Production Manager at National Co-operative Exports Limited (2026-01 – Present)
- Directed end-to-end seafood processing operations, ensuring timely output and adherence to quality standards
- Coordinated daily workflow across grading, packing, and cold storage units to maximize efficiency
Fish Safety Officer at World Bank-supported PM-MKSSY scheme under the Department of Fisheries, MoFAH&D (2024-09 – 2025-12)
- Develop SOPs for implementing a comprehensive Traceability System in the country specifically for each segment fisheries/aquaculture subject to geographical clustering
- Develop SOPs for implementing a comprehensive Residue Monitoring System in the country specifically for each segment aquaculture and its value chains, subject to geographical clustering
Production Manager at Asvini Fisheries (P) Ltd (2018-05 – 2024-04)
Manage the daily operations of the seafood processing plant and take full responsibility in terms of management of staff, management of production and quality targets and to ensure the smooth running of the production processes. Full responsibility of the quality of the product that is produced in line with the company quality systems, processes and procedures. Excellent understanding of hygiene and safety regulations in the factory.
- Conduct regular quality checks for the product
- Ensure hygiene and safety regulations are followed
- Maintain records of factory production
- Demonstrate knowledge of different kinds of products and customer specifications, specially for Shrimps
- Execute grading and processing of Shrimps and all other products processed in the factory
- Apply good leadership and communication skills
Senior Officer – Production Planning & Co-ordination at National Aquaculture Group (2011-04 – 2018-01)
Manage daily production operation to schedule for smooth timely delivery of all sales orders. Design and operate Risk Management Program for Fish Processing operations.
- Manage daily production operation to schedule for smooth timely delivery of all sales orders both Chilled Airfreights & Frozen export shipments
- Design and operate a Risk Management Program for Fish Processing operation based on HACCP for consistently delivering safe food products in compliance with international standards & regulations
- Manage Inventory control & management with full traceability information for timely delivery of all sales orders (both Air & Sea Cargo shipments)
- Develop, assist in the Evaluation and Implement the Changes in work Operations and Process by KPIs to improve Operation efficiencies
- Assess daily activities and processes, review daily production reports, and provide labor cost estimation for new products
- Control cost of Production, by minimizing RM wastage, control staff overtime and implement plans to reduce production downtime and to improve efficiency
- Ensure that effective systems are in place to control food safety and quality
- Assign transfer of all puff production from its major facility to a branch facility, organize production and provide support in quality assurance and new product development
- Execute systems management with ErpLn and MAREL INNOVA
Officer – Process control at National Prawn Company (2009-10 – 2011-03)
- Assist Process Control Manager in the preparation of SOP for all activities in PP and update it
- Ensure that all reports and records related to process control with regard to HACCP, ISO & EMS are updated at all times
- Control the overall activities in the shift from process control perspective and proactively find out the problem and provide with a solution
- Assist in the preparation and updating of all the specifications and ISO documents including Environmental Monitoring system
Quality control Technologist at Balaji seafoods exports India private limited (2003-10 – 2009-08)
Work extensively with processing and packing of different products forms of shrimp, cuttle fish, squid and other commercial valuable fishes. Implemented ISO 9002 Quality system enriched with international and national food quality standards.
- Implement ISO 9002 Quality system enriched with international and national food quality standard such as HACCP, EEC, USFDA and Govt. of India
- Execute and monitor uniform systems that drive execution productivity and quality
- Implement EU rules and regulations
- Supervise technologist for Microbiological and organoleptic analysis of raw material and finished products
- Coordinate with different departments, Procurement, production and quality control for their smooth operation
Junior Research fellow at Central Marine fisheries Research Institute (2001-12 – 2003-08)
National aquaculture technology project on Aquaculture breeding and hatchery production of Marine ornamental fishes with special reference to clown fishes and damsel fishes
Executive Quality Control at Premier Marine products (1998-01 – 2001-11)
Experienced in IQF (cooked, blanched and raw form) Blast freezing. Involved in Microbiological and organoleptic analysis of on line and finished products.
- Execute Microbiological and organoleptic analysis of on line and finished products
- Work closely with production unit
- Supervise the production and quality control professionals HACCP compilation and its implementation
- Assist General Manager with long term planning
