• Provide strategic, technical and innovative leadership for the development and launch of innovative products for the global brands. • Led food fortification projects for the global customers.• Facilitate technical support to our EU operations.• Manage virtual teams for transitioning business to EU plant.• Write technical papers for Nutritional Journals.

Prinova Solutions is the multi-national one-stop source of ‘drum to hopper’ formulations for the fortification of food, drink, and supplements; offers complete solutions by forming the strategic partnership with customers and suppliers. The company manufactures own market forms of vitamins and minerals (spray dried, encapsulated and beadlets) to suit customer’s products parameters. • Provide strategic, technical and innovative leadership to all research programs for the company, including development and launch of innovative products, i.e. foods, beverages and supplements (powdered & liquid, chews/ gummies, tablets & capsules) for domestic and foreign markets for the company.• Led food fortification projects for the global customers, including drum to hopper blends for powdered drinks, protein/ sports drinks, meal replacement drinks, and supplements.• Facilitate technical support for process optimization and scale-up, set-up of specifications, CFR 21 (FDA) & USDA regulations; and resolve customer complaints.• Managed formulations and oversaw plant trials for the manufacture of value-added ingredients (spray dried vitamins and encapsulated minerals) for the company. • Support QC/ QA departments to overhaul issues related to testing and nutrient stability; assist regulatory personnel for compliance of formulations. • Manage rectification of out-of-specification batches. • Developed unique product for the trade shows, i.e. Gummies for Heart Health, Wellness Shot, Immune Lozenge, Hangover Formula & Fortified Frozen Yogurt.• Help Marketing Department to finalize technical papers for Nutritional Journals.

Fortitech Inc. was a multinational, global leader, solely dedicated to manufacture of custom nutrient premixes, under FS 22000 certified facilities, with cGMP, HACCP, Organic, Kosher, Halal standards. • Managed Infant Nutrition Business for the world leaders for Infant Foods, i.e. Nestle, Abbott, Mead Johnson and PBM. Designed precise formulations, helped them to align their specifications and assisted to resolve issues related to their products. • Led development of Adult Nutrition Products for Novartis Healthcare, Abbott & Kellogg’s. Provided technical support for scale-up.• Designed precise formulations for tablets, chews & capsules, meal replacement/ nutritional bars, sports nutrition beverage, enhanced water, diet products, yogurt, fluid milk, cheese, cereal, flour, specialized baked goods & medical drinks. • Oversaw R&D projects for infant food business of the Ontario, CA facility.• Facilitated technical support to foreign counterparts, including Denmark, Malaysia & Brazil facilities.• Developed novel products for the trade shows, including Power Caps, Stick Packs, Bursting Bits, and Effervescent Chews.• Supported QC/ QA departments for tune-up of issues and complaints. • Managed evaluation and approval of novel ingredients used for premix formulations.• Worked with the marketing department to fine-tune technical papers targeted for various health conditions.

Sagar Dairy is the largest dairy plant in Asia, processing on an average 1.41 million kg of milk each day and manufacturing a variety of dairy products, i.e. drinks, market milk, milk powders, butter and condensed milk.• Managed operations of 30 ton per day (TPD) plants to manufacture and package infant foods. • Directed the activities of teams involved in product development, processing and packaging of whole milk powder and skimmed milk powder. • Orchestrated the commission of semi-automatic sweetened condensed milk plant and directed the launch of skimmed and full cream products. • Enforced accurate enforcement of GMP, HACCP and quality assurance standards for the plant and trouble shoot product quality issues when pertinent.• Provided on job training to personnel to improve plant performance, product quality, and organizational skills.