Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Soft skills
Projects
Publications
Certification
Affiliations
Languages
Declaration
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Harshitha B

Harshitha B

Research & Development
Bangalore

Summary

Results-driven food product developer with a proven track record in innovative R&D, optimizing formulations for enhanced cost efficiency, and adhering to regulatory compliance. Demonstrated expertise in multitasking and cross-functional collaboration, successfully managing projects from initial concept through to production launch.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Research and Development Coordinator

Smoor chocolates
Bengaluru
02.2024 - Current
  • Led creative development of chocolate and cake products.
  • Sensory analysis, cost optimization, and regulatory compliance of the product.
  • Documentation (SOP & PSS sheet), cross-functional collaboration with other teams.

Research Project Associate

Defence Food Research Laboratory, DRDO
Mysuru
07.2023 - 02.2024
  • Developed innovative functional beverages and instant mixes.
  • Conducted analysis to examine physicochemical properties and various content levels in food.

Internship Trainee

CHAMUL, KMF
Chamarajanagar
07.2020 - 09.2020
  • Focused on ensuring quality control through sampling and proximate analysis.

Education

MSc. - Food Science and Technology

Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
08.2023

BSc. - Food Nutrition and Dietetics

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research
Mysore
06.2021

Skills

  • Research Innovation
  • Product formulation
  • Sensory evaluation
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Documentation (SOP, PSS sheet)

Soft skills

  • Microsoft office- (Excel, PPT, Word & WOS )
  • ERP
  • SPSS

Projects

  • Evaluation of green extraction of bee pollen carotenoids by using different edible oil as solvents, Lovely Professional University, Punjab
  • Colors - Aligning food products with fssai standards for synthetic color usage and work on natural colors implementation.
  • Implementation of frozen concept in cakes and pastries section.

Publications

  • Published article on 'Green extraction of carotenoids: An Overview' in food infotech magazine.
  • An overview of natural pigments origin, classification, extraction, health benefits and food applications.
  • An Overview of health effects of bee pollen: A functional food ingredient.

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training, 05/01/23, MSME TDC Govt of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • ISO 22000 and 2018 Food Safety Management System, 12/01/23

Affiliations

  • International conference on innovative techniques and nutritional demands in food security trends, challenges, and perspectives, Moodbidri, Mangalore.
  • National conference of nutrition society of India - Nutritional security: Blending tradition with modern technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Advances in quality assurance and hygienic production of animal origin foods, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Languages

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi

Declaration

I, Harshitha B, solemnly declare that the information in this form is truly  stated correctly, and I can furnish adequate details whenever requested for  verification.                                                                        [Harshitha B]

Timeline

Research and Development Coordinator

Smoor chocolates
02.2024 - Current

Research Project Associate

Defence Food Research Laboratory, DRDO
07.2023 - 02.2024

Internship Trainee

CHAMUL, KMF
07.2020 - 09.2020

MSc. - Food Science and Technology

Lovely Professional University

BSc. - Food Nutrition and Dietetics

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research
Harshitha BResearch & Development