Experience

SGProtein

• Singapore
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineering

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Job Scope - Evaluate extruder performance, and processing parameters to find advance the art of plant-based meat manufacturing. - Design solutions to problems and future development requirements - Lead technology transfers from R&D to Production and maintain SOP standards - Responsible for the development of new technologies and providing technical support to production - Lead or participate in the investigation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis - Support QA for customer complaint - Analyse process data to drive process efficiency - Develop requirements and specifications for products and processes. - Ensure adequate preventive & predictive maintenance to reduce equipment downtime - Monitor and evaluate technical development in the space of alternative protein processing. - To be the main point of contact and consultant to product development, sales, production and customers in areas of the extrusion process, screw design and process parameters. Show less



Takasago International Corporation

• Japan
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Industrialization Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2021

  Job Scope - Responsible for successful scale-up and first production run - Develop and implement standardized manufacturing instruction for Production - Provide technical support and training to Production and R&D - Optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and reduce cost - Lead IQ, OQ and PQ for new manufacturing equipment - Provide technical support for Internal reject and customer complaint - Provide technical support for manufacturing plants in India and Indonesia Show less



Kellogg Company

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2018

  Job Scope - Provide direction and leadership to food processing, material supply and finished good delivery solutions for snacks - Work and liaise with ingredients suppliers on alternate raw materials supplies - Lead and drive cost-saving project technical execution - Provide technical direction and organise resources to troubleshoot and resolve food production issues - Delivering technical solutions from scope development through start-up and qualification for initiatives driven by R&D and Commercial teams - Qualify new suppliers and co-manufacturers in Asia for business continuity, quality improvement and cost optimisation - Oversee equipment and process qualification to ensure new equipment work with existing technology - Validate new processes in existing manufacturing sites for smooth technology transfer Show less



Symrise AG

• Germany
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrialization Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

  Job Scope - Conduct production scale-up and commercial trial runs - Supervise and manage 4 Engineering Assistants and coordinate daily activities - Conduct IQ, OQ and PQ for pilot and plant equipment - Process improvement and troubleshooting for powder blending, spray drying and thermal reaction technology - Provide technical support for Production - Conduct deviation investigation for internal and external rejections - Monitor scale-up success rates for new product development Show less



Givaudan

• Switzerland
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Technologist

  • Mar 2010 - Sep 2012

  Job Scope - Conduct production scale-up and commercial trial runs - Conduct production site and formulation transfer - Process improvement and troubleshooting for liquid, emulsion and powder blend flavours - Develop process protocols and incorporate into production practices - Provide technical support for QC and Production - Manage and investigate all internal and external rejections related to manufacturing processes Job Scope - Conduct production scale-up and commercial trial runs - Conduct production site and formulation transfer - Process improvement and troubleshooting for liquid, emulsion and powder blend flavours - Develop process protocols and incorporate into production practices - Provide technical support for QC and Production - Manage and investigate all internal and external rejections related to manufacturing processes



F&N Foods

• Singapore
• Food Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Food Technologist

  • Feb 2007 - Mar 2010

  Job Scope - Product development for carbonated, isotonic and juice drinks - Conduct pilot and commercial trial runs - Conduct sensory evaluations - Prepare product nutritional information - Evaluate alternate ingredients - Evaluate equipment capabilities and suitability for manufacturing new products - Develop process protocol and incorporate into production practices - Evaluate co-manufacturers process and production capabilities Job Scope - Product development for carbonated, isotonic and juice drinks - Conduct pilot and commercial trial runs - Conduct sensory evaluations - Prepare product nutritional information - Evaluate alternate ingredients - Evaluate equipment capabilities and suitability for manufacturing new products - Develop process protocol and incorporate into production practices - Evaluate co-manufacturers process and production capabilities



Institute of Technical Education

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parttime Lecturer

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2007

  Job Scope - Conduct lectures and laboratory practicals Job Scope - Conduct lectures and laboratory practicals



Detpak

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Assurance Executive

  • Oct 2004 - Feb 2006

  Job Scope - Manage quality systems - Customers' audits - ISO 9001 and HACCP audits and certification Job Scope - Manage quality systems - Customers' audits - ISO 9001 and HACCP audits and certification