Sanjay Kumar Panda

Consultant

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

5 years of experience in Quality Assurance in food industry.
Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and food quality manager.
Expert in developing SOPs and implementing GMP.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Food and Beverage industry.

Contact

spanda687@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Quality ManagementTrainingProject ManagementQuality Assurance

Other Skills

Cross-functional CollaborationData AnalysisData-driven Decision MakingEmployee TrainingEnvironmental BiotechnologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyFarmer TrainingFood Quality ManagementFood SafetyGMP ImplementationGMP PracticesGenome AnalysisHigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)Identifying improvement opportunitiesInternal Audits

About

Dedicated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Specialist with 5 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. Skilled in HACCP management, developing SOPs and protocols for QMS, implementing GMP, and providing solutions to quality and plant operations challenges. Extensive Training and Extension activity with FPOs, SSGs and Tribal Communities for Safe and Sound quality practices in procurement and harvesting. M-Tech in Biotechnology and certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt & food quality manager with a goal to bring top-quality standards to any industry I work in. With a keen eye for detail and exceptional problem-solving skills, I excel in providing innovative solutions to any quality-related challenges. My ultimate goal is to continuously improve my skills and knowledge to bring superior quality standards to any industry I work in.

Experience

Enum projects

Consultant

Jan 2025 – Oct 2025 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Existing Quality Process Verification.
RCA Analysis and Resolution via CAPA.
Development of SOPs and Implementation.
Mapping out TQM setups and checkpoints.
Providing Training to Employees on implementation, Judgement and on field Corrective actions to manage a quality system within the organisation.

Quality Process VerificationRCA AnalysisSOP DevelopmentTQMEmployee TrainingQuality Management+1

Terviva

2 roles

Junior Manager - Quality

Apr 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hybrid

●Develop and implement SOPs and protocols for Quality Management Systems to ensure food safety and quality standards are met.
●Conduct quality audits and risk assessments to identify and resolve quality issues.
● Conducting training of FPOs, SSG and Tribal Communities for safe and good quality harvest and procurement practices.
●Expertise in replicating key best practices and
standards, relizing cross industry synergies.
Implement GMP at various industrial locations to optimize production processes and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
●Implementation of Process Improvement
Methodologies, Diagnosis and Implementation of improvement opportunities to solve chronic business challanges focusing on process effectiveness and efficiencies with example walkthroughs.
●Lean and Six Sigma concepts understandings and leveraging the understanding for demonstrating quality concepts to meet business objectives.

SOP DevelopmentQuality AuditsRisk AssessmentsGMP ImplementationProcess ImprovementQuality Management+1

Lead Associate- QA/QC

Feb 2021 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Hybrid

●Develope and implemente SOPs and protocols for QMS to ensure food safety and quality standards are met.
●Conduct internal audits and risk assessments to identify and resolve quality issues.
●Implement GMP practices to optimize production processes and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
●Provide technical support and solutions to quality and plant operations challenges.
●Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and resolve issues.

SOP DevelopmentInternal AuditsGMP PracticesTechnical SupportCross-functional CollaborationQuality Management+1

Patanjali bio research institute private limited

Asst. Manager (QA/QC)

Sep 2020 – Feb 2021 · 5 mos · Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India · Remote

●Responsible for reviewing lab analytics and providing solutions to quality related problems. ●Creating an organic food safety system and training farmers on benefits of implementation of a quality standard in their produce.

Lab Analytics ReviewOrganic Food Safety SystemFarmer TrainingQuality Management

Csir- national environmental engineering research institute

Project Trainee

Dec 2019 – Aug 2020 · 8 mos · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Dissertation work with Pongamia and Casuarina to, "Study to induce secondary wood and metabolite synthesis in Casuarina and Pongamia plant to enhance energy density in the plant biomass and survival of the plants during environmental stress".

Internshala

Summer Intern

May 2019 – Jul 2019 · 2 mos

Hands-on Training on IOT (Internet of Things) and Basic Programing Skills using HTML and JAVA Script and Web Page Designing.

Kiit school of biotechnology

Project Trainee

Mar 2019 – Nov 2019 · 8 mos · Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India · On-site

Environmental Biotechnology project work on, "Screening and isolation of L-Asparaginase producing microorganisms from Loktak Lake wet land ecosystem".

Rapture biotech international pvt ltd

Project Trainee

May 2018 – Jun 2018 · 1 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Working with various food substances for lab based analysis for identifications of purity and adulteration in food. Experience with development of procedures to run analysis.