Experience

ROSE LifeScience Inc.

• Canada
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Quality Management

  • Apr 2022 - 1 year 9 months

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Heading quality management for manufacturing facility Aligning the business needs with quality support at multiple levels Establishing solid foundations for CMO and co-manufacturing Redesigning Manufacturing to Distribution model Health Canada, Audits, QC/QA and Compliance management.



Target Group Inc

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Quality for Canary Rx DBA VennCannabis

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2022

  Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Directing start-up business, facility management, Quality system improvements and implementation. Bridging joint ventures, supporting launches and integrating business initiatives into quality systems. Developing systems with resource economization. Training and team building with optimized staff allocation and skill sets development.



Lifeist Wellness

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Quality Cannmart Inc.

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2020

  Toronto, Canada Area Managing Quality Systems development. Directing Startups for Natural Health Products (NHP) and Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR), site licensing, product licensing, cGMPs, SOPs, Application QAR, QAP, Team building, Validation, Compliance and Regulatory affairs dealings with Health Canada, FDA and CRA Audits. Audit and support to cultivators for Quality and compliance. Developing robust drug distribution (cannabis) model for clients compliant to ACMPR and… Show more Managing Quality Systems development. Directing Startups for Natural Health Products (NHP) and Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR), site licensing, product licensing, cGMPs, SOPs, Application QAR, QAP, Team building, Validation, Compliance and Regulatory affairs dealings with Health Canada, FDA and CRA Audits. Audit and support to cultivators for Quality and compliance. Developing robust drug distribution (cannabis) model for clients compliant to ACMPR and adoption to new regulatory changes Cannabis Act /Regulations. Extension of operations to Recreational markets and Oil Extraction Processing facility. Oil filling and packaging equipments into multiple formats including Bottles, Vials, Cartridges, Capsules. Team building for operational Excellency, firing a spark for Quality culture. Show less



Septodont

• France
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Trainee Filling

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2019

  Cambridge, Ontario Gained experience as Trainee Operations. Septodont Novocol Pharmaceutical Division. Cambridge. 2015-2016. Operations in filling of pharmaceutical products, dental anesthetics, terminally sterilized and aseptic filling, support in component preparation, In-process quality control, Inspection, labeling and packaging processes.



Samick's Foods Inc

• Quality Assurance Supervisor | Quality Management Lead CMQ

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  Canada Developed Quality Management Systems for Small and Medium size Enterprise (SME's). Executed Food Safety and Quality strategies, operationalizing strategies into implementable steps. 1. Lead a team of quality (2 QC's), production / packaging (3 ) supervisors in performing the daily plant schedule under GMP. Building, nourishing and changing quality culture, operational excellence for high risk foods including fresh fruit and vegetables, salads and meat (RTE). 2. Assisted in developing… Show more Developed Quality Management Systems for Small and Medium size Enterprise (SME's). Executed Food Safety and Quality strategies, operationalizing strategies into implementable steps. 1. Lead a team of quality (2 QC's), production / packaging (3 ) supervisors in performing the daily plant schedule under GMP. Building, nourishing and changing quality culture, operational excellence for high risk foods including fresh fruit and vegetables, salads and meat (RTE). 2. Assisted in developing all HACCP policies and procedures and provide training to all employees, work according to CFIA regulations to maintain compliance. 3. Managed current Food Safety Program and helped toward developing Quality Management System (SQF/BRC certification). 3. Lead continuous improvement: GAP Analysis, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Quality Complaints and Investigations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Six Sigma Quality Techniques. Show less



Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee

• Canada
• Food and Beverage Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Quality Assurance Coordinator

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2014

  Mississauaga Transformation of Quality Culture. Continuous Improvement in Quality Management System by robust quality system design and training. Supervised a team of 3 QA Techs., 3 QC Techs. guided production supervisors in quality related issues. Supported existing Quality Management System including QA programs (Food Safety, Sanitation, Pathogen and Environmental Monitoring Program (PEM) and Validation, Weight control, Organic, Material balance, Hold and Release, Chemical control, Incoming Material… Show more Transformation of Quality Culture. Continuous Improvement in Quality Management System by robust quality system design and training. Supervised a team of 3 QA Techs., 3 QC Techs. guided production supervisors in quality related issues. Supported existing Quality Management System including QA programs (Food Safety, Sanitation, Pathogen and Environmental Monitoring Program (PEM) and Validation, Weight control, Organic, Material balance, Hold and Release, Chemical control, Incoming Material Inspection, Line audits review, Document control and review, SOP's update and review, Technicians training, contractors training) Quality Control (QC) Testing review, Design development and verification for Online and Batch processing / packaging of startup operations. Supported Audit for customer audit, GMP, HACCP and SQF.

• Quality Analyst / Quality Assurance Auditor

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

  Mississauga, On Quality Assurance to verify Food Product Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance of Raw materials, Work-in-process, Packaging, and Finished Coffee products based on Government regulations, SQF / HACCP Programs, and Specifications on state of the art Coffee Packaging Keurig (K-Cup) Lines.



Kelly

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Control Technologist / QC Lead

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2013

  1. Gained valuable experience in a startup Project as Quality Control Tech. on state of the Art Coffee Keurig (K-Cup) Packaging Lines during Establishing, Installation, Trial, Commissioning and Production. 2. Lead a team of 2 online QC Techs. and 3 lead operators. Team work in close collaboration with R&D (Product and Mechanical Engineering), Machine operators, Production / Operations, Machine service Engineers / mechanics, Maintenance, Packers and Quality Control Lead / Manager. 3… Show more 1. Gained valuable experience in a startup Project as Quality Control Tech. on state of the Art Coffee Keurig (K-Cup) Packaging Lines during Establishing, Installation, Trial, Commissioning and Production. 2. Lead a team of 2 online QC Techs. and 3 lead operators. Team work in close collaboration with R&D (Product and Mechanical Engineering), Machine operators, Production / Operations, Machine service Engineers / mechanics, Maintenance, Packers and Quality Control Lead / Manager. 3. Identified key quality control parameters online, during design modifications and troubleshooting. 4. Regular quality control testing online and laboratory on coffee products, equipment verification and reporting. 5. Coordinating QC related issues to Production, Maintenance and QC Manager; dealt with holding and rejecting non conforming product and recommended rectifying / corrective actions. Show less



Halal Assessment & Certification Institute Pvt Ltd (HACI)

• Auditor (Halal Food Quality Assurance)

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2012

  Halal Food Assessment, Quality Assurance, documentation, review, inspection and audit of consumer products for Halal and Tayyab (Hygiene). Pre auditing/Auditing of halal Calf Stomach, animal casings for meat export companies and Certification  Lead Halal Awareness Campaigns including Halal road show (Research institute, Agriculture University, Chamber of commerce & Industry Peshawar) and 2nd Halal conference (Lahore) by Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company (PAMCO) / Government of Punjab.



Nuclear Institute for Food & Agriculture (NIFA)

• Research Fellow

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2011

  ALP Project "Assessment of Toxic Metals in Agricultural Products and their relation to Nutritional Status of Peshawar". Project running according to Project Cycle (PC1) proposal including mapping of the areas in KhyberPakhtunkhwa for metal concentration Collection of Water, Agriculture, Food & Human blood samples from polluted and control areas. Analysis for toxic metals by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) and Water analysis by Hydrolab. Assessment of nutritional status of… Show more ALP Project "Assessment of Toxic Metals in Agricultural Products and their relation to Nutritional Status of Peshawar". Project running according to Project Cycle (PC1) proposal including mapping of the areas in KhyberPakhtunkhwa for metal concentration Collection of Water, Agriculture, Food & Human blood samples from polluted and control areas. Analysis for toxic metals by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) and Water analysis by Hydrolab. Assessment of nutritional status of population by Body Mass Index(BMI) and food frequency questionnaire. Supervision and maintenance of Food & Environment Lab in compliance with ISO 9001-2008 standards. Liaison with Universities, Research Institutes, Health department and NGOs Achievements: Execution of project, Training of staff / students on Analysis of food samples by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotomer (AAS), 10 MSc & 3 M.Phil / PhD Thesis supervised (Publications under process) Training of (50 Researchers & Academicians) on Multivariate Statistical Analysis. Statistical Analysis to find correlation between metals and nutritional status by multivariate statistics using Unscrambler-X. Compiled 4 Project Technical Reports and Recommendations, seminars, workshops arranged in liaison with health department / NGOs. Pilot Plant Production (10 Products at the rate of 5 Ton/hr) of tomato paste, squashes, syrups, preserves (jams, jellies, marmalade, dips), mushrooms (quality control analysis: pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, polyphenols by Spectrometer, sugars (total, reducing, non reducing). Coordination with Halal food certification bodies to develop awareness (10,000 participants) and Business. Irradiation treatment of more than 1000 food and agriculture samples Technical support to SMEs on Ready to Eat Meal, packed under vacuum in laminated pouch packing and development of cheese flavor for extruded savory / rice snacks. Show less



NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research / Teaching Assistant

  • Apr 2008 - Feb 2010

  Peshawar Research and Teaching Assistant to postgraduate students in research projects Achievements: Supervised 20 MSc(H) Research student thesis, 2 PhD Thesis Projects. New Products developed (3) from blended (Mango & Seabuckthorn) pulp, smoothies, squashes, nectar. Analysis of products for Minerals by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Carotene by Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC), Total sugars, Vitamin C and Descriptive Sensory Analysis by… Show more Research and Teaching Assistant to postgraduate students in research projects Achievements: Supervised 20 MSc(H) Research student thesis, 2 PhD Thesis Projects. New Products developed (3) from blended (Mango & Seabuckthorn) pulp, smoothies, squashes, nectar. Analysis of products for Minerals by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Carotene by Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC), Total sugars, Vitamin C and Descriptive Sensory Analysis by trained panel (Published in Scientific Journals) . Show less



Fresh Talent Working in Scotland Scheme

• Food Scientist and Technologist

  • Mar 2006 - Feb 2008

  Scotland, UK Gained 2 Years expereince in Fresh Talent Working in Scotland Scheme, in quality control, quality assurance, sensory science and telemarketing.



Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR)

• Scientific Officer

  • May 2005 - Mar 2006

  Establishment of regional technical and testing facilities (Laboratories) for developing food and Rural technologies in Public Sector Development Project (PSDP) Achievements: • Designed Laboratory layout (Food, Agriculture & Environment) construction, purchase of equipment, glassware, chemicals, and training of 10 Laboratory technicians • Improved Design and fabrication of Solar Dryers, Development of dried mango leather, vegetables



Matthew Algie

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Student in NPD-QC/QA

  • Sep 2003 - Nov 2004

  Glasgow, United Kingdom Research/NPD on Effect of coffee additives on Head Space Volatiles of Coffee Brews by HS-SPME and GC/MS discriminated by Multivariate Statistica Analysis technique Principal Component Analysis (PCA)



NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer / Projects Investigator

  • Mar 1999 - Oct 2002

  Lecturer to undergraduates. Principal Investigator Projects, Proposals & special reports, Reviewed government sector projects, Pilot Plant Production & Joint Ventures.