Vickie Robertson retired from a career with USDA in 2008 after 31+ years of service. During her career, Vickie served with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Meat Grading and Certification Branch, and the Audit Review Compliance Branch, which is now the Quality Assessment Division of USDA-AMS.

After her retirement, Vickie started her own successful business working as an independent consultant for Quality Management System Programs audited by USDA (ie: PVP Programs, School Lunch Purchase Programs, and Organic Programs for the National Organic Program). Vickie currently continues in her role as a consultant and works as the USDA Program Subject Matter Expert for Legacy Verified.