About Muhammad Shafiq
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Academic Level Master’s Degree
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Age 43 - 47 Years
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Salary 4000
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Gender Male
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Nationality Pakistan
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Position Quality
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About me
14 years of rich experience and expertise in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Health, Safety & Environment Management systems implementation and Food Products Innovation and Renovation with reputable international organizations.
Proven ability in identifying new opportunities, implementing and management projects. Capable of managing large cross-functional teams, collaborating with stakeholders and implementing processes, systems, policies, procedures and budgets to deliver all business goals.
Proactive achievement driven professional seeking a leadership position to leverage multifaceted competencies and deliver outstanding results thus adding value to the organization.
Education
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2023 - 2024
OTHM Qualifications (Regulated by Ofqual UK) Dartford England
Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Management
Passed and completed 120 credit hours.
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2000 - 2004
University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi Pakistan
BSc (Honors) Agriculture
Passed and completed 190 credit hours
Experience
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2021 - 2024
Laas Group (Somaliland Beverage Industries and Lis Dairies) Hargeisa Somaliland
R&D and Quality Control Manager
• Effectively monitored Krones and Tetrapak filling lines for pre-start, intermediate and product release based on set standards and Sampling plan.
• Headed a team of 14 Quality Assurance employees, including 2 Team Leaders, 5 Line Quality Controllers,
2 Microbiologists, 3 GMP Supervisors and 2 Water and Effluent Treatment plants Operators.
• Arranged for frequent/ need based trainings of the staff and Performance Evaluation for their annual appraisal.
• Prepared and controlled the annual department budget to ensure that the expenditure in aligned with business plan.
• Conducted Validation and verification of FSMS/HACCP CCPs & Operational Pre-requisite Programs.
• Quality inspection of all incoming Raw Materials and Packaging Materials as per specifications and Quarantine and properly dispose/ write off all non-conforming raw materials and finished products.
• Established Sensory panellists team as per FlavorActiv® Sensory Proficiency Program and sensory evaluation of products/raw materials as per set guidelines.
• Assured Food safety protocols including Equipment pre-operational ATP swabbing, Air quality monitoring within the facility, Water quality monitoring, Personnel hand swabbing and other GMP/GHP standards.
• Maintenance and continuous review of QA records, Control of documents and proper reference filing for ISO/Internal audits -
2020 - 2021
Shakarganj Food Products Limited Jaranwala Pakistan
Deputy Manager R&D
• Improved the recipes and developed 3 new flavors for Economy price juices range (Joose & Thandaa) resulting in 60% increase in sales of JNSD products.
• Lead the project of Fruits sourcing, procurement & processing into puree/concentrate @ 40-60% lesser rate and better quality in 2021 for Mango (6000 MT), Guava (1500 MT) & Peach (500 MT).
• Developed new products and handled new products development projects for JNSD products resulting in contribution of PKR 25 million revenue growth for the company.
• Implemented Recipe Control System to support 99% consistent product quality.
• Led Development & Exploration of Analysis methods and validation of existing QA analysis methods for effective Quality Control inspections resulting in 100% reduction in testing errors.
• Supervised the verification of daily QA reporting/ activities and analysis of product performance during different shelf-life stages to secure ≥ 90% PQI.
• Alternate ingredients exploration, testing and subsequent locking after lab scale/ commercial trials and after CLT feedback.