Earl Cruz

Earl Cruz is an experienced quality assurance and regulatory compliance professional with a strong background in the food and nutrition industries. Currently serving as the QA Regulatory Compliance Manager at Wellington Foods, Inc., Earl has led cGMP compliance initiatives and successfully coordinated various external audits, achieving significant certifications with minimal observations. Previous roles include Continuous Improvement Manager at Glidewell Dental and Quality Assurance Manager at Vit-Best Nutrition, where Earl focused on project management and quality control processes. Earl's extensive tenure at Amway/Nutrilite included roles such as Business Nutrition Quality Lead and Lean 6σ Black Belt, emphasizing risk management and supply chain optimization. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of the Philippines and a pending MS in Food Science and Nutrition from San Jose State University, along with a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology from California State University-Sacramento.