Highlights & accomplishments in the QA Applications Manager role

1. Kenneth G. Bolt
Sara Lee Foods
QA Applications Manager

2. Who I am
• Electrical engineer who can speak, understand, execute, and
manage IT.
• Focused on customer value and business improvement.
• Specialties are manufacturing and business process design,
automation, control, and continuous improvement
• Outstanding technical, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Unparalleled work ethic

3. Sara Lee Supply Chain Role
• Provided technical leadership and project management to
successfully design and implement a highly innovative and unique
LIMS system for all North America
• Managed other supply chain & R&D tools: Achiever, Genesis,
EZform
• Interfaced ERP system: JD Edwards and specification system:
Achiever

4. Accomplishments
• Expanded LIMS scope beyond QA chemistry to include SPC, Food
Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and NR Management.
• Defined business requirements, process models, and data models
to meet expanded scope
• Designed unique and innovative LIMS modules to accomplish
expanded project objectives.
• Created, executed, and managed project plan
• Negotiated with vendor to deliver expanded scope within original
project budget.
• Rolled out system and trained users

5. QA SPC Control Charts

6. Innovative & Unique LIMS
Functionality for Foods
• Microbiology
 e.g. 9 CFR Part 430 & FSIS Directive 10240.4 (Listeria
monocytogenes)
• USDA NR (Noncompliance Record)
 FSIS Directive 5400.5 (part of Pathogen Reduction-Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems final rule
July 1996)
• PFF (Protein Fat Free)
 9 CFR Chapter 3, Section 318.19
• Fat + Added Water
 FSIS Directive 7140.2

7. Microbiology
• Supports work flow standardization, timeliness and accuracy in the
microbiology (e.g. Listeria Monocytogenes) environmental sample
testing procedure.
• Provides a configurable method for food processing facilities to
manage, store, report and access data from their sample testing
process.
• Designed to aid food processors with their compliance of regulatory
programs such as 9 CFR Part 430 and FSIS Directive 10240.4.

8. Microbiology

9. Microbiology
• Manage, store, report and access data from the
microbiology environmental sample testing procedure.
• Features and Benefits
include:
 Load Balanced Sample
Set Selection
 Non-routine Test
Scheduler
 Action Items
 External Lab Interface

10. Microbiology
• Features and Benefits continued:
 Work flow standardization
 Document Encapsulation
 Scheduling Calendar
 Automatic E-mail
 Configurability
 Report Generation

11. USDA NR
(Noncompliance Record)
• An intuitive tool for managing USDA FSIS Noncompliance Record
(NR) Form 5400-4.
• Allows the user to focus on root-cause(s) and determine the
reasons, circumstances, and responsible parties of noncompliance
events.
• Provides a flexible method to store, access, manage and report all
facets of an NR.

12. USDA NR
• Manage USDA FSIS NR Form 5400-4.
• Features and Benefits include:
 Track NR Incidents
 Document Encapsulation
 Standardize Correspondence
 Automatic E-mail
 Configurability
 On-line Review
 Security

13. USDA NR Analysis

14. USDA NR Reports

15. Fat + Added Water
Regulatory Control
• An automated Fat + Added Water Program that promotes
compliance with FSIS Directive 7140.2.
• Increases efficiency and control by calculating and analyzing data
for Added Water in course ground product and/or Fat and Added
Water in emulsified product.
• Utilizes the “Zone Method” to analyze the data values.
• Control Charts and notifications monitor the data and send alerts
when attention is required.

16. PFF Regulatory Control
• An automated PFF (Protein Fat Free) Control Program to improve
the quality control and manufacturing process for ham processors.
• Calculates and analyzes the PFF and CUSUM values necessary to
comply with the PFF Regulation (9CFR Chapter 3, Section 318.19).
• Control Charts and notifications monitor the data and send alerts
when attention is required.
• The tighter control creates ability to maximize pump without
exceeding government limits, consequently reducing product
retention and maximizing profits.

17. Good News!
• The work accomplished for Sara Lee was designed to be transferred to any
food company with minimal effort.
• The cost to implement is extremely low.
• The expert resource to lead the effort is available from me.
• My expert services are also available to lead any process improvement
effort.
• I want to be a member of your team to increase customer value and
improve the business.
Kenneth G. Bolt
Ken.G.Bolt@gmail.com
513-560-6884