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SHIVA KRISHNA THAMMANENI

SHIVA KRISHNA THAMMANENI

Hounslow,UK

Summary

Accomplished Quality Assurance professional with 3+ years of experience in the UK and India, specializing in Food Safety Management, Quality Audits, HACCP Implementation, and Product Research & Development. Proven track record in conducting GMP audits, driving CAPA implementation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and consistently enhancing production efficiency. Strong leadership in mentoring teams, training programs, and spearheading compliance improvement initiatives. Analytical thinker with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, ensuring seamless cross-functional collaboration

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Officer/Quality Auditor

Do & Co Event & Airline Catering Limited
Hounslow, UK
06.2023 - 12.2024
  • Conduct GMP audits with high resolution rates, ensuring 100% regulatory compliance
  • Reduce hygiene non-conformance rates by introducing team training and mentoring programs
  • Implement PRP, OPRP, and HACCP plans, minimizing product deviations
  • Oversee critical control points and temperature monitoring from kitchen production to assembly, improving compliance
  • Monitor chillers and dry stores, maintaining 100% compliance with FIFO, allergen segregation, and labelling protocols
  • Prepare microbiological and sensory testing samples, achieving 100% product safety compliance
  • Investigate and resolve customer complaints, achieving significant reductions in recurring issues
  • Implemented and maintained complaints and compliance action tracker to improve production standards.
  • Monitored activities as well as supporting systems, making sure that meet all compliance regulations.

Quality Assurance Assistant

Bakkavor Desserts
Newark-on-Trent
02.2022 - 08.2022
  • Enhanced production quality through 100% adherence to manufacturing protocols
  • Reduced waste through better monitoring of non-conforming products
  • Improved operational efficiency by streamlining processes and fostering team collaboration

Team Member (Quality Assurance)

P. D. Navkar Bio-Chem Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore, India
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • Inspected raw materials, maintaining 100% quality adherence rate
  • Reduced product rejections through rigorous quality checks and compliance protocols

Quality Auditor

Karnataka Milk Federation
Bellary
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Supervised milk powder processing, ensuring 100% compliance with industry standards
  • Conducted quality control tests, achieving zero non-compliance issues during audits

Education

Master of Science - Agri-Food Technology

University of Lincoln
Lincoln
02.2022 - 04.2023

Bachelor of Science - Agriculture

Rai Technology University
Bangalore
08.2017 - 05.2021

Skills

  • Quality Assurance & Compliance
  • Food Safety Management
  • Quality Audits
  • HACCP Implementation
  • Product Research & Development
  • CAPA Implementation
  • Microbiological Testing
  • Food Production Monitoring
  • Traceability Systems
  • Allergen Management
  • Inventory & Risk Mitigation
  • Data Reporting & Documentation
  • Food Safety Monitoring Systems
  • Risk Assessment
  • Quality assurance processes
  • Analytical-thinking
  • Risk mitigation

Certification

  • ISO 22000:2018 (Food Safety & Management System)
  • HACCP Levels 2 & 3 by Adele Adams Associates, UK
  • HACCP Level 4 by Highfield, UK
  • Food Safety Level 4 by Highfield, UK
  • Food Safety Levels 2 & 3 by Adele Adams Associates, UK
  • Food and Allergy Intolerance Training by Food Standards Agency (FSA), UK
  • Nutritional Course by University of Lincoln, UK
  • Root Cause Analysis by Adele Adams Associates, UK
  • TACCP & VACCP by Highfield, UK

Personal Information

Visa status: Post Study Work Visa valid till 06/21/25

Quote

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
Steve Jobs

Timeline

Quality Assurance Officer/Quality Auditor

Do & Co Event & Airline Catering Limited
06.2023 - 12.2024

Quality Assurance Assistant

Bakkavor Desserts
02.2022 - 08.2022

Master of Science - Agri-Food Technology

University of Lincoln
02.2022 - 04.2023

Team Member (Quality Assurance)

P. D. Navkar Bio-Chem Pvt. Ltd.
05.2021 - 12.2021

Quality Auditor

Karnataka Milk Federation
01.2021 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Agriculture

Rai Technology University
08.2017 - 05.2021
SHIVA KRISHNA THAMMANENI