KARISHMA MISHRA
Mumbai
Summary
High-energy professional with over 6 years of experience in research and development, new product development, product commercialization, regulatory documentation, food safety audits, vendor or supplier audits, and sensory training. Expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams to ideate, adapt, and develop new products from conceptualization, market research, product pricing, packaging, and eventually the launch.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager
USV PVT LTD
08.2024 - Current
- Designed diverse nutraceutical supplements, including tablets, capsules, and protein bars, in collaboration with third-party labs.
- Conducted pilot trials to assess product efficacy and safety.
- Executed comprehensive stability and shelf-life studies, analyzing data to guarantee product quality.
- Performed in-depth secondary market research on clinically studied ingredients for various health functions.
- Researched innovative delivery formats recently launched in global nutraceutical market.
- Facilitated regular team meetings to discuss goals and address challenges.
- Collaborated with management on developing strategic plans for achieving business goals.
Manager-NPD
F2F food and Beverage Consultants
Andheri East
03.2020 - 08.2024
- 3.5+ Years experience in R & D and New Product Development.
- Worked on Plant based products, protein Cookies, Functional Products, Dairy Beverages, Snacks Category, Protein Supplements (whey And Vegan), CSD and Non -carbonated Juice beverages, Nut Butters.
- Conducted Pilot Trials and Commercial trials for the above products.
- Worked On Holistic Margin management (Cost Reduction) for Existing products in Market.
- Worked on Complete Label of food product according to Indian Regulation (FSSAI).
- Procurement of RM from respective Suppliers and connect them with Clients.
- Worked with client to identify client's requirements and overall review on the product and compile the data for next steps.
- Responsible for sharing the project updates and revised product according to client's needs and fulfill their requirement.
- Conducted consumer panel of non -trained panelist for different food categories and compiling the data to understand requirement of the consumer.
- Literature review and New product designing on the basis of clients requirements and project brief by collecting the information from research papers, Patents and publications, Competition Mapping, Reverse engineering on the product.
- Supervised daily operations including scheduling shifts, assigning duties.
- Organized training sessions for new hires to familiarize them with the workplace environment.
- Identified cost-saving measures that could be implemented without compromising quality standards.
- Andheri East
Microbiologist
Padmaja Aerobiological Pvt.ltd.
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Carried out quality control checks on materials used in the laboratory setting according to established standards.
- Administered procurement of supplies and supervised technical staff.
- Prepared detailed reports describing experimental methodologies utilized during analysis.
- Conducted microbiological analysis for Water and food.
- Monitoring the environmental load of bacteria at different Companies and cloud kitchens.
Hygiene Auditor
Equinox labs Pvt.ltd
06.2018 - 01.2019
- Conducted hygiene audits for cloud kitchens and restaurants.
- Presented audit results to management teams, delivering information in non- technical terms for easy understanding.
- Managed completion of planned audits, reviewed records, and procedures for accuracy to accomplish objectives and appraised policies and plans under audit review.
- Researched and implemented best practices to improve audit results.
Internship
Mahananda Dairy
Mumbai
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Company Overview: Mumbai
- Completed 1 month internship in Mahananda Dairy under quality control department and production department.
- Mumbai
Education
Masters - food science and technology
D.Y. Patil college
Navi Mumbai05.2018
Bachelors - Biotechnology
Bhavans college
04.2016
HSC -
Bhavans college
02.2012
SSC -
Maharashtra board
03.2010
Skills
- Research and development
- Cost reduction strategies
- Process management
- Production support
- Analytical thinking
- Manufacturing processes
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
Certification
FSSAI FOSTAC training, 4 Months Training Session on Understanding Food Regulation of India., 08/01/22 - 12/01/22
Accomplishments
Honored first price for category of Excellence in Applied Learning in training Session on Understanding Food Regulation of India., 08/01/22 - 12/01/22
Languages
- Hindi, First Language
- English, Proficient (C2)
- Marathi, Advanced (C1)
- Rajasthani, Proficient (C2)
Projects
Formulation of Non -dairy frozen dessert from soybean milk, 01/01/18 - 05/01/18
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/17/95
- Marital Status: Married
Activities
Conducted Training program on Sensory Evaluation of food at G.N. Khalsa college, Matunga, ICT College, Mumbai, Enviorocare labs, Mumbai. Conducted Theory and practical session for Sensory Evaluation of food. Prepared samples for Sensory demonstration and Practical.
Timeline
Assistant Manager
USV PVT LTD
08.2024 - Current
Manager-NPD
F2F food and Beverage Consultants
03.2020 - 08.2024
Microbiologist
Padmaja Aerobiological Pvt.ltd.
02.2019 - 02.2020
Hygiene Auditor
Equinox labs Pvt.ltd
06.2018 - 01.2019
Internship
Mahananda Dairy
06.2017 - 07.2017
Masters - food science and technology
D.Y. Patil college
Bachelors - Biotechnology
Bhavans college
HSC -
Bhavans college
SSC -
Maharashtra board
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