Manager - Non-Food Quality & Food Safety | Engineering & Projects Department - The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) - India
(2025-05)
- Work closely with Operations to understand functional requirements, develop suitable equipment designs, and finalise and standardise drawings and technical specifications in accordance with applicable engineering, food-safety and quality standards.
- Prepare and review general arrangement drawings, equipment specifications, BOQs and inspection criteria for cooking, preprocessing, washing, material-handling and food-distribution systems supporting approximately 2.3 million meals per day across nearly 50 kitchens.
- Coordinate in depth with Engineering, Projects, Operations, Procurement, IT, vendors and fabricators throughout design finalisation, fabrication, inspection and implementation to ensure practical and compliant project outcomes.
- Conduct vendor assessments and stage-wise factory inspections; verify materials, fabrication quality, food-contact suitability, safety provisions, functional performance and compliance before acceptance.
- Drive standardisation and value engineering of kitchen equipment and food-distribution vehicle bodies, balancing hygiene, maintainability, payload, operational flow and lifecycle cost.
- Support internal audits and corrective actions aligned with FSSAI requirements and ISO 9001:2015; contribute to ERP item master and vendor-quality controls.
Consultant / Project Manager - Foodservice & BOH Planning - HPG Consulting Pvt. Ltd. - Bengaluru
(2023-09 - 2025-05)
- Attended client and brand meetings to understand the project brief, operating concept, cuisine, service model, capacity, functional requirements and the technical standards applicable to each hotel or development.
- Interpreted and incorporated requirements of international and Indian hospitality brands, including Marriott, Hyatt, IHCL/Taj and IHG/Holiday Inn, into BOH planning and project deliverables.
- Reviewed architectural plans and planned kitchens, receiving and storage, stewarding, banquets, staff facilities, laundry and related BOH areas with appropriate workflow, adjacencies and service connectivity.
- Prepared design brief reports, area programmes, kitchen and laundry mechanical data sheets, staff calculations and schematic planning inputs aligned with brand, fire-life-safety and MEP requirements.
- Planned equipment according to menu, cuisine, production capacity, operational need, brand standards and budget; supported equipment schedules, specifications and tender documentation.
- Coordinated clients, hotel brands, architects, PMCs, MEP consultants, OEMs and internal teams through concept, schematic design, design development, tender and site stages; conducted site reviews and reported progress and risks.
Project Manager (Freelance) - Independent Project Assignment - Bengaluru
(2023-06 - 2023-09)
- Coordinated client and project teams, maintained design and technical documentation, implemented quality checks and trained the F&B team on equipment use.
Assistant Project Manager - Commercial Kitchen Projects - Archana Equipments & Technologies - Bengaluru
(2022-01 - 2023-05)
- Managed production planning, project scheduling, resource allocation, installation and commissioning of stainless-steel kitchen equipment for Intel Bengaluru and Shell Xenon.
- Developed 2D equipment and site layouts with MEP requirements; coordinated consultants, vendors and site teams to resolve design and commissioning issues.
- Implemented process-quality and safety controls including audits, setup approvals, FMEA, control plans and equipment/process improvements.
Production / Project Manager - Astro Line Steel Fabrications - UAE
(2015-08 - 2021-01)
- Directed design, planning, production control, performance improvement and site delivery for architectural metal and stainless-steel fabrication works.
- Reviewed productivity, cost and operational performance; delivered client requirements to consultant approvals and applicable international standards.
Design / Production Engineer - Ajman Kitchens Machines & Devices Ind. LLC / Noor Al Jazeera Tech. Cont. LLC - UAE
(2012-06 - 2014-11)
Consultant Engineer - Aeronautical Development Agency through Business International Solution - Bengaluru
(2011-03 - 2012-05)
Design Engineer - Milestone Global Limited - Bengaluru
(2009-08 - 2011-03)
