M. Elizabeth Palmer
Food Safety & Quality Product Design Lead, N. America at Ferrero
- Role
- Food Safety & Quality Product Design Lead, North America at Ferrero
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About M. Elizabeth Palmer
Versatile and accomplished professional with extensive experience in strategic planning, project management, quality assurance, research & development and food safety across diverse industries such as food production, dietary supplements, and regulatory compliance. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and driving initiatives to enhance efficiency and standardization. Adept in liaising with regulatory bodies, developing strategic plans, and executing large-scale projects. Skilled in optimizing processes, fostering a culture of safety and quality, and achieving organizational goals through effective leadership and collaboration.Specialties: Strategic Planning; Project Management; Quality Assurance and Quality Control; Cross-Functional Leadership; Food Safety; Regulatory Compliance; Risk Management; Process Optimization; Stakeholder Engagement; Team Building and Development; Research/Development; Manufacturing; Auditing; HACCP & Preventive Controls; FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act); SFCA (Safe Food for Canadians Act); Food and Dairy Microbiology; GFSI; GMPs; Suppliers; Sanitation; FDA; FTC (Federal Trade Commission); LACF (Low Acid Canned Food); Dietary Supplements; SAP; CPG, Food, R&D, Snacks, Microbiology, Risk Assessments, Ingredients, Cheese and Dairy, Quality Management, Regulatory Affairs, Dietary Supplements, Continuous improvement
Experience
Food Safety & Quality Product Design Lead, North America
Dec 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Education
University of Virginia
BS, Biology
2000 — 2004
Cornell University
Ph.D., Food Science, microbiology, comparative biomedical sciences
2005 — 2010
Skills
- Microbiology
- Food Microbiology
- Food
- Quality Management
- Dairy
- Management
- Life Sciences
- Product Development
- Food Industry
- Food Technology
- Animal Models
- Science
- Haccp
- Mentoring
- Pcr
- Quality Control
- Gmp
- Quality Assurance
- Food Safety
- Infectious Diseases
- Regulatory Affairs
- Lifesciences
- Food Science
- Supplements
- Technical Writing
- Elisa
- Sop
- Fda
- Ingredients
- Dna
- Dietary Supplements
- Laboratory
- Fsma
- Protein Chemistry
- Cell Culture
- Transcriptomics
- Laboratory Research
- Quality System
- Molecular Biology
- Gel Electrophoresis
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