Senior Food Technologist

• Jun 2023 - Present

Senior RDA Technologist

• Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

RDA Technologist

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2022

Responsible with the development of Culinary Wet Condiment Systems for the GCC region and MENAT subregion.Experienced in developing ketchup, sauces (non-emulsified and emulsified), dressings, vinaigrettes and mayonnaises.

New Product Development (NPD) Specialist

• Nov 2016 - Sep 2022

Main Purpose of Position:To develop and document the formulations and mandatory quality characteristics of the Condiment SKUs produced by AATCO factory(ies) in compliance with company/customer/legal requirements. Acting as the main contact person for the company's Sauces category.Duties• Handles the new product development projects for the company's Key Accounts (Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, etc.)• Develops formulations and condiments concepts based from project briefs from Marketing or ideas generated from within R&D/Culinary Team.• Makes Bench scale samples for Internal/customer evaluation to meet the customer sensory expectation of the product.• Documents the formulation and physico-chemical and sensory characteristics as per defined quality formats and norms.• Conducts Line trials with shop-floor team of Officers and Operators to Scale-Up the formulation to commercial production levels and pass on the technical know-how to Operations Team.• Communicates and defines the product packaging requirements (material, labelling, coding etc.) as per the development brief to the shop-floor team.• Conducts Accelerated Shelf Life Study of approved product formulations in packaging specified in the Development Brief.• Monitors the first production run of New Product SKUs along with the Production and Quality Teams.• Determines and documents the batch recipe & processing parameters.• Supports Production and Quality with controlling the product and process deviations over the first few batches with the insights from development.• Creates RM/PM/FG Codes and maintains and updates BOMs as and when there are changes in formulation and packaging standards for all active SKUs.• Analyzes and approves raw materials as a part of new/alternative supplier development process.• Maintains key development data like shelf life study results, internal & external laboratory analysis results, trial records, and regulatory analysis results in the R&D database. Show less

Research And Development Specialist

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2022

Main Purpose of Position:To develop and document the formulations and mandatory quality characteristics of the Condiment SKUs produced by AATCO factory(ies) in compliance with company/customer/legal requirements. Duties• Handles the new product development projects for the company's Key Accounts (Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, etc.)• Develops formulations and condiments concepts based from project briefs from Marketing or ideas generated from within R&D/Culinary Team.• Makes Bench scale samples for Internal/customer evaluation to meet the customer sensory expectation of the product.• Documents the formulation and physico-chemical and sensory characteristics as per defined quality formats and norms.• Conducts Line trials with shop-floor team of Officers and Operators to Scale-Up the formulation to commercial production levels and pass on the technical know-how to Operations Team.• Communicates and defines the product packaging requirements (material, labelling, coding etc.) as per the development brief to the shop-floor team.• Conducts Accelerated Shelf Life Study of approved product formulations in packaging specified in the Development Brief.• Monitors the first production run of New Product SKUs along with the Production and Quality Teams.• Determines and documents the batch recipe & processing parameters.• Supports Production and Quality with controlling the product and process deviations over the first few batches with the insights from development.• Creates RM/PM/FG Codes and maintains and updates BOMs as and when there are changes in formulation and packaging standards for all active SKUs.• Analyzes and approves raw materials as a part of new/alternative supplier development process.• Participates in customer visits and audits wherever and whenever required.• Maintains key development data like shelf life study results, internal & external laboratory analysis results, trial records, and regulatory analysis results in the R&D database. Show less

Research & Development Specialist

• Jul 2010 - Aug 2014

Responsible for formulating spice mixes and seasonings that cater to specific needs of clients. Main activities and responsibilities • Prepares traded items requested by clients; • Prepares and batches formulations requested by clients; • Researches and develops new seasoning, spice mixes, powdered mixes, sauces and dips that can be used on different food applications like beverages, meat, bakery/confectionery, novelty foods etc. • Develops seasonings, spice mixes, rubs and marinades as requested by client; • Performs trials that can cost reduce existing blended products to increase company’s profit; • Conducts research on latest trends in the food industry specifically on dehydrated products; • Provides technical recommendations to resolve non-conforming products raised through Corrective Action Requests; • Conducts supplier auditing to existing suppliers to ensure compliance with current food manufacturing standards e.g. HACCP, QMS, FSMS and cGMP; • Member of the HACCP Team that identifies all the OPRPs, PRPs and CCPs within the production's process flow and establishes critical limits to prevent or minimize the presence of hazards in the company's wide array of products; • Member of the company's Food Safety Team that conducts internal auditing to ensure compliance to the ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management System) standard. Show less

English Tutor

• Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

Responsible for teaching Japanese students the English language through the use of internet-based communications like Skype. Responsible for teaching Japanese students the English language through the use of internet-based communications like Skype.

R&D/QC Lead - Thermal Line

• May 2009 - Feb 2010

Main activities and responsibilities • Responsible for the implementation of cGMP in the company • Prepares and organizes all documents in preparation for audits held in the company • Assures and supervises that food produced is of high quality • Performs microbiological tests and shelf-life studies on products manufactured • Performs research and product development on novelty food products e.g. food in retortable pouches • Establishes specific product parameters e.g. moisture content, pH, size, and hydration ratio • Contacts supplier for purchasing of new raw materials, laboratory equipment and apparatuses. Show less

Central Laboratory Analyst (On-The-Job Training)

• Oct 2008 - Nov 2008

Main activities and responsibilities • Responsible for analyzing the physico-chemical properties of all milk samples coming from the three (3) milk lines; • Performs many physico-chemical analyses namely moisture content, specific gravity, pH, viscosity, water activity refractive index, total solids and fat content; • Performs sediment tests of products for shelflife acceptability testing; • Responsible for receiving and analyzing of delivered fats/oil prior to acceptance as raw material; • Performs in-line sampling of powdered milk; • Additionally performs analyses for bulk density, wettability, scorched particles, and solubility index of powdered milk samples; • Performs chlorine testing prior to CIP and CIP testing of caustic soda and phosphoric acid Show less