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Seminar 1: 8:45-9:45 AM: Navigating the Job Market in the Digital Age
Schedule an Appointment with a Chicago Area Recruiter
Seminar 2: 10-11:30 AM: The Preventive Controls Showcase
Keynote: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Keynote: New Consumer Drivers, Demand, and Directions for Growth
8:45-9:45 AM: Navigating the Job Market in the Digital Age
Learn from panelists Julie Kedzior, Director of Human Resources at Prinova USA, a representative from LinkedIn, a Career Coach, Contract Hiring Specialists Aerotek Scientific, and Contract and Direct Hiring Specialists Lab Support.
Julie Kedzior
Prinova USA - Director, Human Resources
Julie Kedzior, the HR Director Prinova. During my tenure of 13+ years, the company has experienced continual growth and the recruiting efforts have drastically changed over that period of time. Using many different variations to solicit candidates is key in finding qualified people. Hiring individuals not only to fill a position, but rather to build a career is Prinova’s current focus. Skill set is important, but fitting into the culture is one of the prerequisites for any candidate to be successful.
Jonathan Vazquez
LinkedIn - Customer Success Representative
I'm currently a Customer Success Representative with LinkedIn helping my clients leverage the world's largest professional network to satisfy their recruiting needs. I handle approximately 190 accounts, each with their own specific business needs. I leverage resources to provide clients with the training and advice they need to see great return on investment. I am passionate about helping the small to medium sized businesses thrive by making game changing hires.
When I'm not in the office you can find me at the gym, listening to music or playing sports
Catherine McCarthy
Lab Support - Senior Branch Leader
BS Chemistry
Catherine, our senior branch leader, has enjoyed a long tenure in scientific sales and recruiting. Since joining Lab Support in 2001, Catherine’s recruitment efforts have been focused in the Chicago, Indiana, and Michigan regions. Prior to Lab Support, Catherine worked as a quality control analyst in the pharmaceutical industry and as a lab technician in an environmental laboratory. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign with a dual degree in chemistry and philosophy. Catherine routinely speaks to members of local university sciences classes and clubs on resume writing and career empowerment.
Cherie Morris
Aerotek Scientific, LLC - Sr Professional Account Recruiting Manager
Cherie has been a Senior Recruiter for Aerotek Scientific since 2008 where she specializes in positions within the Food Industry including Food Scientists, Analytical Chemists, Quality Assurance Specialists, and Regulatory Affairs Specialists. Prior to Aerotek, Cherie was a Food Scientist for Sara Lee Bakery and The Keebler Company. Cherie holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Food Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Terry Kozlowski
Achievementor Group LLC - President
Ms. Terry Kozlowski is President of Achievementor Group LLC, advisors for Career Success. She has been seen as an career strategist and interview expert nationally on NBC and FoxNews and is a frequent contributor to media including The Wall Street Journal, Readers Digest and Chicago Tribune.
Prior, she was a Partner and global leader at CSC, an internationally recognized technology consulting firm. She has innovated, applied and led best practice organizational change, leadership and employee development approaches that deliver performance and bottom line results in organizations for more than 20 years.
Schedule an Appointment with a Chicago Area Recruiter
CSIFT has made arrangements with the following companies to interview candidates onsite at the CSIFT Supplier’s Night, November 11, 2015. Please review the company profiles and contact the appropriate representative to facilitate your career search. Include your resume and contact information in your email.
National Food and Beverage Industry Recruiters
To schedule an interview with a Kinsa representative at the CSIFT Supplier’s Night, contact shellyj@kinsa.com
Kinsa connects talented professionals, managers & executives with leading food/beverage employers throughout the US. Focusing heavily on the disciplines of Food Scientists/R&D, QA/Food Safety, Technical Sales, Procurement/Supply Chain, Kinsa is uniquely positioned to match IFT members with opportunities that best suit their skills and expertise. There’s an ideal out there, and Kinsa is committed to helping you find it.
View current job openings or submit your resume at www.kinsa.com.
To schedule an interview with a Momentum Scientific LLC representative at the CSIFT Supplier’s Night, contact Adam Hay at ahay@momentumscientific.com or 312.789.4674
Momentum is a Chicago based scientific staffing company. We partner with Food, Beverage and Flavor companies to help them attract talent. At Momentum, we work with you to develop a job search strategy that suits your unique aspirations and skills. Our recruiting approach sets us apart from other staffing agencies by gaining a greater degree of partnership with you - the candidate. We attribute our success as a company to the relationships we’ve fostered with our candidates and contractors.
View current job openings or submit your resume.
To schedule an interview with a Lab Support representative at the CSIFT Supplier’s Night, contact Catherine McCarthy at Chicago@labsupport.com or 847-678-5171
Lab Support offers a wide variety of contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire science, Food Science, QA, R&D and engineering job opportunities. Choose from short- or long-term assignments for the utmost in career flexibility.
To schedule an interview with an Aerotek Scientific representative at the CSIFT Supplier’s Night, contact Cherie Morris at cmorris@aerotek.com or 847-273-7956
Aerotek® Inc. is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial recruiting and staffing services. We are part of Allegis Group® Inc., the largest staffing company in the U.S. and the fourth largest staffing company in the world. Aerotek operates a network of more than 200 non-franchised offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. To learn more about Aerotek and see a complete list of our locations, visit our website at www.aerotek.com.
To schedule an interview with a Prinova representative at the CSIFT Supplier’s Night, contact Julie Kedzior at careers@prinovausa.com
Julie Kedzior, has been director of Human Resources for over 14 years at Prinova. Prinova has been providing high-quality ingredients, flavors and value-added solutions to help you successfully navigate the marketplace for 30+ years as a reliable partner you can trust.
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10-11:30 AM: The Preventive Controls Showcase
The Preventive Controls Showcase from 10-11:30 AM features panelists Bob Brackett and IFSH (formerly GMA and FDA-CFSAN), Dr. Purnendu Vasavada with the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), Janet Raddatz, VP of Regulatory Quality and Food Safety at Sargento Foods, and Don Jones, VP of QA at Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. and moderated by Tim Stubbs, Vice President of Product Research and Food Safety at Dairy Management, Inc.
The panel will offer a candid discussion on FSMA’s Final Rules on Preventive Controls, offering advice to the audience from robust regulatory and experiential perspectives. A Moderator-led Question and Answer format will offer an insightful view on Environmental Monitoring Program design, implementation, and corrective action response.
Robert E. Brackett
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Vice President and Director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH)
Robert E. Brackett, PhD, serves as Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Vice President and Director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH). In this capacity, he serves on the IIT administrative leadership team, as well as directs the scientific and educational programs at IFSH. Dr Brackett has over 30 years of experience in food safety research, training, and policy. Prior to coming to IIT, Dr. Brackett served as Senior Vice President and Chief Science and Regulatory officer for the Washington D.C. based Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). Before joining GMA, he served at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA CFSAN), where he started as a senior microbiologist in the Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages in 2000. After several promotions, Dr. Brackett was appointed CFSAN Director, where from 2004-2007 he provided executive leadership to CFSAN’s development and implementation of programs and policies relative to the composition, quality, safety and labeling of foods, food and color additives, dietary supplements and cosmetics. Earlier in his career, Dr. Brackett held professorial positions with North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and the University of Georgia.
Dr. Brackett is a fellow in the International Association for Food Protection and American Academy of Microbiology and is a member of the International Association for Food Protection, Institute of Food Technologists, the American Society for Microbiology, Association of Food and Drug Officials, AOAC, and the Food and Drug Law Institute. He has been honored with the FDA Award of Merit, the FDA Distinguished Alumni Award, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, and the International Association for Food Protection's President’s Appreciation Award, and, the William C. Frazier Food Microbiology Award. Dr. Brackett received his doctorate in food microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Purnendu Vasavada is a Professor Emeritus of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Principal of the PCV & Associates, LLC. For 34 years, Dr. Vasavada served as Professor of Food Science at the UW-River Falls and Food Safety and Microbiology Extension Specialist. He is internationally recognized for his innovative teaching and training programs in Food Science and Technology, Milk Quality and Dairy Microbiology, and Rapid Methods and Automation in Food Microbiology.
In 2011, Dr. Vasavada was appointed as a FDA-ORISE Fellow and the Coordinator of the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA). One of the founding members of the FSPCA, Dr. Vasavada currently has served on the FSPCA Steering committee, Education subcommittee, Continuation committee and is currently involved in the FSPCA work on Preventive Controls training and outreach and technical assistance program.
Dr. Vasavada is active in several scientific and professional organizations, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the IFT, and the IAFP. He has received numerous awards and professional honors, including the Elmer Marth Educator award (IAMFES 1997), UW Extension’s Program Innovation Award (2010), the Harry Haverland Citation Award (IAFP 2011), the GMA Food Safety award, FDA’s award of merit and FDA-CFSAN’s Honorary Achievement award.
Janet Raddatz
VP of Regulatory Quality and Food Safety, Sargento Foods
Janet Raddatz is Vice President of Quality & Food Safety Systems at Sargento Foods Inc. in Plymouth, WI. Janet has been involved in the development, implementation, and auditing of quality and food safety systems for over 35 years. Janet holds a master’s degree in quality from Marian College, WI and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She is a Fellow in the American Society for Quality, an ASQ-certified quality manager, quality engineer and quality auditor. She is also a Six Sigma Black Belt. Janet is a contributing author for the 5th Edition of Supplier Management Handbook.
She is actively involved in many industry activities including the National Cheese Institute Regulatory Committee, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board FSMA Working Group, and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Food Safety Operating Committee. Since 2006 she has held an appointed position on the Board of Visitors for the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She is a Wisconsin Master Naturalist and an active member of the International Crane Foundation, Bat Conservation International, and the Midwest Bat Working Group. As a Registered Yoga Teacher, Janet volunteers her time to teach yoga classes at Sargento for employees.
Don Jones
VP of QA, Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
Don Jones is responsible for Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory compliance for Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Additional responsibilities include oversight of documentation systems, consumer affairs and the company call center, all based in Denver, Colorado. Atkins supply chain encompasses ingredient suppliers, co-manufacturers, and the company’s distribution facilities.
Joining Atkins in March 2012, he previously worked with ConAgra Foods for 25 years. He has held QA and R&D positions supporting retail, food service and industrial businesses with increased responsibility. Advancing from plant to corporate roles that supported various manufactured food including; meat and poultry slaughter through processing to ready-to-eat (RTE), dairy, (RTE) seafood, snack foods including (popcorn, peanut butter and jarred sauces), various frozen and canned foods, edible oils, frozen and dehydrated vegetables, aseptic and near aseptic products, flour milling, and animal feed production facilities. Functional responsibilities included Operations Quality, Supplier Quality, Food Safety, Sanitation, Micro, Analytical and Physical Chemistry labs, Labeling, Specification and Documentation management, R&D, and Consumer Affairs.
Tim Stubbs, CFS
Vice President Product Research, Dairy Management Inc.
As Vice President of Product Research and Food Safety at DMI, Tim leads the food safety activities of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, a large committee of food safety expert volunteers from dairy companies and co-ops. Tim also leads National Dairy Council research programs at major Universities to drive dairy innovation and sales on behalf of America’s dairy farmers. Tim has 25 years of food R&D experience in leadership roles at Kraft Foods and Sara Lee/Hillshire Brands. He has a broad background in product development, process research, thermal processing, and food safety across a wide variety of products including milk, natural cheese, Velveeta, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Kraft American Singles, salad dressings, sauces, DiGiorno, Cool Whip, Miracle Whip, Minute Rice, Sara Lee, Hillshire Farms, Jimmy Dean, and Ball Park.
Tim is active in IFT, is a Certified Food Scientist, and holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Keynote: New Consumer Drivers, Demand, and Directions for Growth
Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan
Contributing Editor Food Technology magazine
President, Sloan Trends, Inc.
Back by popular demand is Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan, Contributing Editor of Food Technology Magazine, and CEO of Sloan Trends. Dr. Sloan will present the keynote entitled, "New Consumer Drivers, Demand, and Directions for Growth"
For over 15 years Dr. Sloan, Dr. Sloan has served as the consumer trends columnist for Food Technology magazine and is the creator and author of Food Technology's State-of-the-Industry reports including the Top 10 Food & Functional Food Trends; What, Where and When America Eats, Demographic reports and more. In 2013, she was awarded the IFT's Cal Willey Aware for outstanding service to the food industry. She has served as national President of IFT's Nutrition and Student Divisions.
Dr. Sloan is the former:
Editor-in-chief of McCalls magazine (333M readers)
Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute, Asst. Editor-in-chief, Good Housekeeping magazine (38M)
SVP International Food & Nutrition Hill 7 Knowlton Public Relations
1st Scientific Director Am. Assn. Cereal chemists, Editor Cereal Foods World/Cereal Chemistry
Director, Nutrition Communications Technical Services, General Mills Inc.
She has authored more than 450 articles on marketing food and nutrition; co-authored 2 two college textbooks on nutrition and appeared on numerous TV shows including Rock Center with Brian Williams, Good Morning America, Today, etc.
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