Quality Assurance Manager

MUKESH BHARVAD

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Menomonie-54751 Cell: 715-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Looking for the challenging position in food and dairy industries where I can use my knowledge to develop new techniques and maintain the quality of the products by accurate testing of raw materials and final product.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI. (May, 2011)

Master of Science in Food Science & Technology

SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand, Gujarat, India. (May, 2008)

Bachelor of Technology in Dairy Technology

Courses: Food Technology, Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry, Advanced Experimental Foods, Advance foods, Food Product Development, Six-sigma, Applied research and design, Research Foundation, Trends and Nutrition, Food preservation Technology, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Dairy Engineering, Sensory Evaluation of Dairy products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UTTAM DAIRY, AHMEDABAD, INDIA Production Manager (Dairy) (May 2008-March 2009)

• Supervised the process section, packaging section, flavored milk section, butter section.

• Developed action plans to achieve goals and objectives for employees and cost control.

• Monitored the yields, standards and goals of the operation.

• Enforced all company rules and regulations for 70 employees

• Worked as an internal auditor

• Planned and executed the daily production plan to meet the market demand.

• Assigned the daily production work to the operators and workers.

• Analyzed the technical problems and recommended the best possible solutions.

• Maintained the ISO standards, HACCP and GMP in the plant.

• Compiled the daily production report and discussed it in daily meeting.

VIDYA DAIRY, ANAND, GUJARAT, INDIA. Internship (Production Trainee) (JULY 2006-JULY2007)

• Supervised processing and packaging of 150,000 liters of milk per day in the processing section.

• Trained at the cheese, ice-cream, ghee, butter, buttermilk and flavored milk section.

• Implemented statistical quality control in milk packaging section.

• Performed analysis of raw materials, in-line process and finished product in Quality Assurance section.

• Trained in the operation of refrigeration plant and boiler section.

• Engaged in the team for developing HACCP for liquid milk process flow.

• Worked as a production manager for three months for various production sections during experience training.

ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECT (MS Thesis)

Research: Effect of Dried Blueberry on the Oxidative Stability of Plumpy Nut Toddler Food Fortified with Omega-3 Fatty acid.

GRADUATE PROJECT WORK

Develop a Quality Manual for Dairy Plant (Class Project) (Sept. 2009 to Dec. 2010)

• Refer the literature about ISO, GMP and HACCP.

• Identify the structure and production procedure of the company.

• Established the goal and quality policy of the company by defining various quality system terminologies.

• Combined all the Procedures, Work instructions, Responsibilities, and other control documents to create the Quality Manual.

SEMINARS & TRAINING

• ISO 9000, HACCP, FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT. ( August,2008)

• “Hands on practice” technical training at MIT Mehsana, Gujrat, India. (August 2006-September 2006)

• Attended seminars on: “Quality control and Standard relevant to dairy Industry” and “Waste Management in Dairy Industry”. (January, 2007)

• Attended international seminar on: “Fermented Foods by Swedish South Asian Studies Network”. (March, 2006)

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Participated in Food product development contest in food science fair (Madison) on November 2010 and our team won the contest

• Participated in quiz contest in food science fair (Madison) on November 2010 and got the first stand among all participants.

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