Product Development Management

UMAMANI PALANICHAMI – FOOD TECHNOLOGIST

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Food industry professional having three years and six month experience in multiple disciplines likes Research and Product Development; Production Co-ordination, Product Management; Process Engineering, Scale Up, Industrial Technical Service, Technical Management, Internal Auditing, ISO 22000:2005(FSMS), ISO 9001:2008 (QMS), ISO/IEC 17025:05( NABL) & BRC(ISSUE 7),FSMA, FSSAI Regulations.

Experienced in plant and corporate environment with knowledge of food equipment and Engineering, food labelling and food law regulations, food chemistry, shelf-life, and sensory evaluation.

Exercising exceptional leadership and management skills; people management; excellent communication with project management skills.

C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S

New Product Development Production coordination

Technical Management Quality System Management

Certified BRC & ISO Internal auditor Scale up Process & Food engineering Sensory Evaluation Studies Shelf life Studies Analysis P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E S

3.6 YEARS EXPERIENCED IN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

2012-2013 Southern Health Foods Pvt. Ltd (Manna foods) - Internship trainee (QC/QA & R&D executive)

Six month Project come industrial training in manna foods Pvt ltd, Chennai. 2013 – 2014 – Food technologist and production coordinator in V.P.S.A Groups of company

(Thillai’s Masala, the Peninsular Export Company, Indian Chillies Trending Company) 2014- 2016 R&D in-Charge in V.P.S.A Groups of company (Thillai’s Masala, the Peninsular Export Company, Indian Chillies Trending Company)

2016-2017 Current Designation: Project leader in Food buddies Responsibilities

Responsible for the Planning and Execution of New Product Development Projects Servicing, Industrial and Food Product Services.

Responsible for Department Budget and Adherence to Business Plan, Goals and Objectives. Responsible for the Product Launch & Technical Documentations for New Products. Responsible for Food Safety Regulation & Technical Issue Management. Responsible for Product Consistency & Quality management of each batch of production. Accomplishment

Designed and developed extrusion chips, flakes variants and peanut butter variants.

Designed & developed more than 24 numbers New Masala, ready to eat and seasoning products in 3.3 years of time period by applying scientific engineering principles in Research, development, production technology, quality control, packaging and processing.

Evaluated and oversaw the application of new ingredient / processing technologies.

Managed R&D technical functions, providing consistent product quality, food safety, and regulatory.

Directed the research and development policies, objectives, and initiatives; maintaining a competitive position and profitability by formulating research and development programs.

Initiated, investigated, and implemented new formulations, process improvements, and cost savings projects.

Evaluated and oversaw the application of new ingredient / processing technologies.

Wrote SOP’s for the Department of R&D including the Phase Gate Process.

Implemented and set-up system for the R&D organization

Reviewed compliances and ingredient specifications for suppliers and Co-Packers and provided technical input.

Scaled- up formulas and wrote the manufacture process for plant trial and production. Provided engineering assistance to plant operations during start-up.

Participated in organoleptic assessment of products during development phases and monitored the market testing results for better understanding of consumer demands.

Recommended processing equipment to improve plant efficiency and production flexibility resulting in a financial impact.

Implements process improvement to the R&D commercialization process.

Reviewed and approved recipes, processes and labels to ensure compliance with all regulatory labelling Requirements. Supervised, mentored and provided a productive work environment for direct reports.

E D U C A T I O N

Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu India

Master of Technology in Food technology, 2011-2013 CGPA: 8.10/10

Academic project:

Preparation of Energy bar as complete meal replacer - postulation and confirmation studies and application”

Ready to Drink Comprehensive Health Products to Address Malnutrition and Nutrition Deficiency in Women.

Identification of Harmful Microbes in fruit juices by PCR and preservation studies. Kalasalingam University, Tamilnadu, India

Bachelor technology in Biotechnology, 2007-2011

CGPA 6.54/10

Academic project:

Hepatitis - c virus Genotype -3a Envelope protein E1 Cloning, Expression Analysis and Purification in E.COLI.

A D D I T I O N A L S K I L L S

Attended 5 days BRC issue 7 lead auditor course conducted by NSF

(23.5.2016)

Certified BRC Issue 7, NABL & FSSC 22000 internal

auditor

HACCP, GMP, GHP, GLP and HALAL

Practicing Food Standards regulation (USFDA, FSMA, FSSAI)

2011 – GATE competitive exam cleared

Intra School level young scientist award.

Bilingual in Tamil and English

P O S T E R A N D P A P E R P R E S E N T A T I O N S 1. Presented poster in International level conference conducted by Indian institute of crop processing technology on the topic of “Preparation of Energy bar as a complete meal replacer, postulation and confirmation studies and application” 2. Presented poster in National level Conference in Kalasalingam University On the topic of

“Insilico comparative Analysis of lapatinb and quercetinib Drug Compounds for Breast Cancer.”

3. Presented Paper in National Level Symposium in Arunai Engineering College on the topic of

“Mesenchymal stem cells in the repair of focal tissue injury”. P E R S O N A L D E T A I L S

Gender: Female

Date of birth: 6.5.1990

Contact Address: 15/b, Srinivasa perumal Kovil Street, Kamarajar salai. Madurai – 625009. Tamilnadu, India.

D E C L A R A T I O N

I hereby declare that the information mentioned above is true to the best of my knowledge. Yours truly,

Umamani

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