Food Assistant

PRIYA SAVANI

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Contact Number: +971-**-***-****

Email Id: ************@*****.***

FOOD TECHNOLOGIST / QUALITY INSPECTOR/QUALITY CONTROLLER/AUDITOR

WORK EXPERIENCES

RESEARCH FELLOW

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)

Mumbai, India

August 2018- October 2019.

Completed Project :-

1)Client Name : Kancor Ingredients Pvt. Ltd

Project Name : Performance evaluation of natural green color and natural anti-oxidants in food

Project Role : Project Fellow

Description : Evaluate replacement of artificial color and anti-oxidants with natural products in Mayonnaise and Pasta

Duties and Responsibilities:-

•Led a project to replace artificial color and anti-oxidants with natural substitutes which had the benefit of lower health effects and lower environmental impact.

•Successfully gathered information and studied to prepare review of literature which was further discussed with client to develop a plan of action.

•Obtain natural anti-oxidants and natural colors from client to perform testing.

•Prepare and standardize the recipe of the product to be tested with GMP & GLP considering the HACCP.

•Performed storage studies at ambient temperature, by evaluating the textural changes, sensorial changes (9 scale hedonic test) and chemical changes in the products.

•Performed shelf life studies for 6 months and studied the changes in the product in line with AOAC methods.

•Interacted with the clients over several meeting regarding the specification of the products and test to be performed.

•Responsible for updating about the progress of the project to the client.

•Prepare monthly progress report of the studies carried out and discuss the further action plan.

•Ensure the needs and expectation of the client are met.

•Prepare the final report and present it to the client having met all their expectations.

•Prepared research paper and poster presented the paper.

JUNIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Hansa med cell research Center

Mumbai, India.

2017 May- 2017 July.

Duties and Responsibilities:-

Created a database of recipes and updated the same on an ongoing basis.

Calculated and created a database of processed foods and its nutrients.

Created the food database from the NIN publication.

Documented every days activity and reported.

Worked on final format of recipe database with proper referencing.

Build the food database for Neilson software.

Procured data from USDA or other authentic sources.

INTERNSHIP

Raw Pressery (Rakyan Beverages Pvt. Ltd)

Panvel, India.

2016 May- 2016 July

Duties and Responsibilities:-

•Worked with Quality, processing and preprocessing units.

•Assisted the quality team in performing of internal inspections and ensuring complete documentation in readiness for third party audits.

•Ensure the quantity and quality of the raw materials are as per the grade.

•Ensured that the washing and cleaning of the raw materials is being carried out as per the SOPs given to the worker.

•Quantify the weights of the raw material to be taken for the specific amount of the product to be prepared.

•Ensure the bottling and capping of the product is properly done.

•Verify the labels printed on the bottle for date, price and nutritional values.

•Perform HPP on the product and finalize the product for packaging.

•Prepared report about the product and submit it to the industry.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Masters in Food Processing and Preservation.

University of Mumbai - India

April 2015- April 2017

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)

University of Mumbai – India

April 2011- April 2014

TRAININGS/CERTIFICATION

Title

Training Institute/Venue

Certified Sensory Evaluation Course

National Facility for Biopharmaceuticals (NFB). Mumbai, India

Certified Course in HACCP

SAFE FOODZ SOLUTIONS (Aets apave). Maharashtra, India.

Certified course in Food Microbiology

JAI HIND COLLEGE. Mumbai.

Certified course in Food Allergy (online training)

Food Standard Agency (UK)

Certified course in Food Labelling (e-learning course)

Food Standard Agency (UK)

PERSONAL SKILLS

•Good Verbal and Written Communication Skills – Gained through working with teams, preparing reports and research papers.

•Good Organizational Skills – Maintained projects records, liaised with suppliers, planned and coordinated meetings with top management, always met time deadlines and prioritized activities as required.

•Creative Thinking Capacity – Developed Gluten Free Cake and Green Apple chivda and contributed to new product developments at work place.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Microsoft Office – Advanced Excel 2013, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

•Worked on HPLC, GCMS, TEXTURE ANALYZIER, VISCOMETER, HUNTER LAB (Color Testing).

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : October 23, 1992

Sex : Female

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Married

Language Proficiency : English and Hindi.

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