Sharad Barlingay

Technical Support - MEA
Key Result Areas:
Leading and motivating MENA Team to achieve pre-set targets on monthly and quarterly basis
Contributing to marketing understanding in terms of customer requirement
Implementing new product strategy in coordination with tech. centre in Lille/Lubeck and all around the world
Steering implementation of projects in GCC, Levant, Iran and Egypt along with understanding local requirements in terms of legislation,
feasibility & customer habits
Participating as a Member of Board in formulating corporate strategy, policies, plans & budgets and monitoring company performance to
ensure the corporate mission and goals are achieved
Monitoring, measuring & reporting to the Board on technical function issues, opportunities, development plans & achievements within agreed
formats & timescales
Recruiting & developing Technical, Laboratory, Consumer Services, Technical Support & Quality Management Teams according to company
procedures, policies & employment law to meet or exceed agreed objectives
Indicating preventive maintenance schedule for certain equipment through finished product evaluation
Certifying RMs, PMs & finished goods; coordinating with other departments; developing processes & formulations for manufacturing
products & process parameters
Executing root cause analysis of quality issues & implementing corrective actions; conducting regular audits and food safety risk
assessments for process compliance; identifying deviations & making relevant modifications
Highlights:
Worked on projects like Fibre enriched Meat products, Sodium reduced Breads, No added sugar drink, Sugar free Powdered
drinks, diet ice-creams, fat free yoghurt, stabilizer /fibre enriched meat products, coated nuts, baked crisps, sugar free ketchup and
healthy snacks
Played a key role in improving raw material quality by taking initiatives such as TQM, Six sigma.
Cut product replacement cost by 30% and increased on-time delivery from 20% to 10% using the Sales force ERP approach to quality
issues rooted in manufacturing
Acquired additional business worth 11 million euro or secured new projects such as Clean Label yoghurt, reduced fat Ice cream by delivering
ahead of deadlines.
Managed release of tomato paste reduction product within an extremely short timeline, delivering it for testing ahead of schedule
Scoped and delivered several releases of Creamiz, Pulpiz, Soda Lo and clean label starches product, including the pilot customer release

Product Development
Key Result Areas:
Managed product development and commercialization for Egg white in Bakery, mayonnaise - nutritional / flavoured, ketchups,
salad dressings, non-dairy whipping & cooking creams and new innovative packaging materials
Implemented Oracle Financials - Product Development Module to facilitate modification of existing products
Engaged in sugar-free ice cream mixes and other dairy products development
Analysed & recommended alternative source of raw & packaging materials for continuous process improvement
Undertook consumer location studies and initiated quality benchmarking
Highlights:
Reduced cost by 25% in economy mayonnaise by substitution of raw materials (starch, egg yolk, flavours)
Directed the design & development of new food products and managed the certification of ISO 22000 (FSMS) with 5 team members
Executed Sensory Evaluation Program, thereby reducing customer complaints by 30%
Recognised for successful launch of new products such as Flavoured Mayonnaise, Nutritional Mayonnaise, No added sugar ketchup and fat
free salad dressing.
Attended training in Fryma Koruma, Germany in 2013 regarding culinary and dairy products
Won the “Best Functional Food Award” in Gulf Food 2013 for Noor Mayo Lite fortified by Omega 3 and Vitamin D

Supervised the design & development of all new food products; acquired the certification of ISO 22000 (FSMS)
Mentored 17 team members for product development of Low Fat Mayonnaise, Hot Sauce, Tomato Ketchup and Pasta (Semolina Based &
Wheat Based)
Managed the Fully Automatic Extrusion Plant of Pasta (Brand: Butoni, Goody & Perfetto) with 5 lines from Pavan, Braibanti & FAVA
supported by 9 packaging lines of Rovema & Altopak, Italy with Ishida Weighers
Monitored the QA / SQC of all the lines (online, raw material & finished products)
Engaged in SAP implementation and HACCP certification
Analysed costs & managed modern instruments like Protein Analysis, Gluten Index & Minolta Colour Meter

Highlights:
Mentored 12 members for developing a new range of flavoured peanuts with a boost in turnover by USD 1M
Achieved major cost reduction by reducing the wastage in potato crisps line from 40% to 3%
Key role in designing a state of the art application laboratory with all the pilot plant equipment, thereby enhancing efficiency in production
batches and minimizing the complaints by 20%
Devised:
* Unique Sensory Evaluation Program, thereby reducing customer complaints
* New machinery to increase the production capacity by 3 folds
Steered efforts for ensuring adherence to HACCP / ISO 22000 norms
Initiated Continuous Development Program with Development Department for training QA Staff

Highlights:
Developed water & oil soluble oleoresins and applications for use of oleoresin and natural colours in different food sectors to gain marketing
advantage
Set up the seasoning division and developed seasonings for meat products, potato crisps, tortilla chips & other snacks, confectionery and
ketchups from scratch; achieved a turnover of INR 3 Cr.
Steered Sensory Evaluation Program, thereby reducing customer complaints
Initiated Microencapsulation of ingredients using new carriers
Established spinning cone column for extraction of flavour top notes of coffee, tea & green chili
Represented the company at Food Technology Asia Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand and ICF Exhibition, Tehran

QA
Highlights:
Developed extruded snacks like Tomato Wheels, Tomato sticks, Cheese balls and tortilla chips under brand “Peppy/Piknik”;
managed development of Flavoured Mineral Water
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Highlights:
Steered development of Alu Bhujia, Potato Crisps and various mixtures under brand: Haldirams
Developed new products such as sherbets, ice creams and new flavours for Indian snacks
Installed and commissioned new machines such as FFS M/c & extruder