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    LAVAN KUMAR

    68 Lord Simcoe Drive. [email protected]


    Brampton, ON +1(519)-221-5316

    Summary of Qualifications:

     Experienced in monitoring production and packaging activities, assuring and controlling quality
    and food safety.
     Expertise in HACCP, quality concepts and technical knowledge in food processing.
     Efficient in conducting CCP verification, hold and release procedures, CIP and COP processes.
     Proven food microbiology and food chemistry experience ensuring food safety and quality.
     Involved in NSF, USFDA, CFIA, SQF and Customer audits.
     Knowledge about nutraceuticals, fresh produce and dairy industries.
     Training and teaching experience in planning, quality improvement and documentation.
     Expertise in creating, updating and reviewing of SOPs.
     Effective in observing sanitation procedures, GMP policies, verification and validation
    procedures.
     Strong planning and organizational skills and high attention to detail.
     Ability to work well under pressure, work efficiently against deadlines, showing initiative, good
    judgement, and superior decision making and problem solving and managing skills.

    Work Experience:

    Quality Control Coordinator Mar 2019 to Present


    Pharmaline Inc, Mississauga, ON

     Establish and follow written procedures, for all tests and examinations performed, to determine
    whether the set established specification for raw materials and products (in-process and finished)
    are met with.
     Perform adequate inspection for all the raw materials and packing components before releasing
    for the manufacturing use.
     Assist in collecting samples at different stages and sending for lab analysis to maintain quality
    and safety standards.
     Select current established and approved testing methods to perform testing, such as USP, AOAC
    methods, etc.
     Use qualified independent laboratory to compare the test results for accuracy of the testing
    methods or for those tests that cannot be performed in-house.
     Operate, maintain and calibrate appropriate laboratory instruments and apparatus to perform
    tests.
     Compare test results with supplier's Certificate of Analysis for raw materials and product
    specification for finished product before releasing.
     Use all test methods and instruments that comply with GLP and USP requirements.
     Establish and manage quality systems, including create, review Standard Operating Procedures
    (SOPs).
     Ensure timely implementation and review of quality systems, e.g. change control, investigations,
    product complaints, quality system assessments, audit reports for adequacy and completeness.
     Maintain quality systems in a state of compliance with current regulations.
     Review the following cGMP documents: audit reports, quality agreements, Batch Manufacturing
    Records, and batch production/packaging records to support, release of finished products.
     Assist/Conduct a material review whenever there is any process deviation or out of specification
    results or returned products and make disposition decision or approve or reject for any
    reprocessing.
     Approve or reject all processes, specifications, written procedures, controls, tests, examinations,
    and deviations from or modifications to them, that may affect the identity, purity, strength, or
    composition of a dietary supplement.
     Review, approve or reject all receiving records for raw materials and packaging components.
     Review, approve, investigate and follow up action regarding product complaints.

    Quality Control Technologist May 2018 - Mar 2019


    Silani Sweet Cheese, Schomberg, ON

     Monitor all aspects of processing activities to ensure compliance with the company’s Quality
    management program and HACCP program, regulatory and customer/buyers’ requirements.
     Pre-operational inspection of the entire plant following ATP test procedure and record the
    results.
     Perform microbiological, chemical (pH, fat, salt& moisture) and organoleptic analysis of fresh cheese and
    hard cheese samples
     Ensure that all equipment and production areas are completely cleaned prior to the start of
    production activities; if cleaning is not complete must ensure re-cleaning and re-sanitizing of the
    area and/or equipment is conducted.
     Report non-conformances and any deviations of the process to the food safety manager.
     Perform line checks includes weights, temperature, label verification, residual oxygen %, metal
    detection of the finished products. Assist team in different projects as required.
     Ensure all CCP’s are being carried out all the time. Hold and release of products on a daily basis.
     Prepare chain of custody for food samples and swabs for microbiological testing services.

    Quality Control Technician Sept 2016 – May 2018


    Fresh Del Monte, Oshawa, ON

     Pre-operational inspection of the entire processing area of the facility and to confirm that the
    production, packaging and storage areas are attendant to CFIA requirements.
     Monitor HACCP Pre-requisite programs are carried out and report to HACCP coordinator, if any
    non-conformance occurs.
     Perform Inline and/or process checks including temperature, quality, finished product weights,
    brix and label code verification in a timely manner.
     Monitor concentration of per acetic acid in water (flumes and macro bins) on hourly basis (water
    analysis).
     Monitor country of origin product checklist on daily basis prior to approve the labels.
     Verify and review finished product labels as per Del Monte regulations prior to the start of
    production.
     Conduct best before date checklist of allergen containing products including salad dressings,
    cheese and yogurt.
     Place/tag raw materials and finished products on QA hold if out of company’s standards,
    specifications and requirements.

    Education:

    Bachelors in Pharmaceutical Sciences


    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad, India.
    Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety& Quality Assurance-Food Processing
    Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON

    Post Graduate Diploma in Process Quality Engineering


    Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON

    Certifications:

    HACCP full stage online training program


    University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

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