Muniyappan Karnan Karnan

• Lead end-to-end food safety and quality assurance operations for food manufacturing processes.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, FSMS, and FSSAI food safety
standards.
• Develop and implement SOPs for raw material inspection, sanitation, process control, and
hygiene monitoring.
• Conduct internal audits, gap analysis, and corrective action programs to strengthen
compliance systems.
• Drive CAPA and RCA initiatives to minimize deviations, reduce waste, and improve
operational efficiency.
• Conduct supplier evaluations and vendor audits to maintain raw material quality standards.
• Train production and quality teams on GMP, food hygiene, documentation, and compliance
procedures.

• Managed QA/QC and food safety operations within a government food testing laboratory
operating under ISO/IEC 17025 standards.
• Supervised microbiology and chemical testing divisions while ensuring compliance with
HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and GSO regulations.
• Led and managed a team of 50+ laboratory and quality personnel across multiple operational
functions.
• Improved laboratory turnaround time (TAT) by 30% through workflow optimization and LIMS
implementation.
• Increased analytical reporting accuracy by 25% through quality system improvements and
enhanced process controls.
• Coordinated regulatory inspections, audit preparation, compliance reporting, and quality
documentation.
• Supported food safety enforcement activities through analytical verification and regulatory
compliance monitoring.

• Established NABL-compliant laboratory quality systems and operational procedures.
• Improved laboratory quality standards and operational efficiency through SOP implementation
and compliance monitoring.
• Managed laboratory operations, documentation systems, quality monitoring, and staff
supervision.
• Trained laboratory personnel on quality systems, documentation practices, and compliance
procedures.

• Conducted 100+ food hygiene and food safety audits across food manufacturing units, catering
operations, QSRs, and hospitality facilities.
• Performed HACCP and ISO 22000 compliance audits and prepared corrective action reports.
• Conducted microbiological analysis using MALDI-TOF, VITEK-2, VIDAS, PCR, and ELISA
systems.
• Assisted clients in strengthening food safety systems, hygiene compliance, and audit readiness.
• Supported implementation of GMP, sanitation standards, and preventive quality control systems.

• Applied advanced microbiological principles post-graduation to manage high-quality clinical
sample processing for accurate diagnostic reporting.
• Performed automated culture identification for diverse clinical specimens while maintaining
strict adherence to biosafety protocols.

• Operated semi-automated and fully automated biochemistry analyzers and hematology counters
to ensure analytical precision.
• Built foundational experience in ISO-compliant laboratory procedures and comprehensive
documentation.

• Developed expertise in routine laboratory operations and established robust quality
control systems for clinical diagnostics.

• Applied DMLT foundational knowledge to manage fast-paced diagnostic workflows
within a hospital setting during undergraduate studies.

• Handled foundational diagnostic tasks, initial clinical sample preparations, and basic
operational documentation to support senior laboratory staff.