Patrick Palad

Patrick Palad has worked in a variety of roles since 2012. Patrick began as a Student Lab Assistant at Space Sciences Lab, UC Berkeley in 2012. In 2014, they became a Member Care Associate at MyPoints.com. In 2016, they were a Quality Assurance Specialist at Casa Sanchez Foods. In 2019, they served as a Senior Quality Assurance Associate and Quality Assurance Associate at Harmless Harvest. From 2020 to the present, they have been a Quality Assurance Manager and Senior Quality Assurance Specialist at Eclipse Foods. Currently, they are the Food Safety and Quality Lead at Nobell Foods.

Patrick Palad obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley between 2009 and 2015. Patrick also holds certifications from the California Department of Public Health, AEMTEK, Inc., Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), and Registrar Corp, including Allergen Control for Food Processors, Food Recalls: Essentials for Action, Food Spoilage & Shelf Life Studies, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, Good Manufacturing Practices for the Food Industry, HACCP, Intentional Adulteration Conducting Vulnerability Assessments Using Key Activity Types, Intentional Adulteration Food Defense Plan Preparation and Reanalysis, Intentional Adulteration Identification and Explanation of Mitigation Strategies, Preventive Controls for Human Food, SQF Practitioner, and Sanitary Transport.