SHIVALI MUTHAPPA B
Bengaluru
Summary
To obtain a creative and challenging position in an organization that gives me an opportunity for self-improvement and leadership, while contributing to the symbolic growth of the organization with my technical, innovative, and logical skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Application Specialist
PROVA FLAVOURS INDIA PVT. LTD.
Bengaluru
03.2024 - Current
- Spearheading technical applications and demonstrations of Prova products for bakery, chocolate, and protein and beverage sectors
- Developed over 20+ bakery innovations including cakes, biscuits, lava cakes, and chocolate fillings - customised for client briefs
- Conducting sensory evaluation and comparative analysis of Prova and competitor products for quality and flavour consistency
- Collaborating with sales and marketing teams for client presentations, training sessions, and technical troubleshooting
- Managing application lab operations, junior staff mentoring, and SOP documentation.
- Supporting business growth via product cost optimization, innovation, and flavor matching across multiple categories.
Junior Research Associate
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Executed lab-scale trials for bakery and food categories such as bread, cookies, cakes, pasta, noodles.
- Developed customer solutions, optimized processes, conducted technical training, and managed the lab.
- Engaged in sustainability and clean label initiatives including salt, sugar, and fat reduction.
- Executing lab scale trials for different product categories like Bread, rusk, bun, pav, croissant, pizza
- Bar cake, sponge cake
- Cracker, cookie, Marie, wafer
- Dried noodles, instant noodles, and pasta.
- Chapati, flat bread, tortilla
- Developing technical solution for customers.
- Providing technical support to stakeholders to meet customer requirements.
- New product development / technical improvement in existing products as per customer needs.
- Process optimization for different product categories.
- Work with novel concepts targeting sustainable solutions towards green label and reduction in usage of chemical ingredients (like SMBS, DATEM) and also salt, sugar and fat.
- More inclusion of ingredients like millets and other high protein rich ingredients.
- Prototype development for customer presentations and exhibitions.
- Competitor benchmarking.
- Internal trials to build up knowledge bank for future customer support.
- Develop new application for existing and new markets for targeted applications.
- Work with cross functional department including technical sales team and marketing team.
- Comprehensive technical reports.
- Documentation and record keeping.
- Lab inventory management and lab equipment management.
Trainee Research Associate
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Role like that of Junior Research Associate aforementioned
- Supported senior researchers in product development and internal trials.
Baking Research Intern
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Role in a supporting position to Senior Research Associates / Research Associates
Research Intern (Household Care)
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Worked in enzyme application research for laundry and dishwashing products, including wash performance.
Intern
THE HIMALAYA DRUG COMPANY
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Conducted M.Tech project on allantoin isolation and purification.
- Utilized extraction techniques, chromatography, and chemical analysis methods like HPLC and HPTL.
Education
M.Tech - Biotechnology
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Bengaluru01.2020
B.Tech - Biotechnology
New Horizon College of Engineering
Bengaluru01.2018
Secondary School -
Vidhyaniketan Pre University College
Coorg, Karnataka01.2014
High School -
Rotary English Medium High School
Coorg, Karnataka01.2012
Skills
- Application development
- Sensory evaluation
- Lab management
- Product innovation
- Flavor matching
- Project management
Websites
Timeline
Application Specialist
PROVA FLAVOURS INDIA PVT. LTD.
03.2024 - Current
Junior Research Associate
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
01.2023 - 02.2024
Trainee Research Associate
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
01.2022 - 12.2022
Baking Research Intern
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
06.2021 - 12.2021
Research Intern (Household Care)
NOVOZYMES SOUTH ASIA PVT LTD
10.2020 - 04.2021
Intern
THE HIMALAYA DRUG COMPANY
08.2019 - 04.2020
M.Tech - Biotechnology
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
B.Tech - Biotechnology
New Horizon College of Engineering
Secondary School -
Vidhyaniketan Pre University College
High School -
Rotary English Medium High School
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