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Internationally recognized dairy and food industry expert providing consultancy service in the area of Dairy and Food processing, development of strategy, R&D and New Product development related to Dairy and Food products, Ingredients and their applications As a President of US Dairy and Foods Consulting LLC, I am dedicated to delivering technical, R&D and business development consulting services that drive success for major players in the Dairy and food ingredients, food products, and beverage manufacturing industries. With a keen strategic vision and more than 20 years of international experience in Dairy and Food and beverage industry experience, I advise dairy and food industry companies on technical and business development aspects and collaborate with the senior management teams and boards to develop and execute strategy and roadmaps and create new business opportunities. My leadership extends to leading cross-functional teams in assessing new technologies, product and process optimization, development of new products, dairy and food ingredients, and applications of dairy and food ingredients to deliver unique value propositions, cost benefits and, capacity utilization plans for improving productivity, efficiency and competitive advantages. Together, we forge strategic partnerships and optimize products and processes through cross-functional, industry-wide collaborations, ensuring that our clients thrive in a rapidly evolving market.

Internationally recognized dairy and food industry expert providing consultancy service in the area of Dairy and Food processing, development of strategy, R&D and New Product development related to Dairy and Food products, Ingredients and their applications

Leading R&D team at Whitehall Specialties, Inc. and NewField (A leading manufacturer of plant-based cheese and analogue cheeses)Leading Research and Development of process cheese, analogue cheese, cheese shred, slice-on-slice and IWS, dried and grated Parmesan Cheese, Plant-based cheese, vegan cheese, food service products and customized cheese products tailored to customer's need. Whitehall Specialties is a world-class leader in the manufacture of natural and imitation cheese blends, cheese substitutes and food service products. For more information about Whitehall Specialties, please visit: http://www.whitehall-specialties.com/

LEADERSHIP TO INGREDIENT R&D TEAM AND DROVE STRATEGIC INNOVATIONS FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALIZATION• Built Ingredient Solutions team and created ingredient innovation capabilities from ground zero.• Led Ingredient solutions R&D team and deliver business objectives. Led the value-added dairy ingredients project portfolio. • Drove development of new ingredient and products from concept to commercialization.DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED STRATEGIC PLANS• Led development and execution of strategic plans.• Created portfolio of scientific innovations, patents and IP resulting in new ingredient innovations, products and technologies, which provided competitive advantage to the company.LED CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PROJECTS AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COLLABORATION • Provided strategic and people leadership.•Led cross-functional innovation projects and created several intellectual properties including 4 patents. Created enterprise-wide new project opportunities to benefit all business units of Land O’Lakes (Dairy Foods, Purina and Winfield).• Built trust and collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.• Managed portfolio of externally-funded research program and identified new opportunities to support new innovations and growth projects.•Maintained up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies and consumer trends to identify technical and business needs. PROVIDED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE• Provided global thought leadership and subject matter expertise.• Represented Land O'Lakes at various national and international organizations, including IDF, ADPI, IFT, as well as Advisory Committees and Boards. These initiatives benefited business by keeping up-to-date of current industry and research trends and providing point of view that helped influence new product standards and regulatory aspects. CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT• Actively engaged with customers and suppliers. Attended customer meetings and facilitated customer interactions.

Led strategic Ingredient Innovations platform: Lead internal and external research programs on value-added ingredients (Micellar casein, Phospholipids, Lactoferrin, lactose, oligosaccharides, WPC, WPI) and dairy products with improved properties (Natural and process Cheese, butter, cultured products, Food service products). Developed and executed strategic and tactical plans for growth (new Ingredients and Product development), TMM (cost saving, margin improvement), product renovation and technical sales support. Initiatives positively contributed towards improving bottom line of the business through meeting customer demands via new business and innovative solutions, growth and improved profit margin. LED STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR INGREDIENT R&D• Managed all aspects of R&D including People and project management, concept to commercialization, Scale-up operations and process optimization, strategy development, and managing Stage gate process and Innovation pipeline. Track record of synthesize learnings and best practices. • Successfully drove innovations and designed and implemented strategies at 3 multinational food, beverages and dairy ingredient companies in various part of world. • Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and develop personnel and teams. Successful track record of hiring and retaining top talent. • Proven success working well with cross functional project teams involving matrix of R&D and business teams, key customers and suppliers, peers in Marketing, Operations, QA and Regulatory.

Successfully established and directed major research programs with over $2 Million in grants in the area of structure-function relationship of milk proteins and development of value-added dairy and foods ingredients such as WPC, MPC, and micellar casein with tailored functional and nutritional benefits using membrane filtration technologies an other modern technologies. LED R&D FOR REVOLUTIONARY FOOD INNOVATIONS• Led a multi-disciplinary R&D team and created breakthrough innovations.• Generated several patents and publications on functional dairy and food ingredientsTHOUGHT LEADER AND GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKER IN THE AREA OF DAIRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY•Global expert on milk protein, dairy ingredients, and emerging technologies and their applications in the dairy and food industry.BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOOD COMPANIES TO DRIVE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH• Secured over $1.5M through competitive grants both nationally and internationally.• Served as Consultant and Technical Expert to several food companies and organizations on optimizing applications of dairy ingredients in cheese, yogurt, RTD, sports and nutritional bar and beverages, UHT milks, and other food systems.AWARD-WINNING PROFESSOR, MENTOR AND RESEARCHER• Recruited, coached, and mentored graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and undergraduate and junior technical staff.• Taught courses on Dairy Processing, Dairy Chemistry, and analytical techniques. • Received two prestigious awards for leadership and excellence in research, education and outreach in the field of dairy and food technology

Research Scientist, Project Manager for New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by roughly 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and their revenue exceeds NZ$17.2 billion.DROVE COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR GROWTH & PROFITABILITY• Commercialized and patented new processing technologies. Developed extensive knowledge on applications of ingredients in beverages, cheese, yogurt, and other food products to achieve business needs and outcomes desired by the customers. Provided competitive advantage through proprietary use and licensing of new technologies.• Provided technical expertise to meet specific customer needs related to shelf-life and sensory, quality, and nutritional and textural properties.• Led projects on value-added ingredients such as MPC, WPC, and WPI projects with tailored functionality and nutrition. Deployed new process technologies to contribute several million dollars in revenue.LED CROSS-FUNCTIONAL INNOVATION TEAMS TO ACHIEVE GOALS• Led and managed cross-functional team of technologists, scientists, and technical, operational, and quality staffs to complete complex R&D, NPD, and strategic platform projects from concept to commercialization. Impacted desired business goals by providing strategic and technical leadership to the project teams. • Achieved international recognition for expertise in dairy proteins and ingredient functionality. COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO DRIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES• Partnered with universities and external research collaborators to address in-house research gaps and accelerate implementation of research findings and new ingredient technologies.• Served as R&D expert and champion on cross-functional business team with R&D, marketing, and sales team, as well as internal and external stakeholders.

Year 1997 – 2002 Associated with GCMMF / Amul (www.amul.com)-A multi-national dairy co-operative based in India. The company is involved in manufacturing and marketing a range of dairy and food products in Asia Africa, Middle East, America and Europe. Food Scientist (1997–1999)Senior Food Scientist (1999– 2002)•Successfully managed R&D and NPD projects. Instrumental in the commissioning of new plants, turn-key and joint development projects for milk powders, dairy ingredients, continuous Mozzarella and Paneer (cottage cheese), processed cheese, UHT milk, nutritional beverages, set and stirred yogurt, fluid and flavoured milks, Ice-creams, creams, ghee/AMF. •Led turn-key projects with Tetra-Pak, L&T, Alfa-Laval, Niro Inc. and GRAMS on commissioning of new milk powders, dairy ingredients, UHT milk, sweetened condensed milk and ice-cream plants. •Led and managed product and process optimization and technical services roles to achieve products with right specifications and to meet new product demands and growing business needs. •Successfully developed and lead a NPD and R&D teams of 5-8 people consisting technical staff, technologists, professionals and management trainees.•Made significant contributions to various research projects in terms of understanding and improving heat stability of milk powders; reducing syneresis and texture improvement in the set yoghurts; lowering the complaint of sedimentation in UHT milk, ice creams and sweetened condensed milk. •Developed and standardized appropriate methods for analysis of proteins and heat stability of milks. All these understanding helped to build positive image of the company, sustained competition in the domestic and international markets and thereby increasing sales, profit and revenue

• People and process management• Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and new product development of dairy and food products.• Managing smooth running of dairy laboratory and QA functions including HACCP and ISO systems.• Liaising with legal and regulatory standards, government and external verification agencies.

• Development of new varieties of Ice Creams, new product development including instant mixes, sweets and frozen desserts.• People and process management• Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and new product development of dairy and food products.• Liaising with legal and regulatory standards, government and external verification agencies.• Managing smooth running of dairy laboratory and QA functions including HACCP and ISO systems.