Bridge coverage as VP/Director of Quality during a transition, leave, or search, keeping audit readiness and document control on schedule.
Root cause analysis and DMAIC-driven process improvement to reduce rework, waste, and non-conformances without slowing production.
Harmonizing SOPs, specifications, and quality management systems across newly combined organizations, with continuity of supply as the priority.
Risk-based vendor approval programs and incoming-material testing protocols built to hold up under GFSI, USDA and FDA scrutiny.
Hazard analysis and food safety plan development and validation under both HACCP and HARPC (FSMA Preventive Controls) frameworks, for new products, new lines, and new facilities.
GMP and NSF/ANSI 455-2 (GMP for Sport) audit preparation, including botanical and vitamin ingredient identity and potency testing strategy.
Gap assessments, documentation build-out, mock audits, and corrective-action support to get a new site certified or keep an existing certification on track, including transition support to the newest scheme editions such as SQF Edition 10 and BRCGS Issue 9.
Gap assessment, label review, and audit prep for USDA/FSIS-inspected meat and ready-to-eat production, plus TTB-regulated alcohol beverage labeling. On-site USDA inspector coordination and Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) filing support.
Gap assessment and preparation against dietary supplement GMP, low-acid and acidified food processing, preventive controls, and food defense. Documentation review and mock FDA inspections.
Equipment qualification protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) with recommended validation and verification testing, preventive maintenance schedules, and sanitation schedules, plus the SOPs and forms to support them.
Standing up a quality department from the ground up: role architecture, KPI frameworks, document control systems, and audit-readiness cadence.
Rates & Engagement
Starting rates for new engagements
Final scope and pricing are confirmed after an initial call. Multi-day and retainer work is priced to reward longer engagements.
HOURLY: $200/hr
Remote consulting and desk audits (virtual): document and program review, audit-prep calls, phone/video support.
DAY RATE: $1,500/day
On-site facility audits, up to 8 hours: mock audits, plant assessments, on-site training and audit support.
MULTI-DAY ON-SITE: $1,400/day
3+ consecutive on-site days within the same engagement.
PROJECT & RETAINER: Custom
GFSI certification programs, interim quality leadership, ongoing supplier-audit programs. Quoted after scoping.
Travel: Available for on-site work anywhere in the U.S. and internationally, including Canada and Mexico. Travel expenses are billed separately at cost (airfare, lodging, and ground transportation), plus mileage beyond the Dallas–Fort Worth metro at the current IRS standard business rate ($0.76/mile, effective H2 2026). Travel days are billed at half the day rate.