Adriana Llaque

Ecuadorian, 24yo, English/Spanish-speaker, Food Engineering graduate with experience in Food Quality Control and Assurance, Research and Development of New Products, Sensory Evaluations, Physicochemical and Microbiological Analysis, Good Laboratory Practices, Allergen/Environmental Swabbing testing, Documentation control and management, Physical Inspections/audits.

GMP, HACCP, SOP, USDA & FDA Standards and Regulations Knowledge. Certificate as internal auditor in ISO 9001.

Good team worker, with leadership skills and commitment, responsible, proactive and capable of facing any challenge.  Analytical, collaborative and enthusiastic.  Participatory and insistent on obtaining results.

Quality Assurance Technician
Riviana Foods Inc - Woodland, CA June 2022 to Present

• Line Inspections.
• Analysis and Evaluation of Pre-ship, Incoming and Finished Product.
• Redzone Production Sheet Transfer to Server.
• Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA-5Whys).
• Hold/Release/QI Product Management.
• Customer Complaint management.
• Environmental Monitoring Program and Hand Swabbing testing. 
• Food Safety Inspections.
• Document and record control.
• Certificate of Analysis creations.
• Sample retains and ingredient controls.
• Shelf Life Extensions.
• Allergen/Gluten testing.
• GMP compliance control.
• Verification of Master Sanitization Schedule Program.
• Equipment calibration Control.

Quality Assurance Intern
Portiarroz SA - Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas September 2020 to February 2021

• Physical analysis and qualification of raw material (paddy rice grains).
• Determination of humidity during the reception of raw material, during the milled rice process and in the finished product. 
• Determination of percentage of broken rice, chalky grains, and impurities in milled rice. 
• Document management of daily production inventories.
  Daily monitor of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

Fresh Food Production Associate / Asociado de Producción de Alimentos Frescos
Walmart - Wisconsin Dells, WI
April 2020 to July 2020

• Ensure high quality products are available in produce, deli, bakery, dairy, meat, and other departments.
• Pack ready-to-sell products in proper containers and stock displays.
• Prepare and serve ready-to-eat food.
• Assist customers in ordering cakes, fulfilling deli orders, or finding the right produce.
• Keep area clean, sanitized, and customer-ready.

Microbiology and Food Safety Laboratory Assistant / Asistente de Laboratorio de Microbiología e Inocuidad Alimentaria
ESPOL - Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas
October 2019 to February 2020

• Preparation of culture media and supplies for classes, clean and set-up lab as necessary.
• Managed specimen sample handling, receiving, storage and inventory.
• Sterilization of materials and solutions. 
• Preparation of samples for microscope use.
• Review of reports of laboratory practices.
• Student guide during their laboratory practices.
• Improvement of microbiology laboratory procedures.
• Bacterial Culture techniques.

Assistant of the Laboratory of Chemical and Instrumental Analysis of Food / Ayudante de Laboratorio de Análisis Químico e Instrumental de los Alimentos Espol - Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas
October 2018 to February 2019

• Determination of Physicochemical properties of food.
• Determination of moisture and solids totals by stove method.
• Ash determination.
• Fat determination by Soxhlet extraction method.
• Protein  determination by Kjeldahl method.
• Development of procedures for the use of laboratory equipment.

Analyst and Speaker of Microbiological Results at the VII Conference on Food Safety / Analista y Ponente de Resultados Microbiológicos en las VII Jornadas de Seguridad Alimentaria
Espol - Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas
June 2018 to August 2018

Microbiological Assessment of Sanitary Hygienic Quality for Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus and Listeria monocytogenes from food samples prepared at the "Huecas" Gastronomic Fair of the Guayaquil city.
Evaluación Microbiológica de la Calidad Higiénico Sanitaria para Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus y Listeria monocytogenes a partir de muestras de alimentos preparados en la Feria Gastronómica "Huecas" de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

2015-2020 Bachelor degree in Food Engineering in ESPOL, Ecuador