Beverage Manager Safety Specialist

Saranya Kanumuri

****, **** **** *****,

McKinney, TX, 75072

Phone # 479-***-****

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

Education:

Title of the Degree with Branch College/University Bachelor of Science: Food

science (Nutrition), Microbiology, Bio chemistry

Nagarjuna University, Andhra

Pradesh, India

Post-graduation diploma degree in human

resource management

Pondicherry University,

Tamilnadu, India

Professional Summary:

Food Safety/Quality Assurance Supervisor: (Bimbo Group/Barcel USA, Coppell, TX): 03/01/23 – Till date

• Maintain and update QA Calendar Activities and schedules.

• Oversee all related QA programs for Laboratory practices.

• Maintain and supervise Pre-requisite Program calendar activities, verification and validation.

• Ensure associates have resources and training required by local state and federal agencies.

• Conducts Food Safety, Sanitation, Pest Control, GMP’s, Facility Inspections, Internal Cross Audits.

• Monitors Corrective Actions at facility.

• Facilitates compliance with all QA Programs for the facility to include but not limited to: HACCP, HARPC, GMP’s, MICROBIOLOGY etc.

• Execution Customer Complaints Program

• Monitors and ensure continuous improvement on product quality & quality systems,

• Participates in internal and external food safety, quality and regulatory audits. R&D Product Development Technician/Contractor: (PepsiCo Inc, Plano, TX): 08/01/2022 - 02/30/2023

• Supporting PFNA Region product development team of 5 - 10 engineers and scientists in developing new products and processes on short timelines including consumer tests, laboratory work, process lab test run and running process equipment as needed

• Supporting multiple project associates and project initiatives seamlessly with high attention to detail and quality of results

• Maintain development lab according to Regulatory, and internal PEP standards including all Safety requirements

• Ensuring labs comply with GMP guidelines and established operating sanitation standards including allergen management. Participate as a member of the safety committee and the food GMP committee to assure compliance in the labs.

• Maintain up-to-date equipment list and assist in identification of new equipment.

• Coordinating outside service of equipment maintenance as needed.

• Managing ingredient and lab supply inventory, as well as look for innovative and time saving ideas for the team to improve functionality and time management in the lab.

• Be the point person for specifications and other crucial documents for incoming materials. Interface with external vendors ordering supplies and coordinating services for equipment maintenance and fabrication.

• Maintain the schedule of activities in the labs in alignment with the team priorities & working effectively with cross-functional teams

• Providing excellent customer service.

• Micro & WinLims sample submissions

• Coordinate shipping in support of PD and Lab.

• Support consumer testing requests and preparing samples for field execution.

• Help coordinate sample preparation for internal tasting and customer Meetings

• Collaborate with R&D team to monitor and report POs vs invoices variances and provide appropriate follow-up

• Support ad-hoc projects and data analysis.

R&D Global Associate Principal Scientist (PepsiCo Inc, Barrington, IL): 12/01/2018-03/30/2022

• Drive food safety strategies and plans to support the PepsiCo North America, Canada, Europe business unit (BU) and sector food safety strategic plan, in alignment with the PepsiCo food safety policies.

• Lead efforts to communicate food safety requirements, and provide training of all pertinent requirements and best practices related to food safety.

• Drive food safety initiatives to enable the maintenance of safe design of processes and products within the current portfolio, and with future innovations.

• Provide expertise to the PepsiCo beverage brands by authoring ingredient statements, nutrition facts, allergens and 3 rd party certification management and substantiation of claims.

• Ensure BU food safety compliance for packaging, products and processes, and other activities that enable the production of safe and legal products for consumers of PepsiCo beverage brands.

• Oversee integration of food safety elements into an innovation project stage-gate process to enable flawless execution and drive value into PepsiCo foods, business strategy to help drive advantaged innovation.

• Ensure delivery of technical expertise to develop and drive HACCP food allergen, and HACCP transfer checklists requirements to support new ingredients, products, packages, and processes.

• Ensure HACCP transfer plans are in place and effective in all manufacturing sites.

• Ensure allergen management programs are in a place where needed and are assessed in all locations.

• Review and approve product ingredients, formulations, allergen labeling and packaging.

• Provide technical and business risk assessment/perspective related to new product development.

• Collaborate with R&D cross functional partners including Quality Assurance, Packaging, Life Sciences, Regulatory and Sensory & Consumer Product Insights to ensure robust, consumer- centric, safe and legal product designs.

• Leverage external partners and ingredient suppliers to develop expertise in ingredient functionality.

• Serve as Food safety Co-Ordinator for electronic raw material dossier & Ingredient Specifications risk assessment.

• Follow technical stage gate innovation process to drive robust product design and specifications with full cross functional alignment.

• Ensuring faultless compliance of ingredients, formulas and labeling. Reviewing and approving product specifications.

• Support legacy Specification upgrade from Spec readiness to supplier commercial qualification approval.

• Interact with Product Developer to compile key data to write specification according to guidelines.

Food Safety Specialist: Saratoga Food Specialties (Smithfield Foods, Bolingbrook, IL): 09/01/17-03/01/2018

• Writing standard operating procedures for Food Safety & Allergen control plan.

• Conducting Risk Assessment for hazard analysis depending on the severity.

• Verifying the document control for BRC, FSA & QSA audits.

• Performing ELISA test for Gluten & Mustard Allergen validation.

• Performing ATP & TPC swabs for Sanitation verification.

• Reviewing Environmental Pathogen testing program (EPTP).

• Writing CAPA plan for the CCP & Preventive control deviations.

• Reviewing Label checks for Kosher & Halal products.

• Conducting monthly GMP, Glass & Brittle plastic & preventive controls internal audits.

• Working on Mock recalls & Traceability.

• Verifying the COA’S & PO’s of suppliers.

• Conducting Equipment Allergen validation for different sites.

• Monitoring the holds & hot line complaints.

Audits: Internal Auditor for BRC, YUM (FSA & QSA) audits. FSQA Supervisor: Tyson Foods (Fayetteville, Arkansas): 02/2017 – 07/2017

• Trained and certified in HACCP & HARPC as per FSMA compliance

• Conducting food product cuttings for tortillas, taco shells & Burritos

• Finding the root cause for foreign material and implementing preventative controls.

• Working on formulations of food products.

• Documenting the CCPs for the deviations in the food processing.

• Leading and training for five QA technicians.

• Maintaining time and attendance for team members.

• Verifying and monitoring the moisture and pH of the products by NIR (near infrared spectrometry) & monitoring the salt meters.

• Estimating the shelf life’s of the products.

• Writing the procedures for the process controls.

• Conducting Environmental pathogen testing program (EPTP) for Listeria and Salmonella swabs.

• Monitoring mold and air swabs for sanitation and pre-operation.

• Working with USDA and FDA auditors for Food safety record keeping.

• Validating Certificate of Analysis [COA] & certificate of conformance [COC]

• Training new hires on food safety and GMP’s

• Training the hourly team members on personal hygiene, GMP’s, Food safety, SOP’s & SSOP’s

• Attending shift review meetings daily with all management associates to address food quality and foreign material issues

• Holding and releasing of products on SAP

• Performing mock recalls

• Monitoring KPI’s for texture analysis

• Working on LIMS for pathogen testing

• Performing monthly inventory check

• Conducting monthly internal & external food safety and GMP audits

• Involved in BRC audits along with FSQA manager. And conduct lab audits HACCP-FSQA Analyst: Tyson Foods, (Springdale, Arkansas): 11/2015 – 01/2017

• Performing the lockout and tag out procedures for pre-operation and unit verification before the startup of the lines.

• Performing the Hold and Release policy when required.

• Communicating with the FSQA personnel for daily routine tasks.

• Setting the Critical control points at different stages of poultry processing.

• Estimating the chlorine, pH & PAA checks on hourly basis.

• Monitor the microbiological tests of salmonella & E.coli in the lab.

• Working closely with the USDA auditors daily for internal audits.

• Calculating the Net weights of the birds and working on the Labelling of the packed product.

• Performing the pre-operational checks before the start of the shift after the sanitation of the unit. Random checks for the PAA of the chillers. Working on HACCP and SSOP audits and paperwork. Entering the data into the plant view computer system regularly.

• Maintaining GMP’S and SSOP’S in the entire plant.

• Training the employees in personal hygiene and sanitation of the plant.

• Monitoring if the critical control points were performed up to the USDA standards.

• Testing of the bird for internal and external organs for USDA audits.

• Collecting of the equipment swabs from various sections of the unit. Microbiology-Lab Supervisor: Oberoi Flight Services (Chennai, Tamilnadu, India): 11/2003- 10/2005

• Reviewing the shelf life’s of the cooked foods.

• Supervised group of personnel’s in daily tasks under HACCP policy.

• Review food product labeling and food codes procedures.

• Analyzing the nutritional values of the food recipes.

• Compiling cost control process for the food recipes along with the company of Food and Beverage manager and Head Chef.

• Collect food samples randomly from various sections of food unit under different temperatures.

• Prepare samples for testing of e-coli, salmonella & staphylococcus.

• Testing the samples of milk and water used in the food unit.

• Performing analysis according to microbiological procedures and test methods.

• Maintaining and calibrating of lab equipment.

• Sampling both raw and cooked food materials.

• Collected samples for testing of Hand swabs and Equipment swabs.

• Conducted quality control checks on daily basis.

• Checking the temperatures of the coolers, food products and PH levels of water used in the food unit.

• Maintenance of data and taking logs of required documentation for future references and analysis.

• Conducted housekeeping audits and prepared reports after thorough analysis.

• Conducted classes on personnel hygiene and make awareness of possible cross contamination to employees.

• Analyzing hazards under critical control points to promote food safety and good laboratory practices.

• Training the food unit staff on Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP).

• Taking logs on pest control procedures.

• Training employees in maintaining the food at appropriate temperatures. Audits:

Conducted audits under Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) and these audits have been reviewed by British airways and Lufthansa airways successfully. Certificates: PCQI and HACCP certified.

Analytical Skills:

• Working Knowledge in NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy) for Oils. HPLC

(High performance Liquid chromatography). NIR (Near infrared Spectroscopy) for Moisture. ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay) for Food Allergens. Computer skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for generating reports

• Basic working knowledge in SAP

Personal skills:

• Good listener.

• Problem solving skills.

• Effective Communication skills.

• Positive approach in resolving issues.

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