Vipin Vikraman, Quality Assurance & Product Development Manager

Vipin Vikraman

Quality Assurance & Product Development Manager

Lesley Stowe Fine Foods

Location
Canada
Education
Master's degree, Food Science
Experience
10 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 6 Months

Quality Assurance & Product Development Manager at Lesley Stowe Fine Foods
  • Canada
  • My current job since November 2013

Education

Master's degree, Food Science
  • at University of British Columbia
  • August 2010

Pursued various courses in Food Process science, sensory evaluation and testing, Business Management, Food laws and regulations, designing food experiments, nutraceuticals and functional foods. Completed research project to evaluate food safety issues related to sous vide style of food processing as part of the program curriculum.

Bachelor's degree, Dairy Technology
  • at Anand Agricultural University
  • June 2007

Pursued Bachelor in Dairy technology in Dairy/Food Technology, Dairy/Food Microbiology, Dairy/Food Business Management, Dairy/Food Chemistry, Dairy/Food Engineering Completed one year of in plant training at Vidya Dairy as part of the 4 year program to gain Hands on Experience in Dairy Plant Operations and Business Management.

Specialties & Skills

Waste Management
Food Quality
Cost Control
Research
Food Manufacturing
Project Planning & Implementation
Strong Interpersonal skills
Strong Multitasking skills
Continuous Improvement
Strong communication
Ability to perform Multi Dimensional and multiple roles
Budget Control
Strong Investigation skills
Strong motivational skills
Ability to lead operation team
Ability to accept new and existing challenges

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Gujarati
Intermediate
Punjabi
Beginner
Marathi
Beginner

Memberships

Institute of Food Technologist
  • Member
  • August 2010
Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology
  • Member
  • September 2010
British Columbia Food Technologist
  • Professional member
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

HACCP level 4 training by Royal Society for Public Health, UK (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2009
Valid Until:
January 9999
HACCP level 4 certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
Royal Society for Public Health, UK
Date Attended:
October 2009
Duration:
40 hours
HACCP & Food Safety (Training)
Training Institute:
University of British Columbia
Duration:
150 hours
Dairy plant Operations & Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Vidya Dairy, Anand, Gujarat, India
Date Attended:
June 2005
Duration:
2500 hours
Dairy Plant Operations and Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Vidya Dairy, Anand, Gujarat , India
Date Attended:
June 2005
Duration:
2500 hours

Hobbies

  • Watching movies, documentary, news debates, real shows on true life incidents, motivational ad video
    Helped me grow up with time personally and professionally Hugely contributed to my professional experience
  • Watching movies, documentary, sports, true life incidents, travel and world
    All of these have contributed and helped me to grow as an individual in the society. My experience- personal and professional has largely been due to the interactions with different sectors in the society through different media- people, television, nature etc. Any hobby allows to explore one's liking to a specific event which provides a lot of information which adds to the knowledge database.