Jacob Van Rooyen

Objective: Astute Professional with experience as a Public Health Inspector and Food Safety Specialist looking to further their experience in food safety and quality assurance 

RELATED EXPERIENCE Steritech Brand Standards - Toronto, Ontario August 2022-Present - Food Safety Specialist ● Conducted exceptional food safety audits for over 40 different brands at 700 food premise locations ● Contributed in the development of HACCP program coordination for large corporate brands such as McDonalds and Tim Hortons ● Provided education on food safety and quality management practices to management teams of audiences up to 50 team members per seminar Regional Municipality of York - Vaughan,Ontario December 2021- August 2022 - Public Health Inspector ● Responsible for the inspection of over 150 food premises ranging from grocery to food processing ● Decreased occurrence of reported foodborne illness by the public in assigned district by 38% ● Liaised with other governmental organizations such as CFIA and OMAFRA to investigate and trace reported food borne illness outbreaks Hastings Prince Edwards Public Health– Belleville, Ontario - Public Health Inspector (August 2021- December 2021) May 2021- December 2021 ● Provided Food Handler Certification courses to food premise operators with a 87% success rate ● Responsible for the large geographic district and was thus an expert for concerns of public health for governmental bodies such as the Mayor and Medical Officer of Health - Student Public Health Inspector (May 2021 - August 2021) ● Promoted to full Public Health Inspector role in 3 months ● Performed environmental scans and swabs for pathogens related to foodborne disease Skills ● In depth knowledge of HACCP, SOP and, QA practices and programming ● Robust risk assessment skills required to identify and correct health discrepancies ● Excellent interpersonal communication skills to foster a positive working environment ● Fluent in both English and French Achievements and Involvements ● Dean’s list placement through every semester of applied science degree ● First overall placement in Ryerson University’s Public Speech Competition ● Graduated from Extended French Program, Bradford District High School

 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY – Toronto Metropolitan University (formally Ryerson University) Public Health and Safety, 3.8 GPA May 2021