Suryaprakash Rao Voodi Email & Phone Number

India

Baleshwar, Odisha, India

Standardise production, develop QA systems, certification audits for FSSC 22000, BRC, HACCP & BAP. Develop packaging material for marketing. Oversee export sales, general administration, liaison with regulatory authorities, install and commission processing equipment’s, train manpower in producing a safe and legal finished product for export. Oversee procurement of 2000 mt head on shrimp / month, its processing & exports.

Oyan Dam, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Collect and spawn brood fish, incubate and treat eggs, fry and fingerlings for disease, feed fry and fingerlings, and harvest and deliver fish produced. Manage small impoundments and work directly with stakeholders. Compile, analyse, summarize, and interpret fish population, water quality, and habitat data. Maintain cleanliness and operation of equipment. • Initiated pond culture for African Catfish with projected pond culture yields of 4,000 mt per annum. • Designed & Commissioned state of art Catfish Hatchery with a capacity of 5 million fingerlings / annum.• Designed, constructed, and commissioned state of art blast freezing processing plant for Tilapia along with flake ice plant and colds store.• Production of 1,200 mt of Tilapia within cages per annum. Tilapia hatchery and nursery operations.• Liaised with vendors for fish pumps, pipes, generators, ETP equipment, aerators, filters, UV lamps, and other needs for aquaculture and processing plant. • Have shown a Revenue of 10 Million USD / Annum.

Oyan Dam, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Collect and spawn brood fish, incubate and treat eggs, fry and fingerlings for disease, feed fry and fingerlings, and harvest and deliver fish produced. Manage small impoundments and work directly with stakeholders. Compile, analyse, summarize, and interpret fish population, water quality, and habitat data. Maintain cleanliness and operation of equipment. • Initiated pond culture for African Catfish with projected pond culture yields of 4,000 mt per annum. • Designed & Commissioned state of art Catfish Hatchery with a capacity of 5 million fingerlings / annum.• Designed, constructed, and commissioned state of art blast freezing processing plant for Tilapia along with flake ice plant and colds store.• Production of 1,200 mt of Tilapia within cages per annum. Tilapia hatchery and nursery operations.• Liaised with vendors for fish pumps, pipes, generators, ETP equipment, aerators, filters, UV lamps, and other needs for aquaculture and processing plant. • Have shown a Revenue of 10 Million USD / Annum.

Klm 1 New Ife Road, Mobil Filling Station, Iwo Road. Ibadan, Oyo-State. Nigeria.

African Catfish Hatchery & Grow out, Tilapia Hatchery & Grow out in ponds and Cages.

Surat, Gujarat

* Logically strong & a detail oriented professional with two decades of experience in: - Planning & Management- Decision Making- ROI accountability- Production Operations - HACCP implementation- R&D - Inventory Management- Quality, Process Improvements - Commercial Operations- Man Management - Finance/AdministrationSet up another Processing Plant in 2012. Increased Production from 37 mt / day in 2012 to 99 mt / day in 2014.Increased revenues of the Company from Rs.135 Cr in 2012 to Rs. 410 Cr in 2015 for the factory division. Group turnover increased by 40% year on year. Group Turnover for 2014-15 was Rs.560 Cr.

General Manager : Aqua division & later for Processing Division.* 14th Nov. 2007 to 31 Jan 2011, handled responsibilities for Indepesca Overseas Pvt. Ltd. as General Manager for its projects – Aquaculture / Value added Seafood processing / Quality certifications like BRC, ISO & HACCP.* Initiated IMC Farms in Nagpur, Cage culture of Pangasius in Dhasai & Dimbhe dams. Shrimp Culture in Borkhar, Raigad District. Successful commercial cage culture design & farming established in Cages in India.....for Tilapia & Pangasius Fish. Initiated Live sale of fish from Farm gate.

* Associated with GP Ocean Food Sdn. Bhd, Labuan, East Malaysia as Group Assistant General Manager – 17 June 2007 to 15 October 2007. Responsible for Cage culture, shrimp culture, processing activities and its certifications.

 Responsible for heading the HACCP team• Played a key role in obtaining certifications like BRC, ISO, SQF & ACC Certifications.• Headed the HACCP team in the factory. • Holds the merit of introducing the IQF Cooking line & standardising the operations. • Instrumental in Standardising production of 70% & 90% butterfly cut Black tiger for USA.• Worked on Marination of Fresh water Scampi & standardised the production of Marinated Butterflied Scampi for export. Keen planner & strategist with distinction of achieving more than 3 fold increase in the company’s turnover, from Rs. 75 crores to Rs. 250 crores at Devi Sea Foods Ltd. Demonstrated abilities in getting award from Govt. of India for three consecutive years i.e., 2002 – 03, 03-04 & 04-05 in the category of “Best Export Performance – Shrimps” & “Value addition”. An effective communicator & team leader with skills in mentoring & motivating teams and accomplishing quality deliverables.

The Assignments Handled• As Technologist and Site-In charge, Shrimp Farm, Nellore. (Aug ’93- Feb’95) • Deputed to Denmark & Greenland for over three months (Feb’96- May’96)• As Manager R&D Product Development, Chennai. (Jun’95- Feb ’97)• As 'Senior Manager - Operations' Processing Plant, Calcutta. (Feb’97 to Feb’01)Significant Accomplishments• Headed a team of 1 Factory Manager, 3 Technologists, 1 Electrical Engineer and over 200 Workers.• Started a 'Product Development - R & D' wing at Madras to develop value added, ready to eat and ready to cook products for overseas markets. Developed Ready to Eat Shrimps and Seafood Products as part of a tie-up with Royal Greenland, Denmark in 1995-97.• Chief products included Marinated Shrimps, Shrimp Bisque, Shrimp Curry, Crepes, Breaded Shrimps, Tempura Prawns, Fish Fingers, Breaded Fish Fillets, Skewers exclusively for Royal Greenland, Denmark as well as Marinated Shrimps for the Indian Market.

M.F.Sc, Fisheries,

Ph.D, Fish Processing Technology

Activities and Societies:  Associated with Devi Sea Foods Ltd., Andhra Pradesh as General Manager- 22 Feb. 2001 to 31 May 2007.  Keen.

B.F.Sc, Fisheries

Activities and Societies: University Level participant in : Debate, Extempore, Adventure Club, Foot Ball, Hockey & Volley Ball

10Th Class, C.B.S.C, Malleswaram, Bangalore

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tirupati. AP 1975 - 6th Class. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Barielly. UP 1973-75 : 4th & 5th Class