Dahlia Salazar

My 30 years of experience in the Quality Assurance Department of a Food processing plant enhanced my ability to multi-task, to be well organized, to be more flexible, a reliable team player and quality oriented.

1. Quality Assurance (QA) Manager                                                                                                                                        Shemberg Biotech Corporation Cogon West, Carmen, Cebu, Philippines                                                               July 24, 2017 – April 30, 2024                                                                                                                                            ➢ Performed technical functions relating to product quality, ensuring compliance to regulatory as well as customer quality requirements, compliance to food safety requirements according to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) standards and technical competence of laboratory personnel.                                        ➢ Made go / no-go decisions for shipping products based on agreed specifications.
2. QA Product Testing Supervisor                                                                                                                             Shemberg Biotech Corporation                                                                                                                                      April 10, 1996 – July 23, 2017                                                                                                                                           ➢ Supervised the testing of each sample of primary and final blended carrageenan products for the purpose of determining the stability of the product’s extract properties based on established specifications.                  ➢ Prepared Laboratory Blends (LB) as basis for Final Blend Instruction, which were issued to the Finishing Department according to the shipment plan      
3.  Product and Research & Development Analyst                                                                                                   Shemberg Research & Development Center Searsport, Maine, USA                                                                   January 26 – December 5, 1997                                                                                                                                        ➢ Performed Quality Control analyses on product shipments from Shemberg, Philippines.                                ➢ Provided US customers with technical support in their product development and formulation using Shemberg’s carrageenan. 
4. Quality Control Analyst                                                                                                                                          Shemberg Biotech Corporation                                                                                                                                       July 26, 1993 – April 9, 1996                                                                                                                                               ➢ Analyzed the quality of the Primary Blend (PB) and Finished Products according to the product quality plans and reported results of analysis promptly to the manager.                                                                                               ➢ Recorded results of analysis as reference for the issuance of the COA, for traceability purposes and as an audit checklist to assess whether the quality control and quality assurance procedures called out in the manual are being implemented or not.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING – Graduated April 1991

University of San Jose-Recoletos

Cebu, Philippines