deidra lyons

product manager

About

Professional Summary Experienced at leading shift/teams in customer service sales and manufacturing environments. Recognized for conducting business based upon principles aligned with company values to achieve quarterly and yearly goals. Able to work through logistical, food quality and people oriented challenges as they arise by applying degree knowledge, past experience or maximizing talents and strengths of cross-functional team/ co-workers. * 4+ years of experience leading and training personal. * 5+ years of working/leading cross-functional teams * Demonstrate use of food science, quality assurance, food safety concepts and methods to optimize efficiency and effectiveness in manufacturing and logistics. * Practiced at working with a variety of people located at different manufacturing locations domestically using interpersonal skills and past manufacturing experience to resolve challenges around raw ingredients procurement and meeting production deadlines. .

Country

united states

City

nashville

Industry

consumer goods

Skill

food chemistry, ingredients, food processing, food industry, sensory evaluation, research, food safety, food quality, gmp, food microbiology, food technology, quality assurance, dairy, haccp, food, microbiology, food science

Experience

replenishment planner

schreiber foods

2013-1 - 2014-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

* Inventory management- Including ordering, purchasing, sourcing * Data analysis using Oracle/JDA and other software to solve replenishment planning issues, inventory control and customer demands. * Complete projects related to process improvements in data integrity, quality assurance, and item database accuracy. * Work with a diverse group of people on a daily basis such as manufacturing plants, suppliers, sourcing and research & development department to achieve business goals.

product manager

winona foods

2014-4 - 2015-3 · 1 yr

team advisor production

schreiber foods

2011-8 - 2013-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

* Lead 35 partners at a union plant including laboratory, maintenance, and production employees * Ensured meeting weekly production schedule for casting and natural cheese lines to meet company and customer goals * Implemented process improvement on casting line with specific key product helped create a 20,000 lb decrease in “re-worked product” * Presented weekly quality meetings with assigned shift to review past shifts and discuss improvements * Assisted in updating training material by creating” Visual Work Instructions” that combined pictures with step by step instructions on assembling pieces of equipment. Training material covered two different departments and seven pieces of equipment.

food science and technology

graduate student masters food science and technology

2009-5 - 2011-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Better Processing Control School Certified by the University of Tennessee Knoxville (2010) * HACPP Certified by the University of Tennessee Knoxville (2010) * Product Development Team Leader in Danisco Contest( 2010

research assistant

biopolymer lab

2009-5 - 2011-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

High-Pressure Homogenizer Applied research on antimicrobial activity of chitosan Thesis : High Pressure Homogenizer Depolymerization of chitosan & Antimicrobial Properties

shift supervisor

pilot flying j

2008-5 - 2009-8 · 1 yr 4 mos

* Team management of staff * Customer service * Trouble shooting with computer program glitches * Inventory loss and prevention as well as logistical analysis

office manager

admiral veterinary hospital

2007-5 - 2008-5 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Maintain inventory, as well as stocking and ordering supplies * Customer service * Animal focused health care * Orientation of new staff and maintain state regulation

senior research assistant

stepmt research

2006-5 - 2006-8 · 4 mos

* Streak plate methods to isolate bacteria colonies , coloform counts as indicator of water quality. * Field data collection of benthic macroinveterbrates, analysis of stream characteristics * Laboratory analysis including dissolved oxygen, phosphate levels, and metal concentration

animal technician

belle forest animal hospital

2003-6 - 2006-7 · 3 yrs 2 mos

* Prepares treatment room for examination of animals, and holds or restrains animals during examination, * treatment, or inoculation * Administers injections, performs, applies wound dressings, and takes vital signs of animal,

certified automated logistical specialist

u.s military reserve

2000-9 - 2004-3 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Order supply and track supply( paratroop unit), management of inventory, annual training

Education

middle tennessee state university (mtsu)

animal science

2003-1 - 2007-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

university of tennessee, knoxville

food science

2009-1 - 2011-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Better Processing Control School Certified by the University of Tennessee Knoxville (2010) * HACPP Certified by the University of Tennessee Knoxville (2010) * Product Development Team Leader in Danisco Contest( 2010)