MIKE KLAUSMAN

795 SE Roberts Avenue - Gresham, Oregon - Telephone (503) 412-8920 - email:

Objective

Obtain a career in an Educationalsetting utilizing a strong science and math background.

Qualifications

20 years of Quality experience in the food industry. Experience training personnel. Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve. Safety and quality conscious. Computer skills. Responsible, dedicated, loyal.

Education

Masters of Arts – Education (MAT)2009

ConcordiaUniversity

Bachelor of Science - Food Science and Technology1987

OregonStateUniversity

Educational Experience

Gresham-Barlow School Disctrict10/2009–present

Substitute Teacher

  • Substitute in middle and high school science, math, health, AVID and read 180.

Portland Public Schools – Beaumont Middle School 4/2009 – 6/2009

Student teaching experience

  • Taught Algebra to 8th grade students.
  • Wrote lesson plans to TSPC standards.
  • Encourage students to understand the concept of teamwork.
  • Empower students to think critically.

Portland Public Schools – Young womens Acadamy3/2009 – 4/2009

Practicum experience

  • Taught ecology unit to 9th and 10th grade students.
  • Wrote lesson plans to TSPC standards.
  • Encourage students to understand the concept of teamwork.
  • Empower students to think critically.

Gresham-Barlow School Disctrict10/2007 –present

AVID Tutor

  • Facilitate AVID tutorial sessions for 7th and 8thgrade students.
  • Empower students to think critically and deeper in their school subjects.
  • Encourage students to understand the concept of teamwork.
  • Encourage students to start thinking about preparing for college.

Non-Edcational Experience

First Student, Inc.7/2007 –present

School Bus Driver

  • Drive at risk students to and from school.
  • Provide a safe environment for students.
  • Encourage students to interact in a safe and courteous manner.
  • Drive big bus as needed.

Harry’s Fresh Foods

Quality Assurance Supervisor6/2005 – 7/2007

  • Manage QA department and staff of 13.
  • Review, train and maintain HACCP, SOP’s, GMP’s, including supporting records.
  • Facilitate and resolve consumer feedback.
  • Interface with sales, brokers, customers and co-pack customers.
  • Support all production departments on quality and food safety issues.
  • Problem solve with all departments.
  • Facilitate shelf life studies, routine swabbing and other micro activities with outside lab.
  • Audit quality of raw materials and track vendors
  • Facilitate product hold/release program.
  • Perform and facilitate GMP, HACCP and safety audits.
  • Perform employee evaluations.
  • Facilitate culinary review panel.
  • Responsible for external audits from customers and government agencies including FDA and USDA.

Pacific Nutritional foods, Tualatin, OregonDivision of Morinaga Milk Industries

Quality Assurance Supervisor1/1998 –6/2005

Supervise 2-3 Quality Assurance personnel responsible for all phases of quality assurance functions.

Monitor production, production records and charts, GMP’s, food safety and quality to ensure compliance.

Chairman of the HACCP committee responsible for developing and maintaining HACCP and pre-requisite programs.

Developed and maintain Storm Water Pollution Control Plan and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

Maintain and sign legal monthly waste water reports.

Developed a program for organic certification.

Intregral participant safety committee during tenure. Conduct in house safety audits. Involved with OSHA safety audits.

Evaluated and wrote job descriptions and operating procedures for all production and quality assurance positions.

Perform employee evaluations.

Responsible for maintaining and ordering lab and production supplies.

Production Team Leader10/1996 –1/1998

Supervised up to 12 production personnel responsible for all phases of production.

Monitor production, production records and charts, GMP’s, food safety and quality to ensure compliance.

Ability to operate and maintain all processing and production equipment.

Responsible for signing legal processing documents.

Evaluated and wrote job descriptions for all production positions.

Performed employee reviews

Armour Swift-Eckrich, Portland, OregonDivision of ConAgra

Process Control/Quality Assurance Chemist2/1995 – 7/1996

Monitored food safety and quality to ensure compliance with company, customer and USDA standards and regulations.

Conducted chemical and microbiological tests and evaluations to ensure compliance.

Monitored plant environment and processing equipment to identify trends and methods for extending shelf life.

Member of the HACCP committee responsible for developing and maintaining HACCP and pre-requisite programs.

Conducted manufacturing process studies to maximize efficiencies and yields.

Initiated the use of SPC software and interpreted results to minimize excess package weights and optimize yields.

Premier Edible Oils, Portland, OregonDivision of Mitsubishi

Chemist8/1989 –9/1994

Washington State Juice, Yakima, Washington

Quality Assurance Manager9/1988 –1/1989

Carnation Company, MosesLake, WashingtonDivision of Nestle

Quality Assurance Supervisor1/1988 – 9/1988

Packaging Supervisor8/1987 –1/1988

Continuing Education

Food security and Recall, Sysco sponsered seminars2006

Better Process School, Oregon State University1998

HACCP training seminar, American Meat Institute1996

Novell Netware training, New Horizons Computer Learning Center1996

Volunteer

DexterMcCartyMiddle School, Assisting and observing science class2007

CentennialLearningCenter, Tutor4th quarter 2007

EastGreshamGrade School, Parent Teacher Organization2003 - 2005

Skills

Lab processes and techiques.

DOS, Windows (all), Lotus smart suite (all), Microsoft office (all), web 2.0 and otherweb tools

Class B CDL with air brake, passenger and school bus endorsements.