Shahid Resume

1. Executive Profile
M.Tech. (Food Technology & Biochem Engg.) professional offering over
7 years of rich organisational experience
7 years of comprehensive experience in new product development and
application and a successful team leader with demonstrable success by
converting scientific knowledge into product for food industry
Drove the successful re-engineering of existing products for quality/cost
improvement
Successfully worked on each stage of product development process, gathered
data, established protocols, rendered application support and drafted SOPs
Seasoned leader in new product development and lead high value global
corporate priority projects & team of skilled scientific staffs.
Evaluated technological advances and industry trend to render advisory on
the organization's governing body in scientific matters
Education & Credentials
M.Tech. (Food Technology & Biochem. Engg.) from Jadavpur University,
Kolkata in 2012 with CGPA 8.11
B.E. (Biotechnology) from VVP Engineering College, Rajkot in 2009 with 61.31%
Certification:
Certified Food Analyst from FSSAI, Govt. of India in 2018
International Assignments
03 days Conference with Wilmar International, Malaysia
Performed New Product Development and technological as well as marketing
challenges for the year
10 days’ Workshop with Wilmar International, Shanghai, China as
Project Trainee
Spearheaded production of CBE both lab scale and plant scale
Sensory evaluation of CBE
Analytical Evaluation in different stages of PMF and different Exotic Fat
Application of CBE with different proportion of Coco butter
15 Workshop with Wilmar International, Malaysia as Project
Trainee
Learnt various aspects of product development & application required to
promote and evaluate products under Specialty Fat Category
Key Impact Areas
Soft Skills
SHAHID H. HARADWALA
Gained rich exposure in operations related to Edible Oil Industry/R&D/New
Product Development/Technical Support/Enzyme Application
shahidharadwala@gmail.com +917049082802
Targeting assignments in Research & Development and New Product
Development with an organisation of high repute.
Research &
Development
Laboratory
Operations
New Product
Development
Team Training
& Mentoring
Project/ Program
Management
Reporting &
Documentation
Prototype Design
& Testing
Analytical Method
Development
Soft
Skills
Certified Food
Ananlyst from
FSSAI, Govt. of
India

2. Career Timeline
Professional Experience
Since Mar’19
Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat, India as Food Analyst
Key Result Areas:
Leading a team of 6 Analysts for implementation of laboratory management system
Acting as Project Leader for new laboratory development as per ISO 17025
Monitoring and authorizing signatory of analysis of food and water as per FSS Rules & Regulations in India
Mar’18-Feb’19
Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India as Senior Research Associate (Palm Oil ADU)
Key Result Areas:
Supported laboratory enzyme assay development & validation of enzyme application on Palm Oil
Collaborated and developed alliance with cross-functional teams including R&D, TS and Marketing to keep the project
on track
Planted trials for laboratory developed product and supported for commercial application
Conducted statistical analysis of data; worked on JMP, Excel tools
Ensured 100% compliance in meeting customer’s specific requirements within time
Imbibed a culture of improvement across all labs including projects and daily management
Facilitated maintenance of appropriate requisite documentation and records
Coordinated with cross-functional teams to proactively resolve the internal and external guidelines and regulations
Highlights:
Managed and strengthened relationships between laboratories resulting in improved communication and a faster response to
multi-laboratory project issues
Successfully supported and participated in discussions and determinations of development & validation goals of enzyme
application on Palm Oil
Constructed and maintained the product development lab for new products and its plan
Previous Experiences
Nov’14-Mar’18
Adani Wilmar Ltd., Kakinada, India as Executive (R&D)
Key Result Areas:
Innovated application wise Specialty Fat products for Bakery, Confectionary, Frozen Dessert & Non-Dairy Application
Prepared specification for new products
Optimized processes for NPD in lab scale set-up and implemented commercially
Benchmarked new products relevant to categories launched by competitors
Provide technical support to institutional customers by linking customer’s need to NPD
Worked on the projects during tenure:
o Low MCPD Refined Oil for Infant Food Formulation
o CBE, CBR, CBS, Bakery Shortening & Margarine Development
o Frying Oil Development for different MNC Customers
Developed analytical methodology in oils & fats, calibration of instruments, operating SOP drafting and implementation
Jul’12-Nov’14
Gujarat Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India as Senior Analyst
Key Result Areas:
Analysed food and water by LCMS/MS, GCMS/MS, ICP-MS, AAS, HPLC, GC
Performed testing of method development and method validation
Maintained periodic calibration of laboratory equipment and its documentations as per NABL ISO/IEC 17025
Gujarat Laboratory,
Ahmedabad, India
as Senior Analyst
Adani Wilmar Ltd.,
Kakinada, India as
Executive (R&D)
Novozymes South Asia Pvt.
Ltd., Bangalore, India as
Senior Research Associate
(Palm oil ADU)
Surat Municipal
Corporation, India
as Food Analyst
Jul’12-
Nov’14
Nov’14-
Mar’18
Mar’18-
Feb’19
Since
Mar’19

3. Trainings/ Workshops Attended
Processing and Analytical Methodologies of Oils & Fats at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
Effective Implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Quality System in Laboratory
‘Training Program on Agri-Electronics’ at C-DAC, Kolkata
Workshop on ‘Lab Scale Tangential Flow Filtration Systems and Lab Water Systems’ arranged by Pall Life Sciences
Workshop on ‘Downstream Processing’ arranged by Millipore Life Sciences
Research Papers Published
Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient of Potato Wedges during Deep Fat Frying in Palmolein: Use of direct and indirect methods
of determination of Heat Transfer Coefficient; Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 45(2): 45-49, 2013 (ISSN 0973-
6379)
‘Quality Estimation of French-Fries by Electronic Nose’; Journal of Sensors, 2014 (ISSN: 1687-7268)
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Groundnut Oil and Palmolein for Shallow Frying; Journal of The Institution of Chemists (India),
85 (Part 5): 129-141, 2013 (ISSN: 0020-3254)
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 27th
August 1988
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Arabic
Address: F-204, Suncity Residency, Near Bhanki Stadium, Rander-395005, Surat, Gujarat, India