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Professional Experience
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February 2012 to current: Technical Manager, AsureQuality
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June 2009 to February 2012: Scientist / Senior Scientist, AsureQuality
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June 2006 to June 2009: Team Leader, GMP Chemistry, AsureQuality
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November 2005 to June 2006 : Scientific Analyst, Chemistry, AsureQuality
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September 2004 to October 2005: Analyst, Chemistry, AsureQuality
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February 2001 to September 2004: Team Leader, SGS New Zealand Ltd
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September 2000 to February 2001: Analyst, SGS New Zealand Ltd
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October 1994 to June 1999: Lecturer, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
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February 1989 to August 1994: Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Research
Fellow, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India
Analytical Skills and experience
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Analysis of wide range of raw materials and finished products by Pharmacopoeia
Methods
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Developed and validated Folic Acid, Biotin and Vitamin B12 methods by Biacore
system for AsureQuality
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Developed and validated methods for many finished products as per various
protocols following ICH guidelines.
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Analysis of food samples for nutritional panel information as per NZFSA
regulations (Energy, Moisture, Ash, Protein, Fat, Saturated fat, Carbohydrate,
Sugar - total, reducing, invert, sucrose and Sodium)
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Free fatty acids, Acid value, Peroxide value, Iodine value, TBA value etc
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Mercury, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Sodium,
Nickel, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Arsenic etc. by AAS
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Acidity, Brix, Salt, Sulphurdioxide, Phosphorus, Water activity, Viscosity, Colour,
Turbidity, Conductivity, pH etc.
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Total Dietary fibre, Insoluble dietary fibre, Soluble dietary fibre, Inulin, Resistant
Maltodextrins (RMD) etc.
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Benzoic acid, Sorbic acid, Methyl & Propyl paraben, Caffeine, Theophylline,
EGCG etc. by HPLCOrganic acids – Lactic acid, Citric acid, Formic acid,
Propionic acid, Malic acid etc. by HPLC
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Wine testing – Alcohol content, Sulphurdioxide, Sugar, Acidity, Heat stability
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Ethanol, Methanol, Propanol, Glycerol, Ethylene glycol, Acetone, Toluene
sulphonamides etc. by GC
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Fatty acid profile by GC - Omega 3 (EPA, DHA, ALA) Omega 6, Saturated,
Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated etc.
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Antioxidants – GC
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Vitamins – Vitamin B group, C, A, D, E, K etc by HPLC or GC
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Amino acid separation by ion-exchange chromatography / GC / HPLC
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