Rich Bartuska

• Overall responsibility for the operation and administration of the manufacturing and warehousing facilities. • Oversight and management of the key functional areas of the operation including Production Planning, Procurement, Processing, Packaging, Warehousing, Sanitation, and Maintenance. • Responsible for Food Safety Oversight within the plant including all aspects of Food Safety and Food Defense. • Responsible for staffing and sourcing of employees with assistance of Human Resources Department. • Responsible for short-term operating improvement plan as well as longer term capacity planning and facility investment decisions of the company.

• QA/QC and food safety responsibility for plant producing and packaging premium brand and private label pet treats. • Manage Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Requirements, compliance with FDA FSMA (pet food/treats operate to the same standard as human food), SQF Level II Certification, State DA, Certified Organic, and USDA APHIS Export Regulations, and State registrations. PCQI for the facility • Manage supplier selection, approval, and quality and consumer/customer complaints processes. • Manage Quality and Sanitation Teams. • Support Product Development and Continuous Improvement activities at the facility.

• QC/QA for plant producing silicone based single and two shot injection molded parts for the medical, automotive, industrial, and food markets. • Ensure ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and ISO/TS16949 compliance. • New part qualification per customer requirements (PPAP, IQ/OQ/PQ) • Hosting customer audits and performing supplier audits. • Interaction with customers in quality planning and complaint resolution. Managing customer complaint system.

• QC/QA for plant producing flexible packaging for the medical, pharmaceutical, and food markets. • Ensure ISO 13485:2003 and Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, and Food Product cGMP compliance. • Management of analytical laboratory and personnel supporting production and product development. • Hosting customer audits and performing supplier audits. • Interaction with customers in quality planning and complaint resolution. Managing customer complaint system.

• QC/QA for injection molding and secondary operations (e.g. assembly, hot stamping, pad printing, sonic welding) serving industrial, automotive, consumer product, and food industries. • Ensure ISO 9001:2000, UL, and cGMP compliance. • Quality planning including APQP, FMEA, and PPAP for new products. • Interaction with customers and suppliers in quality planning and to resolve issues.

• Quality Assurance for Chemical and Biological Research Laboratories performing studies to submit to the EPA in support of rodenticide registration. • QC/QA for manufacturing facility that manufactures anticoagulants and formulates rodenticides, including raw material inspection, product inspection and testing, response to customer complaints, maintenance of EPA required documentation. • QC/QA for injection molding, thermoforming, and packaging operations. • Design and supervise various projects in product research and development

• QC/QA for food products facility with on-site USDA inspection. • Development, implementation, and training for Total Quality Management and "ISO 9000" quality systems. • Raw material specifications, regulatory requirements, Hazard Analysis - Critical Control Points (HACCP) program. • Design and supervise various projects in product research and development. • Supervision of laboratory experimental and standard procedures, personnel, and special projects.