Andres Rugama

Research And Development Associate at House Foods America
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Costa Mesa, California, United States, US

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Experience

    • Food Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research And Development Associate
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      Responsible for developing new products by researching current trends in the plant-based food industry and continually improving current products by analyzing consumers’ information. Responsible for developing new products by researching current trends in the plant-based food industry and continually improving current products by analyzing consumers’ information.

    • India
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • AmeriCorps Math Fellow at Saga Education
      • Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

      Combating education inequity by delivering high-quality, personalized mathematics instruction to help young students thrive. Combating education inequity by delivering high-quality, personalized mathematics instruction to help young students thrive.

    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Quality Assurance Technician
      • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

      • Audited 8 separate dry goods manufacturing lines for compliance in food safety according to company GMP/SOP and formal education • Identified regular non-conformities in distinct manufacturing processes and communicated issues to responsible parties for future corrective action • Accomplished evaluation and validation of 200 types of received ingredients/materials and 300 types of finished products according to company standard • Trained production floor associates on GMPs and routine QC tests to guarantee quality at every step of processing Show less

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Laboratory Assistant
      • Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

      • Worked with laboratory manager and technicians to analyze over 300 varieties of wheat grain and flour samples at industry standard of quality • 800+ hours of experienced operation of LECO Nitrogen/Protein Determinators, Brabender Farinograph and other analytical instrumentation • Consistent, objective qualitative analyses of over 50 different wheat varieties for practical use in breads, pastas, cookies etc. • Worked with laboratory manager and technicians to analyze over 300 varieties of wheat grain and flour samples at industry standard of quality • 800+ hours of experienced operation of LECO Nitrogen/Protein Determinators, Brabender Farinograph and other analytical instrumentation • Consistent, objective qualitative analyses of over 50 different wheat varieties for practical use in breads, pastas, cookies etc.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Student Food Service Assistant
      • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

      · Maintained clean, sanitized and well-organized food preparation zones · Assisted customers by washing and sanitizing dishes, glassware and silverware manually and by dishwasher · Operated cash register for cash and credit card transactions · Maintained clean, sanitized and well-organized food preparation zones · Assisted customers by washing and sanitizing dishes, glassware and silverware manually and by dishwasher · Operated cash register for cash and credit card transactions

    • International Student Mentor
      • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

      · Mentored Japanese foster children in Kumamoto, Japan for 360+ volunteer hours to help develop their aspirations and encourage personal growth · Improved English language skills in students by developing and presenting personalized English seminars for students · Mentored Japanese foster children in Kumamoto, Japan for 360+ volunteer hours to help develop their aspirations and encourage personal growth · Improved English language skills in students by developing and presenting personalized English seminars for students

Education

  • University of California, Davis
    Food Science and Technology
    2016 - 2020

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