Food Safety Quality

Sampurna Guhathakurta

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Yuba City, CA - 95991 Email: addzbf@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL PROFILE

A dependable Food Science graduate well proficient in organic, gluten free and non – GMO standards who invents new products, improves existing ones and ensures the quality and standards of every product. Product Development and Safety focused with 5 years of experience in Food Industry.

SKILLS:

Well proficient in FDA regulations

Up to Date with USDA standards

Familiar with industrial control software

Expert in quality control/quality assurance/product development

Expert in microbial techniques/protein extraction/analytical methods

Self-Directed and Dependable

Forward Thinking and Efficient

Fluent in English

CERTIFICATIONS:

Implementing SQF Systems Course

HACCP Plan Development Training

General Sanitation CE /HARPC Familiarization Training

Food Recalls: Essentials for Action

WORK EXPERIENCE

Valley Fine Foods Company Inc www.valleyfine.com Yuba City, CA

Quality Assurance Specialist / Plant Hygienist MARCH 2019 - PRESENT

Involve in monitoring, verification and validation activities to ensure that all products leaving the facility meet food safety and quality standards and working closely with USDA inspector

Perform cooking and sensory evaluations of all products and new products and reporting deviations to the R&D team and improve product functionality

Conduct shelf life study of each of the products in compliance with SQF guidelines

Ensure the transfer of technology to the operations team when commercializing products

Provide technical oversight of internal and external manufacturing start-ups and ongoing technical service

Ensure that HACCP and Food Safety Plan critical control point deviations are properly recorded and communicated to the plant Quality Assurance Manager

Recommend measures to improve quality of product in compliant with USDA guidelines

Develop training programs and materials for employees and train the QA technicians on activities such as Pre-op, daily SOP, SSOP’s

Ensure that all the plant personnel are trained on Food Safety and Quality, Food defense programs

Assuring that sanitation program is developed, implemented and maintained by performing swabbing activities to ensure all products are manufactured in a sanitary environment

Manage supplier quality assurance program, and monitor ingredient testing annually

Manage Food Defense, GMP, Product Traceability, Recall, Hold, Verification and Validation programs

Conduct internal audits against corporate, customer and government standards and lead investigations and special projects as needed under the direction of Plant Quality Assurance Manager

LandMark Snacks LLC www.landmarksnacks.com Beatrice, NE Product Development Specialist / Quality Assurance Specialist SEPTEMBER 2017 – MARCH 2019

Oversight of Product Development projects and Administering the food safety and quality department ensuring the highest level of accountability and value for the customer

Identified, monitored and performed independent research work on different oven temperatures, packaging, properties and sensory depending on the different meat proteins characteristics and explored alternative manufacturing methods

Managed the Supplier Quality Assurance program

Determined overall plant product quality by conducting and evaluating various product tests and tests related to ingredient and packaging

Monitored different flavor consistency in the jerkies

Assisted in the development of process capable specifications (internal and external) with input from Production and Quality Assurance for new products and modified products and supervising technicians

Monitored the yield of different protein bars and jerkies made from Chicken, Beef, Venison, Bacon, Bison according to varied meat temperatures and weights of the products

Kept systematic and thorough records to support internal clients, external clients and intellectual property strategy

Worked with the process/commercialization lead to ensure formula translation to manufacturing

Developed products through full product development process to commercially viable products in line with the brief to time, cost and quality

Realized customer needs by developing new concepts, prototypes and products

Created draft ingredient statements and assess the presence of sensitive ingredients in formulations

Worked collaboratively with cross-functional team members to successfully launch new products

Planned, organized and oversaw production trials and generating ideas for new products

Labs-Mart Inc www.labs-mart.com Farmington Hills, MI

Quality Control Microbiologist JUNE 2017-AUGUST 2017

Conducted routine testing of microbiological contaminants in supplements and food samples in accordance with standard operating procedures

Managed and interpreted data

Assisted in quality control duties and research & development projects when required

Identified and quantified microbes

Dabur India Ltd www.dabur.com Kolkata, India

Quality Assurance Intern JULY 2013-AUG 2013

Conducted extensive research to learn about the different specifications of Honey with maintaining quality and standards of honey

Took pH, studied sugar content by reducing and non-reducing analysis, brix, moisture, ash

Learned about several types of packaging during shipment to prevent breakage

Managed work packages, working both independently and reciprocally, to meet project timelines and deliverables

Coca-Cola www.dbplko.com Kolkata, India

Quality Control Intern MAY 2013-JULY 2013

Worked directly with the quality control team related to several types of beverages starting from soft drink to fruit juice and learnt about the manufacturing and marketing procedures of the beverages

Conducted formulation and evaluation in pilot plant to advance projects

Britannia Industries Ltd www.britannia.co.in Kolkata, India

Quality Control Intern DEC 2012-FEB 2013

Performed various research tasks that assisted the R&D team to generate innovative ideas about product development

Learned about different processing technologies of wheat flour to make cookies, biscuits

Learned to differentiate between hard dough product and soft dough product

Gained knowledge about HACCP

Monginis (Dream Bake Pvt Ltd) www.monginis.net Kolkata, India

Quality Control Intern MAY 2012-JUL 2012

Worked with the Quality Assurance team and learnt to perform the chemical and functional tests of raw material as well as finished product made from wheat flour to breads, cakes and pastries

Gained knowledge in the final packaging parameters of the finished product, presenting prototypes, project status, updates and outcomes to team and partner

EDUCATION:

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Detroit, MI

Pursued a Master of Science SEPT 2015 - MAY 2017

Major: Nutrition and Food Science

Pursued a research study as a Graduate Research Assistant on a Probiotic strain “Eubacterium hallii” in the development of bioactive food components which is helpful for the Gut and intestinal function

Performed data analysis to determine whether data is or is not acceptable according to strict and varying parameters

Adhered strict compliance with basic scientific principles, procedures and theories in analyzing products

Prepared documentation according to Good Laboratory Practices (GLPS’s)

Developed and maintained proficiency in analytical instrumentation operation and maintenance

Coordinated the analytical portion of client studies based on study protocols and according to regulatory guidelines and promote product improvement and competitiveness and new product development in functional foods

WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY West Bengal, India

Pursued a Bachelor of Technology AUGUST 2010 - JUNE 2014

Major: Food Technology

Worked as a Graduate Research Assistant and completed a study on estimation of Polyphenols in Dates and Raisins using water and milk as extracting solvents and determination of Polyphenolic contents of a milk - based nutraceutical product made from Dates and Raisins

Trained and educated project teams, plant teams, and non-technical colleagues on basic sensory knowledge and promote a tasting culture within the company

Became knowledgeable about pilot plant equipment

Developed strong PC skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Ability to comprehend complex technical articles, research papers and apply technical knowledge learned

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