Gabriel Keriasek

Gabriel Keriasek, PhD 1 Harmony Lane, Hackettstown NJ 07840 Cell phone:- Email:- Objective: Looking for part-time, contract, full time work on data entry, data cleaning and data visualization. KEY QUALIFICATIONS •PhD in food science with over 7 years of food microbiology research and food safety risks mathematical modelling. •Experienced in statistical data analysis, manipulation of complex microbiological data for predictive modeling, quantitative microbial risk assessment and risk-based decision-making process SOFT SKILLS: • Strong analytical and organizational aptitude. • Ability to prioritize multiple projects and to adapt to changing priorities. • Excellent at developing and maintaining strong relationships in a variety of environments. •Proven track record of working with teams and providing organizational influence and direction. • Exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. • Excellent leadership and training skills. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: • Statistical data analysis • Business Enterprise Analytics with advanced SQL • Data visualization with Tableau • Quantitative Microbial risk analysis using Palisade Decision Suite Tools WORK EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Alliance Star Consultancy LLC January 2017 to present Managing Partner Alliance star is a partnership with consulting interests in data analytics, food safety management, laboratory governance, project management and business analysis. Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ Food Safety Laboratory Supervisor January 2010 – May 2016 Run a successful Rutgers University Dining Halls Food Microbiology Risk Reduction program Responsibilities: •Ensured production environment at Rutgers dining halls through designing and implementing weekly food safety audit programs. •Designed and implemented a micro-verification program for Rutgers Dining Services to assure both supplier quality and the safety of cooked food served to students and faculty. •Track the performance of the University Food Safety program through quarterly and yearly metrics that are presented to the University senior management. •Develop SOPs to ensure GLPs are followed, develop and review sanitary and temperature audit documents and protocols for microbiological food testing. •Manage, train and lead laboratory staff to consistently produce accurate data through focus on refining analytical techniques and attention to detail. Horiba Scientific, Edison NJ Consulting Microbiologist December 2010 - October 2012 Worked with a team of a chemist and engineers from Horiba Scientific Company to develop a prototype equipment based on fluorescence spectroscopy technology to address the challenge in the food industry of rapid detection and enumeration of food borne pathogens. Responsibilities •Prepared cultures and dilutions of Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli O157: H7 pathogens and developed standard curves from spectrophotometer and plate count data. •Developed standard curves using quantum yield and plate count data for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli O157: H7 strains in a buffer system by fluorescence spectroscopy. •Wrote project reports on the sensitivity and accuracy of the prototype equipment based on comparative data analysis. EDUCATION Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ September 2010 – December 2015 PhD in Food Science. Research focus. •Testing of environmental surface waters from central Florida for biological and physicochemical indicators. • Building predictive models from surface water data to estimate the probability of enumerating Salmonella levels in central Florida. •Quantifying and modeling the effects of field solar radiation, relative humidity, temperature and rainfall on the survival of surrogate bacteria on the surface of oranges in a grove. •Quantifying the risk of Salmonella survival on the surface of oranges in a grove following application of foliar sprays prepared from contaminated irrigation water. •Validation of FDA’s published produce safety rules on microbial standard for agricultural water and microbial die off rates on pre-harvest crops. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ January 2007 - May 2010 M. S in Food Science Research focus •Transmission of pathogenic E. coli from soil, manure and irrigation water to leafy greens under laboratory conditions. •Inactivation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in hard clams through a novel cold pasteurization technology, High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and its effect on the consumer quality of the clam meat. Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya September 1998 - March 2004 B.S in Food Science and Technology CERTIFICATIONS 1. Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 1. American Association of Microbiology (ASM) 2. International association of food protection (IAFP). 3. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA).