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ROY DEDMON

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Food Safety and System Specialist

 

Roy has a diverse background in Food Safety, Quality and Manufacturing for Beverage and is considered a subject matter expert among his colleagues in many Beverage Processes,

 

Roy’s experience includes 35 years in a variety of processes including citrus processing, concentrate manufacturing, tank farm management, retail manufacturing for frozen, chilled, shelf stable, Aseptic that is packaged in Tetra Pak, Glass, PET, Aluminum, Bag in Box and Bulk for brands such as Minute Maid, Tropicana, Dole, SoBe, Arizona, Juicy Juice, Gatorade, Hi-C, Snapple, Lipton, etc.

 

Roy has held positions from Quality Lab Technician to Vice President of Technical Services throughout his career with The Coca-Cola Company, Cutrale Citrus Juices, Juice Bowl Products and Pepsi-Cola.

 

Food Safety and Quality KPIs have consistently been met and exceeded along with no recalls having ever occurred under Roy's watch as a Quality and Food Safety Professional.

 

Multiple specifications, procedures, policies related to the development of Food Safety and Quality Systems written by Roy have been applied by multiple Food and Beverage facilities and remain in effect today.

 

Expert consulting and training are available and include, but not limited to:

 

  • Short term leadership support in the role of Quality Manager, Director of Quality, Food Safety Manager

  • Create and assist with training and implementation of Quality Systems

  • Create and assist with training and implementation of Food Safety Programs as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act, using schemes FSSC-22000 and SQF

  • Create and assist with training and implementation of Food Defense Programs

  • Training for CGMP, HACCP, Food Defense, Allergen Management, Chemical Management, Bioterrorism, Packing Integrity, Thermal Processing and PCQI

  • AIB & Mock FDA Audit and Training to prepare site for unexpected FDA visits

  • Coordinate and lead Process Capability Studies using statistical methods along with Commissioning, Qualification, Verification for process changes, new equipment, and new line startups

  • Research consumer complaint trends and provide remedies for corrective and preventive actions

  • Audit Employee Behavior within the Production Process against SOPs to ensure compliance, identify gaps and offer recommendations to remedy issues

  • Corrective/Preventive Actions that address Non-Conformance intentional, non-intentional, economic, and environmental impact

  • Audit all Government; Federal, State and Local requirements to ensure compliance

  • Audit Suppliers against customer specifications and compliance with the FSMA

  • Fruit Juice and Juice Concentrate formulation for manufacturing finished product through inventory management by Grade, Ratio and Variety

  • Research Loss Analysis for ingredients, primary and secondary packaging, chemical usage, damage, utilities, and provide remedies for corrective and preventive actions

  • Audit customer specifications against actual to ensure compliance with recommended best practices to align with customers’ specifications

 

Registered with the FDA as an Acidified Food Process Authority, graduated Cum Laude from Saint Leo College, FL with a bachelor’s in business with emphasis in Statistics and Computer Science

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