Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Qualifications And Certifications
Research Paper Publication
Work Experience Internships
Poster Presentation
Personal Traits
Conferences And Webinars Attended
Personal Information
Extracurricular Activities
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Smruthi Rao

Smruthi Rao

Bengaluru

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Successful at strengthening quality controls and systematically updating production to meet dynamic industry and regulatory conditions. Knowledgeable about maintaining records, updating logs and organizing workloads to maximize efficiency and accuracy. Highly productive, proactive and exacting in upholding requirements.

Overview

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Year of professional experience

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years of post-secondary education
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7
Certifications
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Language

Work History

Apprentice trainee

Nestle R&D Centre India Private Limited
Manesar
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Understood the working of a noodle manufacturing unit
  • Adhered to quality assurance, performance and compliance standards.
  • Assisted in development and delivery of food safety training programs for team members.
  • Worked with team members to refine task workflows for greater productivity.
  • Read and interpreted documents for standard operating procedures, safety rules and job-specific protocols.
  • Helped develop short and long-term food safety and quality objectives.

Dissertation student

CSIR -Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
Mysore
01.2019 - 06.2019
  • Effect of ingredients, and additives on rheological, physio - sensory & nutritional characteristics of low carbohydrate, high-fat bread
  • Searched at library and in scholarly databases to locate necessary information for research projects.
  • Conducted research projects, gathering data and information from a variety of sources.
  • Supported teachers with classroom and lab preparations as requested.

Quality Assurance Intern

Parle Agro Private Limited
Sitarganj
09.2021 - 10.2021
  • Understood the workings of a flavoured milk manufacturing unit
  • Acquired knowledge of different roles performed by the quality control department
  • Determined overall product quality by accurately conducting and evaluating various QA tests.
  • Mastered standard operating procedures through hands-on application to daily testing and analysis.

Intern

Indian Institute of Packaging and Department of Food Technology, Haldia Institute of Technology
Kolkata
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Emerging trends & innovative food packaging technologies in food industry practices

Quality Assurance Intern

Parle Biscuits Private. Limited
Sitarganj
05.2018 - 07.2018
  • Understood the working of a biscuit manufacturing unit
  • Prepared QA evaluation reports and submitted to management.
  • Determined overall product quality by accurately conducting and evaluating various QA tests.
  • Studied reference materials and technical reports to develop thorough understanding of job requirements and role of related jobs within respective departments and broader company.

EP Infoways Food Safety Consulting Services
Noida
  • Regulatory and Food Safety Compliance for Supply Chain

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology
Thanjavur
  • Food Processing Technology: Advances and Applications

Education

Food And Nutrition

SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu
08.2020 - 07.2022

BTech – Biotechnology - Biotechnology

Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal, Karnataka
08.2015 - 07.2019

No Degree - PCMC

Sharada Pre University College
Mangalore, Karnataka
03.2013 - 03.2015

X standard CBSE - undefined

Sharada Vidyalaya
Mangalore, Karnataka

Skills

Microsoft PowerpointMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Word

Equipment monitoring

Quality assurance understanding

Safety awareness

Attention to Detail

Teamwork and Collaboration

Flexible and Adaptable

Training and Development

HACCP planning

Documentation skills

SOP updating

Certification

Volunteer for hospitality and food stalls category in TechTatva 2015, National Technical Festival of Manipal Institute of Technology

Additional Qualifications And Certifications

  • Qualified FSSAI 6th Junior Analyst exam held in 2023
  • Good Manufacturing Practices Internet Training Course, Institute for food safety, Cornell University, 10/08/19 - 11/08/19
  • Manufacturing (Level 2) & COVID- Food Safety Supervisor, EP Infoways Pvt Ltd, 09/12/21

Research Paper Publication

  • Low carbohydrate high-fat flour: its rheology, bread making, physico-sensory and staling characteristics, Journal of Food Science and Technology, 08/18/21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13197-021-05235-w
  • Rosehip oil nanoemulsion as a stable delivery system for omega-3 fatty acids to enhance the nutritional value of yogurt, Food chemistry advances, 11/25/23, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2023.100545

Work Experience Internships

  • Nestle R&D Centre India Private Limited, Manesar, Haryana, Apprentice trainee, 10/14/22 - 10/13/23, Technical Competency Unit (TCU), Understood the working of a noodle manufacturing unit
  • CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, Karnataka, Dissertation student, 01/18/19 - 06/14/19, Flour Milling, Baking & Confectionery Technology, Effect of ingredients, and additives on rheological, physio - sensory & nutritional characteristics of low carbohydrate, high-fat bread
  • Parle Agro Private Limited, Sitarganj, Uttarakhand, 09/04/21 - 10/04/21, Quality Assurance, Understood the workings of a flavoured milk manufacturing unit, Acquired knowledge of different roles performed by the quality control department
  • Indian Institute of Packaging and Department of Food Technology, Haldia Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, 06/19/21 - 07/11/21, Emerging trends & innovative food packaging technologies in food industry practices
  • Parle Biscuits Private. Limited, Sitarganj, Uttarakhand, 05/18 - 07/18, Quality Assurance, Understood the working of a biscuit manufacturing unit, Acquired knowledge of different roles performed by the quality control department
  • EP Infoways Food Safety Consulting Services, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 09/01/21 - 11/07/21, Regulatory and Food Safety Compliance for Supply Chain
  • Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 08/03/20 - 08/14/20, Food Processing Technology: Advances and Applications

Poster Presentation

7th Bioprocessing India Conference, 2019, Mysore, Karnataka, Effect of ingredients, additives on rheological, physio - sensory & nutritional characteristics of low carbohydrate, high-fat bread

Personal Traits

  • Strong Presentation skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Multitasking skills
  • Ability to adapt to a fast-changing and dynamic environment

Conferences And Webinars Attended

  • International Conference on Recent Trends in Food Process Engineering Sector conducted by SRM Institute of Technology in December 2020
  • 7th Bioprocessing India Conference 2019 at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore December 14-16, 2019
  • National level symposium, Symbiot 2018 conducted by Manipal Institute of Technology
  • 2016 NextGen Genomics, Biology, Bioinformatics and Technologies (NGBT) Conference conducted by Sci Genome Research Foundation (SGRF), Chennai, India at Cochin

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 01/24/98
  • Gender: Female

Extracurricular Activities

Singing Painting Travelling Cooking

Timeline

Apprentice trainee

Nestle R&D Centre India Private Limited
10.2022 - 10.2023

Quality Assurance Intern

Parle Agro Private Limited
09.2021 - 10.2021

Intern

Indian Institute of Packaging and Department of Food Technology, Haldia Institute of Technology
06.2021 - 07.2021

Food And Nutrition

SRM Institute of Science & Technology
08.2020 - 07.2022

Dissertation student

CSIR -Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
01.2019 - 06.2019

Quality Assurance Intern

Parle Biscuits Private. Limited
05.2018 - 07.2018

BTech – Biotechnology - Biotechnology

Manipal Institute of Technology
08.2015 - 07.2019

No Degree - PCMC

Sharada Pre University College
03.2013 - 03.2015

EP Infoways Food Safety Consulting Services

Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology

X standard CBSE - undefined

Sharada Vidyalaya
Smruthi Rao