Food Safety Consulting & ISO 9001 Consulting

As the co-founder and Chief Food Safety & Quality Officer of Kellerman Consulting, Brian is dedicated to assisting businesses with their food safety and quality programs and supporting all of the consultants at Kellerman Consulting to assure that each client project leads to a successful outcome.

Since 2016, Brian has written & helped implement hundreds of food safety & quality management system programs for clients nationwide. Brian stays with our clients until they pass their certification audits and compliance inspections – no matter what.

Brian has taken the lead at Kellerman Consulting with guiding and helping to implement our most technically complex client projects. He expertly creates food safety and quality programs tailored to our clients’ unique processes. Brian has helped our clients pass audits that integrate requirements from multiple certification schemes into one program, such as combined ISO 9001 programs with BRCGS or SQF and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). 

Brian has completed certifications and holds qualifications including:  ISO 19011:2018 Auditing Module, ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, AFDO Process Authority, Registered SQF Consultant, Preventive Controls for Human Food, Preventive Controls for Animal Food, Seafood HACCP, Juice HACCP, Better Process Control School for Low Acid, Acidified Foods, and Aseptically Processed Foods

Brian graduated with a degree in Ecological Agriculture from the University of Vermont and then became the head of the science department at a high school while teaching Biology & Chemistry. Starting in 2013, Brian worked in quality assurance and managed a BRCGS program for a facility that produced over 5 million pounds of dry spice blends, pet food, and dietary supplements until 2016, when he and his brother Mickey started Kellerman Consulting.

As President of Kellerman Consulting, Mickey gets to live his passion of helping others each and every day.  He is responsible for leading sales, marketing, finance, administration and strategy for Kellerman Consulting, as well as providing support to his incredible team and to countless food safety and quality professionals and business owners nationwide. 

Mickey comes from a family of entrepreneurs, and in 2016 he teamed up with his brother Brian to found Kellerman Consulting.  The very first thing Brian and Mickey did when planning to start up Kellerman Consulting was to set the core values of the company to be honesty, transparency, accountability, responsiveness, supportiveness and relentlessness.  Those values are the foundation of Kellerman Consulting and have remained the same since its founding. 

Since 2016, Kellerman Consulting has completed over 800 successful client projects and followed through on their commitment to provide free food safety and quality training videos and educational resources for companies throughout the supply chain.  

Mickey has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and has 20+ years experience in various leadership roles in the food industry, financial sector, manufacturing sector and music industry. His other passions include cooking, hiking, meditating, writing music, playing synthesizer, seeing live music and spending time with friends and family.

As the Director of Consulting, Sierra is responsible for providing oversight on food safety and quality programs and foster development of our team. Sierra also contributes to shaping the Quality Management System for Kellerman Consulting to guide effective and efficient delivery of services to our clients. 

Through Sierra’s experience in the field of food safety and quality, she has seen first-hand how important it is to have someone looking out for the customer’s health and safety in an industry that everyone depends on.

Before joining the Kellerman Consulting Team, Sierra was a Quality Systems Manager in one of the East Coast’s largest privately-owned bakery systems as well as a family-owned pastry ingredient company. She has run both SQF and BRCGS programs as well as USDA Organic, Kosher, PEEPEV and FSVP. Sierra received her degree in Food Science with a concentration in Food Safety from Cornell University and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Jurisprudence in Global Food Law from Michigan State University. 

Sierra joined Kellerman Consulting for the opportunity to work with and learn from like-minded food safety and quality professionals and help clients to produce safe, reliable food and non-food products. Since starting at Kellerman Consulting some of her key accomplishments include successfully helping multi-site companies achieve Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked certification across several locations and developing the Kellerman Consulting SQF program to serve a broader variety of food sector categories.

Sierra is a Registered SQF Consultant and Food Safety and Quality Consultant who has experience working with many types of food products and non-food products, such as: USDA Meats and Poultry, Dairy, Bakery and Snack Foods, Bottled Water, Storage and Distribution, Food Packaging, Coffee, Pet Food and more. 

Sierra’s training and certifications include: Registered SQF Consultant, ASPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, HACCP, Meat and Poultry HACCP, HACCP for Storage and Distribution, Certified Food Defense Coordinator, ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Internal Auditing, ISO 19011:2018 Management Systems Auditing, Implementing SQF Systems, SQF Packaging Auditor training, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) training.

After obtaining a B.S. in Environmental Science and a B.S. in Regional Planning in 2015, Tim gained food safety compliance experience as a health inspector. Tim joined the Kellerman Consulting team in 2019 to pursue a career in food safety and ISO 9001 technical writing and consulting.  

While at Kellerman Consulting, Tim has been the lead consultant assigned to write and implement food safety and quality management system programs for over 60 clients of diverse types. 

In recent years, Tim has taken a special interest in becoming an expert on ISO 9001 and helping our clients to write and implement ISO 9001 programs for their businesses including Printing, Packaging, Part Fabrication, Engineered Parts Sourcing, and more. 

Tim has also completed the following qualifications and certifications: Registered SQF Consultant, PCQI, Seafood HACCP, Internal Auditing, ISO 9001:2015 Certified Lead Auditor, Registered Environmental Health Specialist (Ohio), Registered Environmental Health Specialist (NEHA)

Tim has expertise in the following:

• Repackaging of Products not Manufactured on Site
• Storage and Distribution
• Manufacture of Food Packaging
• Manufacture of Dietary Supplements
• ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
• FSVP
• FSMA
• HACCP
• Food Ingredient Manufacturing
• Recipe Meals Manufacturing
• Processing of Cereal Grains
• Slaughtering, Boning and Butchery
• Manufactured Meats and Poultry
• Seafood Processing
• Dairy Food Processing
• Bakery and Snack Food Processing
• Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut Processing, and Fruit Juices
• Ice, Drink and Beverage Processing
• Confectionery Manufacturing
• Preserved Foods Manufacturing
• Food Catering and Foodservice
• Food Retailing

When not at work, Tim enjoys playing disc golf, collecting comic books and passionately rooting for all New England sports teams.

Carissa has a strong passion for food safety and quality. She has experience working in startup
environments and has helped these teams build their food safety programs from the ground up.

She has worked with teams to achieve their first ever food safety and SQF certifications and knows what it takes to maintain those certifications. She has served as a PCQI in her previous roles and enjoys working cross-functionally to build and improve food safety programs and foster a positive food safety culture.

Carissa obtained a B.S. in Biology from Saint Mary’s College of California and has completed the
following food safety certifications: FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, Implementing SQF Systems, Advanced HACCP, and Juice HACCP.

In her free time, Carissa enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband and pets.

Shannon joined the Kellerman Consulting team in 2024 with a desire to promote continuous improvement and positive food safety culture throughout the food industry.  Previously in her career, she has had the opportunity to work at several different CPG facilities in a variety of food categories, including: produce, deli, confectionery, snacks, and beverage.

Shannon obtained a Bachelors in Food Science and a Minor in Communication from the University of Florida and holds the following certifications:

• FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food – PCQI
• Implementing SQF System: Food Safety for Manufacturing
• Implementing SQF System: Quality
• Certified Professional Food Manager

Shannon prides herself on having a hands-on approach and loves to work hard, collaborate, and deliver results. She loves to be part of a team that takes pride in their work and values their efforts having a meaningful impact on the business and its community.

When Shannon is not working with clients, she spends her time adventuring, cooking and baking, and planning her next trip!

With a degree in chemistry, Katie’s journey in the food industry began in the laboratory of a food ingredient company, where Katie fell in love with the intersection of food and science. Throughout Katie’s career, she has had the opportunity to work in various roles within the food and beverage industry which have provided me comprehensive knowledge of quality systems, investigations and root cause analysis, laboratory management, vendor management, and food regulations.  With a track record in developing and managing Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), non-GMO, GFCO, and Organic programs, Katie enjoys simplifying complex matters into efficient solutions. Katie has experience taking GFSI standards and applying them to different types of production processes, products, and companies including ingredient manufacturing, CPG, and private label packaging. Katie’s certifications include the following:

• HACCP Certification
• PCQI Certification
• FSVP Certification
• SQF Implementation
• BRC(GS) internal and third-party auditor

Katie is enthusiastic about leveraging her experience to assist other professionals in fortifying their food safety and quality programs. Her approach combines a commitment to excellence while balancing practicality, and she firmly believes that a positive and collaborative atmosphere is essential for achieving outstanding results.

Katie balances her work life by staying active through running and hiking, and exploring new culinary experiences.

As a Food Safety and Quality Associate, Zoe’s primary role at Kellerman Consulting is assisting the Food Safety & Quality Consultants with the creation of food safety and quality programs and providing additional support on client projects.  Zoe helps our food safety & quality consulting team deliver client documents to meet agreed upon timelines.

Graduating from Rollins College with a B.A. in Environmental Studies, her interest in the complexities of the food system blossomed. Zoe has a particular interest in the environmental factors influencing our supply chain and the diverse regulatory and certification requirements shaping manufacturing, processing and distribution. 

A foodie at heart, Zoe enjoys baking, cooking, and trying new foods. She also enjoys yoga and running in her free time.