacy and Chemistry
Universidad De Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico01.2003
Skills
Food safety expertise
Operations management
Quality management systems
Internal auditing
Problem-solving
Documentation control
Regulatory compliance
Certified quality auditor
Food safety management
Sanitation and food safety
Accomplishments
- Implementation of new technologies of analysis on Sigma Laboratories
- Responsible for the pathogen control in all Sigma Facilities
- Conducted, design and implementation of food defense program for Sigma Alimentos in the 3 division company (dairy, processed meat, and processed foods)
- Reviewer and reader of papers for the XII and XIII of the International Food safety Congress organized by the Texas A&M and Universidad de Guadalajara
- Conducted a strong training program on food safety issues that included, food microbiology, food defense, chemical control, foreign matter, different laboratory methodologies
- Lead of the Quality and food safety culture program in Sigma Alimentos
- Lead of the global audit team
- Lead the HIRST quality and food safety culture program
Certification
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor
Interests
Food safety new technologies
New Laboratories methodologies
Timeline
Food Safety & Phytosanitary Sr. Manager
NatureSweet Brands Ltd.
06.2021 - Current
Corporate Quality Systems & Audit Jr. Manager
SIGMA Alimentos
08.2018 - 06.2021
Corporate Food Safety Jr. Manager
SIGMA Alimentos
04.2010 - 08.2018
Food Safety Manager & Sanitary Responsible
COSTCO Mexico
02.2008 - 03.2010
Chemistry & Math Engineering Faculty Staff Member
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial (CETI)
10.2003 - 12.2013
M.Sc. - Food Science
Universidad De Guadalajara
B.Sc. - Pharmacy and Chemistry
Universidad De Guadalajara
Personal Information
Age: 45