Food Technologist : Resume CV

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Career Objective :
To pursue challenging assignments as a food technologist in the Field of Food Quality/Safety Management System in a reputed Agri, food and beverage manufacturing organization

About myself :
- A dynamic professional with 8 years’ experience in Quality Management System, Quality Control and Process Development
- Self-motivated, diligent & committed career oriented professional.
- Ability to manage various projects independently.
- Strong skill-sets in product controll & process improvement.
- Belief in teamwork and networking for achieving success for the corporate and self.

Work Exposure :
Since Feb 2006 Working As a QA/QC Manager in Sterling Agro/Planet Pickles Private Limited,
A Fruit & Vegetable Processing Unit in Bangalore.
My responsibilities :
1. Ensuring quality of raw material and finished Product.
2. Representing QA/QC team during custome audit/Visit of all the three units of SAPPPL.
3. Co-ordinating IFS,BRC And HACCP related activities.
4. Planning, Implementation, documentation of new system with follow up & up gradation of existing system.
5. Handling USFDA and other regulatory affairs of Sterling Agro and Planet Pickles as Company’s PAR.
My achievements :
1. HACCP Certification of PPPL within 6 months.
2. Succeeded in getting excellent score (94.2/100) for PPPL during COSTCO/WALMART customer audit.
3. BRC Certification of PPPL with key responsibility as MR
4. Succeeded in getting PPPL approved by TESCO through planning, documentation, training and implementation.
5. Succeeded in getting Sterling Agro/Planet Pickles approved by Loblaws-USA, SIPLEC-France and GFTC-USA through planning, documentation, training and implementation
6. Succeeded in getting Sterling Agro/Planet Pickles passed through SEDEX, GFTC, LOblaws & GFTC Social Compliance Audits
7. Coordinating with USFDA for ensuring plant compliance as per FDA norms
8. Handled project on reducing FG wastage to 50% by Lean Six Sigma approach

From August 2005 To Feb 2006 Worked as a Food Technologist in
Pristine Group of Companies :
My responsibilities :
1. Taking care of production activities to achieve production targets.
2. Ensuring nutritional quality of baby foods.
3. Formulation and standardization of cereal and millet based baby food rich in vitamins & minerals.
4. Co-ordination, implementation & documentation of SKAL-Organic Certification activities.
5. Taking care of supply chain activities.
6. Formulation of vitamin premix as per customer requirement.
My achievements :
1. Organic Certification of Pristine Organics (P) Ltd. By SKAL-International.
2. Formulation and standardization of RASNA- vitamin Premix.

From Feb-2004 To July-2005. Worked as Quality Controller in
Christy Fried Gram Industry :
My responsibilities :
1. Sampling and analysis of various chemical parameters such as protein, fat, moisture, crude
fiber, sulphur di oxide etc. as per BIS.
2. Nutritional certification of produced lot based on the chemical test result
3. Documentation and co-ordination of BIS, ISO-9001 and HACCP related activities.
4. On-Line training of crew members on hygiene and product quality.
My achievements :
1. HACCP Certifiaction of Christy Fried Gram Industry, Attibele Unit.
2. Animal study on PER value for Christy Health Food-A protein rich ready mix.
3. Renewal on BIS certificate for Amylase Rich Energy Food.

From September 2003 To February 2004(Part-Time) Worked as Diet Consultant in a Cardiac Center
My responsibilities :
1. Diet Plan of patients having diabetes or cardio vascular disease.
2. Lecture on importance of foods, nutrition & dietetics in different health problems.Experience in Instrumentation and Equipment
Conducted extensive assay of Protein, Fat, Crude Fiber, Total Ash, Acid Insoluble Ash, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamins A and C, Amylase Activity, Urease Activity, Sulphur di Oxide and other nutritional parameters in various Foods and Food systems.

Significant Accomplishments :
1. Successfully completed the course on Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001-QMS.
2. Successfully co-ordinated the SKAL certification programme on Organic Food Certificate for Pristine Group of Industries, Bangalore.
3. Successfully co-ordinated the HACCP certification programme for Christy Fried Gram Industry, Attibele, Bangalore Plant as a HACCP team Co-ordinator
4. Successfully co-ordinated the HACCP certification programme for Planet Pickles Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore as a HACCP team Co-ordinator
5. Undergone Training for Planning & Implementation of ISO-22000 Conducted by SAI GLOBAL, Mumbai.

Computer Skills : MS Office.

Training :
Successfully implemented the BRC certification programme for Planet Pickles Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore as a BRC team Management Representative.
Successfully co-ordinated Tesco,LOblaws,SIPLEC & GFTC audit activities to get PPPL approved as one of Client’s leading supplier in INDIA.
Successfully Completed a two day “How to Implement” training programme with the examination for the “GLOBAL STANDARD FOR FOOD SAFETY (Issue 5)” by SGS India Pvt. Ltd.
Sucesssfully completed certification course on Acedified foods by GMP School conducted by North Carolina University in collaboration with USFDA.

Academic Projects :
Presentation of Papers in Conferences :
1. Poster Presentation : “Standardization, Sensory and Nutritional Evaluation of Finger Millet Based Products From Instant Mixes” at 5th International Food Convention, Mysore, India. Organized By Association of Food Scientists And Technologists, CFTRI and DFRL, Mysore.
2. Poster Presentation : “Standardization, And Nutrient Composition of Finger Millet (Eleucine coracana) Based Convenience Mixes” at XXXV Annual Conference, Nutrition Society of India, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India.
3. Oral Presentation “Formulation, Nutrition and Storage Study of Finger Millet (Ragi) Based Instant Mixes” at XXXVI Anuual meeting of Nutrition Society of India, Mysore, India (5th & 6th Nov. 2004).
4. Poster Presentation “Christy Health Food - A Health and Nutrition Ladder for all Ages” at ICFOST 2004, Mysore, India.
5. Poster Presentation “Feeding Trial of a Christy Health Food - A Protein Rich Diet in Weaned Wister Albino Rats” at ICFOST 2004, Mysore, India.

Academic Achievements :
Degrees Obtained Year of Completion O.G.P.A. on The Basis of 10 Name of The Institution :
M.Sc. * As an I.C.A.R. Candidate 2003 9.17
(Gold Medalist) Agriculture College, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, UAS, GKVK Bangalore
* M.Sc Agriculture / Specialization : Food Science & Nutrition (NET cleared)

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CURRICULAUM VIATE
Name : GANESHRAJ. D
E-mail : ganivic AT gmail.com

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS :
Course Institution/University Year of Passing % of Marks :
BACHELOR OF FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA 2004 80.3%
MASTER OF FISHERIES SCIENCES KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR, KARNATAKA, INDIA 2006 90.3%

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE :
Basic MS – OFFICE, INTERNET, SPSS, PRIMER

WORK EXPERIENCE :
- Currently working as a production manager cum quality assurance manager in KUKUPOA Ltd for last two years
- I have worked for two and half years in VICFISH ltd as Production Incharge (EU .APP – 205,FDA reg .no.17028760728,brc approved plant )
- TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN FOOD INDUSTRY- 4.5YEARS
- I have very good knowledge of HACCP of all food products and I have adopted it for a chicken processing Industry and recently we are approved from BRC, since January 2011.
- Worked as In –charge of raw material up to final product loading and also in-charge of workers .
- Ensuring the receiving of quality fishes based on physical ,chemical and microbiological parameters
- Ensuring the proper processing of fishers as per the specifications of the export market.
- Export of chill Nile perch fillet, steaks, fresh H& G and fresh portions, (150 tons / week ) for Anova food BV – Netherlands.
- Preparing of small size packs of frozen whole fillets, steaks portions loin and cubes
- Handled production and quality aspects of skin – on fillets belly flaps and also IQF H &G .
- Handled production and quality aspects of clear smoke products for fillets, portion and loin used for color retention and also as preservative.
- Handled production and quality aspects of I.Q.F Products of fillets, portion and loin cubes and steaks for Harry, ANOVA and Dubai retail markets.
- Ensuring proper handling of products by workers, stock maintenance, product quality and worker’s hygiene.
- Ensuring in getting better yield
- Have got very knowledge of identification and analysis of hazards, identification of critical control points, establishing their critical control limits, system for monitoring the critical control points, corrective action to be taken, documentation concerning all procedures and records, verification and review procedures of process line.
- Have prepared HACCP and GMP MANUAL for CHICKEN PROCESSING INDUSTRY, KUKUPOA LTD.
- I have got thorough knowledge of processing Whole chicken as chilled and frozen products. We do prepare IQF of chicken parts and byproducts.
- I am expertise in Value added products like Chicken patties/burgers, sausages of fish and chicken , fish battered products.
- Lamb cuts, goat cuts are known additional expertise from my work experience.

PRODUCT EXPERIENCES IN INDIAN PROCESSING PLANTS :
- Handled both production and quality aspects of head–on and head– less block frozen of all culture and marine species of shrimp.
- Handled production and quality aspects of Tiger Prawn -P. Monodon.
- Handled I.Q.F Production and quality aspects of black tiger shrimp –products like PD, PUD etc and white prawn .
- Handled production and quality aspects of vacuum products of all fishery products
- In addition to above have the experience of handing Independently Sixty tons of fish and Ten tons of chicken production/day without effecting quality and yield.
- Well planning of production, hygiene and workers management are credentials of my work experience.
- Handled production of squid, cuttle fish, Ribbon fish, mackerel seer fish reef cod etc.

EXPERIMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS :
- I was involved in testing the effects of poly phosphate and non – poly phosphate on Nile perch fillets in combination with salt
- I was instrumental in giving seminars regarding food handling and cleaner production on value added Nile perch and broiler chickens.

TRAINING UNDERGONE :
- I have undergone intensive training program in culturing of fish organized by our college during the course program and Rural Fisheries Work program
- I have undergone intensive training in EC approved plants situated around Mangalore, India.

SKILLS :
- I am familiar with Microbiological techniques, Ante-mortem and Post-mortem tests, and sensory evaluation of Raw material and Finished product and daily sanitation of on line processing.