Contemporary Resume

Ethanol in Kombucha

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Professional Experience

• February 2012 to current: Technical Manager, AsureQuality • June 2009 to February 2012: Scientist / Senior Scientist, AsureQuality • June 2006 to June 2009: Team Leader, GMP Chemistry, AsureQuality • November 2005 to June 2006 : Scientific Analyst, Chemistry, AsureQuality • September 2004 to October 2005: Analyst, Chemistry, AsureQuality • February 2001 to September 2004: Team Leader, SGS New Zealand Ltd • September 2000 to February 2001: Analyst, SGS New Zealand Ltd • October 1994 to June 1999: Lecturer, University of Calicut, Kerala, India • February 1989 to August 1994: Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Research Fellow, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India Analytical Skills and experience • Analysis of wide range of raw materials and finished products by Pharmacopoeia Methods • Developed and validated Folic Acid, Biotin and Vitamin B12 methods by Biacore system for AsureQuality • Developed and validated methods for many finished products as per various protocols following ICH guidelines. • Analysis of food samples for nutritional panel information as per NZFSA regulations (Energy, Moisture, Ash, Protein, Fat, Saturated fat, Carbohydrate, Sugar - total, reducing, invert, sucrose and Sodium) • Free fatty acids, Acid value, Peroxide value, Iodine value, TBA value etc • Mercury, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Sodium, Nickel, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Arsenic etc. by AAS • Acidity, Brix, Salt, Sulphurdioxide, Phosphorus, Water activity, Viscosity, Colour, Turbidity, Conductivity, pH etc. • Total Dietary fibre, Insoluble dietary fibre, Soluble dietary fibre, Inulin, Resistant Maltodextrins (RMD) etc. • Benzoic acid, Sorbic acid, Methyl & Propyl paraben, Caffeine, Theophylline, EGCG etc. by HPLCOrganic acids – Lactic acid, Citric acid, Formic acid, Propionic acid, Malic acid etc. by HPLC • Wine testing – Alcohol content, Sulphurdioxide, Sugar, Acidity, Heat stability • Ethanol, Methanol, Propanol, Glycerol, Ethylene glycol, Acetone, Toluene sulphonamides etc. by GC • Fatty acid profile by GC - Omega 3 (EPA, DHA, ALA) Omega 6, Saturated, Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated etc. • Antioxidants – GC • Vitamins – Vitamin B group, C, A, D, E, K etc by HPLC or GC • Amino acid separation by ion-exchange chromatography / GC / HPLC

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