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PHILIP R. ATKINS117 Margaretta Drive
Middletown, DE 19709301-332-8718
[email protected]://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-atkins-5a7495a
INTRODUCTIONSeasoned professional with progressive experience in the food industry (Coffee, Dairy and Flavored Drinks) in the areas of QA/QC, Production Management, R&D, Product Development, Formulations, Sanitation, Scheduling, Process Flow, Project Management, Packaging, Pest Control, Vendor Certification and Customer Service. This includes the design and implementation of HACCP, SOP, SSOP, GMP, GLP, Recall Policies & Procedures, Kosher certification, government and internal/external audits.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quality / Research & Development Manager : Eight O’Clock Coffee – Landover, MD Senior team member and department manager with 4 direct reports reporting to the Vice President of Operations; responsible for proactively insuring the overall product quality on over $500 million of raw materials, packaging and finished goods. Key Accomplishments:
Developed and maintained Quality, HACCP, Retention, Recall, Sanitation and Pest Control programs Coordinated reformulation of powdered drink mixes, saving over $1 million annually in product costs. Operations team Coordinator for new product launches adding several million pounds of production. Partnered with the Personnel and Operations Departments to facilitate employee training programs. Decreased complaints by 500% to less than 1/100,000 units produced. Headed project to design liquid concentrated coffee and cappuccino products. Developed several successful products [In-house and 7-Eleven Flavored and Dark Mountain Coffees] Designed proprietary blends for Eight O'Clock Coffee and private label customers Performed in-house and co-packer audits and coordinated external audits.
Quality Supervisor: Eight O’Clock Coffee – Landover, MD Reporting to the Plant Manager, I was responsible for the product quality, development of SOP’s and GMP’s and the position below
Key Accomplishments: Created and developed Quality Department from inception. Developed and monitored quality testing procedures for all products. Teamed with engineering department to design state of the art coffee flavoring system saving over $2
million annually versus outsourcing production of these products. Developed the facility’s pest control program. Partnered with flavoring suppliers to develop new flavors for internal/external coffee programs.
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Production / Sanitation Supervisor : Eight O’Clock Coffee – Landover, MD Reporting to the Plant Manager, I was responsible for coordinating shift activities to meet plant production requirements.
Key Accomplishments: Supervised 40 union employees in receiving, processing and warehousing Developed, managed and trained union associates on plant sanitation program. Developed sanitation program and trained crew for third shift implementation.
Production Supervisor : Safeway Stores Dairy Division – Denver, CO and Landover, MD Member of the operations team in two milk and cultured products plants reporting to the Plant
Superintendents. Responsible for production planning, crew scheduling, sanitation and raw materials purchasing.
OTHER EMPLOYMENTNotary / Notary Signing Agent (DE) Self Employed February 1999 - Present Provide contracted notary services to financial institutions and private citizens currently in the State of Delaware and previously in Maryland.
Food & Coffee Consultant August 2000 – Present
R Williams Enterprises – Bear, DE Designed café set-up and equipment needs. Developed menu offerings and pricing.
Mountainside Gourmet, Inc. – Forestville, MD Responsible for the overall plant operations and product quality. Member of the Management and
Business Development teams for this boutique coffee roaster. Advised the President/Owner on raw material, packaging and equipment purchases, plant layout for
efficient operations and the requirements to maintain certification with local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
Soul Factory Café: - Forestville, MD Designed café set-up and equipment needs. Developed menu offerings and pricing. Maintained relationship to provide periodic menu updates.
EDUCATIONKansas State University B.S. Food Science, Emphasis in Business ManagementGeorge Mason University Mini MBA Certificate
Flavors of North America: “Flavors 101” Certificate The Center for Professional Advancement: Quality Assurance for the Food Industry – CertificateSensory Evaluation – Certificate
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