Angela Doherty
Food Industry Specialist Technical and Food Safety and Responsible Sourcing @Acorn Npd & Technical Solutions Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Food Industry Specialist Technical and Food Safety and Responsible Sourcing @Acorn Npd & Technical Solutions Ltd
Stratford Upon Avon, GB
Work HistorySpecialist in Food Safety and Responsible Sourcing August 2017 to Presentin Food Manufacturing and Supply ChainsAcorn NPD Solutions Ltd – Technical• Enthusiastically connect with Food Safety and Technical business teams at all levels and establish a rapport to bring positive and sustainable change to the business embracing business culture and objectiveso Food Safety Standards – including due diligence/Customer Standards/Legislation/ advising to improve all steps of the process • Holistic approach to responsible sourcing (Feed to Farm to Fork including Animal Welfare and Social compliance)o Identification and Detailing of Supply Chains - Responsible Sourcing /social compliance/ Animal Welfare (Aquaculture and Agriculture)/ Sustainability and supply chain risk analysis• Identifying Food Safety and Technical challenges through gap analysis/ risk assessments and engaging with all stakeholders (Board level to cross functional site department teams) to identify and implement sustainable business positive solutions across Food Safety and Responsible Sourcing. o developing a system which will identify any areas for improvement and ways to share experience to address these areas o Implement a change in ways of thinking and working resulting in turning a reactive approach into a proactive approacho incorporating risk assessment of supplying partners to identify where any assistance is required for them to improve • Work with site teams to identify areas of improvement to ensure all legislation and industry standards are complied with and customer expectations are met.o Continuous improvement – Identifying sustainable solutions/advising to improve all steps of the process • Specific Investigations – microbiological/foreign body/labelling errors• Auditing Internationally and within UK to legal and/or clients’ standards • Bench marking of international/UK/EU standards.• Research work on food related topics/issues• Training• Bespoke projects
EDUCATION
Waterford Institute of Technology
Certificate, Biology, General
London South Bank University
BSc 2:1, Food Science with Management
SKILLS
ABOUT ANGELA DOHERTY
A Technical and Food Safety Specialist who has worked in the food manufacturing industry for more than 25 years, across a range of food categories, with focus on due diligence and compliance. This has involved working with businesses of all sizes in UK and internationally. Flexibility to provide confidential specialist support delivering a responsible sourcing agenda in global food and agricultural supply chains providing specialist support using areas of expertise and tools such as • Interpretation, communication and implementation of o Food Safety Standards – including due diligence/Customer Standards/Legislation/ advising to improve all steps of the process o Specific Investigations – microbiological/foreign body/labelling errorso Gap analysis and troubleshooting/risk assessmentso Continuous improvement – Identifying sustainable solutions/advising to improve all steps of the process o Identification and Detailing of Supply Chains - Responsible Sourcing /social compliance/ Animal Welfare (Aquaculture and Agriculture)/ Sustainability and supply chain risk analysiso Trainingo Other bespoke projects• Auditing across many categories – including but not limited to o Meat/Fish/Canning-Preservation/Baked goods/Dairy - A Lloyds Register BS EN ISO Trained Lead Auditor and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) trained compliance auditor.• Benchmarking of standards • Researching for other bespoke projectsProviding a flexible approach with an intense short term focus on a specific area or longer term focused approach to improve due diligence of a food business or working on individual specifically targeted projects. Working with people across multidisciplinary areas and at all levels, in facilities from feed mill through to finished product process has resulted in an ability to trouble shoot, risk assess and problem solve by identifying, communicating and applying sustainable solutions.
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