Allison Degraffenreid

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT ALLISON DEGRAFFENREID

As a strategic leader, I bring expertise across a wide range of food categories and business segments. My foundation is in manufacturing quality, leading improvements at owned facilities, co-manufacturers, suppliers, and quick serve restaurants. I’m skilled at working across cultures through multiple international assignments. You’ll find I apply elevated standards with reasonable and cooperative implementation strategy mindset, embedded into business and operations teams to ensure alignment of enterprise-wide goals.Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Spearheaded implementation of FDA’s new FSMA Ready-To-Eat requirements, led cross-functional team to conduct scientific review of over 9K raw materials for validation substantiation of pathogen log reduction, and collaborated with suppliers and R&D to develop action plans for non-compliant items.Global QualityGlobal ownership of all regulatory, consumer, retail, food service, and industrial customer relationships across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. ManufacturingDrove re-vamp and upgrade of plant food safety programs including improved metal protection, foreign material exclusion and allergen management.Change AgentDrove implementation of corporate policies and standards at company-owned plants in North and South America and South Africa and adoption of critical documentation requirements reduced quarantine incidents at border crossings.Risk AssessmentDrove launch of co-manufacturing and supplier quality program upgrades, adding on-site auditing and surveillance, identifying, and closing more than 97% of gaps, remediating company risk.Process ImprovementSaved Analytical division with < 40% approval rating from closure. Revamped daily scheduling and use of resources to assure accurate due dates and improve turnaround times for results. 6 Sigma CapabilityTransitioned manufacturing facility relying on employee tenure to plant managing system settings using data and statistics. Control charting and weight control tools enabled improved product quality and specification compliance reducing complaints, product holds and destructions.Customer CommunicationUpgraded and standardized quality and food safety systems worldwide, achieving customer’s ambitious expectations, including consistently high sensory scores, demonstrated statistical capability to achieve specifications, and elimination of foreign material.Regulatory InteractionsLiaison with Regulatory agencies during market action from recall through corrective action verification and event closure.