Aug 2022 – Jun 2023 · 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Jan 2019 – Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Jun 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Riyadh

• Senior Product Development Manager in Dairy Technical Research & Development

Jan 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Employed by Tayto Group Ltd, UK to lead the site New Product Development Team and Snack Foods Innovation Strategy
• Responsibilities include:
• Managing the site NPD Team to deliver NPD projects from concept to launch for major multiple retailers & branded business
• Identifying and implementing new technology platforms to support & drive product development strategy
• Owning snack foods innovation strategy working closely with external partners
• Ensuring product launches are compliant to internal and external policies and regulatory requirements

Aug 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · York, United Kingdom

• Employed by Nestlé, UK to lead R&D projects within Chocolate Department at the Centre of Excellence for Confectionary Product Technology Centre
• Responsibilities include:
• Leading innovation projects from inception through all stages of development and launch
• Developing and implementing innovative chocolate flavour development technology
• Developing enabler chocolate manufacturing technology for making bulk chocolate
• Building chocolate product development expertise and applying the knowledge to provide relevant
• technical guidance in response to business and consumer needs
• Effectively combining consumer need, business strategy and technology to create solutions with sustainable competitive advantage

Nov 2011 – Aug 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos · Banbury

• Employed by Mondelēz International, UK (formerly Kraft Foods) to lead R&D projects within the Soluble Coffee Development Team at the Centre of Excellence for Coffee
• Responsibilities include:
• Leading and implementing range of R&D programmes related to New Product Development, Quality Improvement, Productivity and Brand Maintenance
• Implementing Soluble Coffee Geographical Expansion Programmes in upcoming markets
• Proposing, designing and implementing technical projects applicable across Soluble Coffee Portfolio
• Leading Competitor Intelligence work for key countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa
• Managing direct reports by assigning individual projects and provide on the job coaching

Mar 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Employed by PepsiCo International, UK to lead new technology platform development for making healthier snack foods at the at the Centre of Excellence for Snacks & Beverages
• Responsibilities include:
• Developing advantaged drying technology and de-oiling technology and potential applications across PepsiCo snack food processes and R&D New Technology Platforms.
• Developing practical solutions for problems encountered on assignments, connecting within the business as well as external world
• Creating new pilot plant production line with installation and commissioning of bespoke equipment
• Managing daily work plans to oversee upto 5 pilot plant staff and provide on-the-job coaching

Sep 2007 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Aberdeen, United Kingdom

• Employed at NCIMB Ltd, UK to develop novel toxicity testing kits for the food testing, ecotoxicity, cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets.
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• Responsibilities included:
• Managing concept work, test panels, packaging, art work and factory trials to drive the products through to successful launch
• Verifying relevant characteristics - freezability, recipes, yields, shelf life and quality standards
• Designing, planning, execution and reporting of factory trials as well as international product trials
• Co-ordinating and managing product launch
• Writing new research proposals and product specification documents for the potential clients