Mehdi Lotfi

Poultry hatchery and parent-stock farm professional with experience in full-cycle hatchery operations, production process control, technical commissioning, quality assurance, and team leadership. Managed a hatchery operation producing approximately 4.5 million day-old chicks per month and supervised 60 employees for three years. Practical experience with SPIDES, breakout analysis of unhatched eggs, embryo mortality investigation, breeder-farm feedback, and chick-quality follow-up through seven days of age.

Also supervised a fully automated parent-stock farm with a capacity of 90,000 birds.

Hatchery Manager - Iran

(2023)

Three years of direct hatchery management responsibility include production of approximately 4.5 million chicks per month and supervision of a 60-person team.

• Controlled the production process from receipt of hatching eggs through chick dispatch.
• Adjusted and monitored technical operating parameters and reviewed production results.
• Implemented SPIDES and evaluated hatchability, egg condition, embryo mortality, and chick quality.
• Used breakout findings and seven-day chick performance feedback to identify possible issues linked to egg storage, incubation, or breeder-flock performance.
• Provided technical feedback to parent-stock farm teams to help maintain hatching-egg quality.
• Participated in hatchery construction, installation, and commissioning, including HVAC and related infrastructure.

Parent-Stock Farm Supervisor - Iran

(2021 - 2023)

Parent-stock farm supervisory experience included a fully automated facility with a capacity of 90,000 breeder birds.

• Supervised parent-stock farm operations at a fully automated facility with 90,000 birds.

Master’s Degree - Industrial Management - Islamic Azad University, Iran (2023 - 2025)

Bachelor’s Degree - Electrical Power Engineering - Islamic Azad University, Iran (2004 - 2008)