Headline

Sustainability focused on food sector | FSSC 22000 | ISO 17025 | Six Sigma

About

At Iscon Balaji Foods, I drive food safety and quality initiatives with a deep commitment to sustainable practices in food systems. With academic grounding from NFSU and Anand Agricultural University, and practical expertise in forensic food analysis, process optimization, and regulatory compliance, I bring a systems-thinking approach to everything I do. My current role as Assistant Quality Manager integrates Six Sigma methodologies and continuous improvement frameworks to minimize waste, improve resource efficiency, and ensure safe, high-quality food production. I work closely on implementing and maintaining FSSC 22000 and ISO 17025 standards—aligning operational excellence with long-term sustainability goals. 🌱 I'm passionate about how data-driven quality systems can support sustainable food manufacturing, reduce environmental impact, and foster circular economy principles in the agri-food sector.

Location

Indore

Work experience

Freelance at -, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Remote, • Collaborated with companies to assess Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, providing tailored recommendations for Net Zero reporting. • Assisted organizations in implementing strategies for food sustainability to enhance their environmental impact. • Conducted thorough research and analysis to support clients in achieving their sustainability goals.

Assistant Quality Manager at Iscon Balaji Foods, Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, Setup of Quality labs including procurement of instruments, furniture, chemicals and glasswares including planning layouts, vendor communications. Quality testing of raw product packaging material used ingredients and finished goods. Maintaining quality as per specifications regulatory norms from potato feeding till finished goods dispatched. Inventory control of , Potato, ingredients, FG, chemicals, samples; Daily verification, monitoring and calibration of Instruments, setup for sampling at each stage of processing. Testing wastewater and predicting in commissioning of ETP plant.

Food Lab Chemist at AL HOTY STANGER LABORATORIES-UAE, Mar 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, -Performed testing of Nutritional and quality parameters of all kinds of raw and processed food products. -ISO 17025 quality documentation for calibration, chemical CRM stock, daily verifications -Update SOPs based on recent AOAC updates - Internal Auditing in different departments. -Calibration of Laboratory instruments as per PM scheduled -Inventory control of chemicals and Glassware -Prepare the volumetric solutions, reagents and indicator -Standardization of volumetric solutions.

Microbiologist Trainee at Qualitas Material Testing Laboratories, Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 · 3 mos, Abu Dhabi, Media Preparation, Microbiological testing of food, swab, air and various types of water samples, Decontamination

Research & Quality Intern at Qualitas Material Testing Laboratories, Jan 2021 - Apr 2021 · 4 mos, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Performed Nutritional parameters analysis of various food matrices. Also did project on Method Validation of Vitamin D in milk and milk products using HPLC.

Education

M.Sc. Food technology, Forensic food analysis, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)

Bachelor of Technology, Food Processing Technology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand