Sharon Amalla
FOOD SCIENCE NUTRITIONIST
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About
Proactive food scientists in the field of human nutrition with solid knowledge in developing food labels and applying FDA regulations to food content claims. Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet critical deadlines
Experience
Government Internship Program at National Cereals & Produce Board (2024-02 – Present)
- Grading of Cereals
- Conducting Aflatoxins tests and analysis
- Quality Inspection of fertilizers in the warehouses
- Fumigation of Silos
Quality Control Food Analyst at BROADWAYS LIMITED (2023-02 – 2024-01)
- Inspection of raw materials before production
- Inspection of finished products
- Conducting control checks for all milling processes
- Ensuring proper tests for moisture content at all times
- Conduct Iron spot checks for flours and PH analysis
Quality Control Food Analyst at CAP WELL INDUSTRIES LTD (2023-04 – 2024-01)
- Inspection and sampling of raw materials i.e. maize, rice, wheat and pulses
- Inspection and sampling of finished product
- Inspection of received packaging materials for conformance with the required standards
- Quality control checks for all milling process i.e. rice wheat, maize
- Qualitative and quantitative testing of received samples and also final product for moisture content, aflatoxins, iron spot test for flours PH analysis, whiteness test, enzyme per-oxidase test, falling number and granulomere test, microbial analysis i.e. TVC, COLIFORMS, ECOLI, YEAST AND MOULDS
- Hygiene monitoring of beverage plant i.e. CIP monitoring, ensuring the water test were done the BOD and COD test, conducting routinely hand swabs tests
- Conducted regular internal Audits
Quality Control Food Analysts at AVOIL INDUSTRIES LIMITED (2021-04 – 2022-04)
- Recipe formation
- Product testing this included both chemical and microbial analysis
- Developed nutritional facts and ingredient labels for produced product
- Product formulation i.e. developing raw materials into finished product
- Results interpretation of tested samples
- Recommended product improvements and cost saving of products across the entire product line
- Created awareness on Good Manufacturing Practices to employees Conducted internal audits
Food Analysts at LAB CORP LABORATORY (2020-11 – 2022-04)
- Chemical and microbial analysis of food products
- Nutritional evaluation of food products
- Results interpretation of tested samples
- Sampling officer: collected samples off site, and carried out chemical or microbial analysis
Diet Therapist at REGINA LIONS HOTEL (2020-07 – 2020-09)
- Analyzed menus for nutritional content and adequacy
- Ensuring food combinations offered in the menus met the dietary needs to the population as well as food cutlery and premises were safe from contaminants
- Ensuring proper preparation and storage of foods met required standards
Clinical Nutritionists -Attaché at PROVINCIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL NAKURU (2020-01 – 2020-06)
- Making diet requisitions for inpatients
- Offering nutritional education for inpatients and outpatients
- Admission of supplements to expectant mothers
- Medical nutrition therapy plans and intervention
- Monitoring and evaluation of patients
Education
Certified Food Scientist and Nutritionist – Kenya Nutritional and Dietetics Institute (KNDI) (2020 – 2022)
Bachelor's Degree in Food Nutrition and Dietetics – Egerton University - Main Campus Njoro (2015 – 2019)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) – Bahati Girls High School (2011 – 2014)
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) – St Georges Academy (2002 – 2009)
