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Kavya Bangaru

Menomonie,WI

Summary

Dynamic and dedicated food scientist with a master’s degree in food science and technology, poised to kickstart a rewarding career in the food industry. I am seeking a challenging position to leverage my academic background, creative thinking, and analytical prowess for driving ongoing enhancement and maintaining superior standards in food safety and quality."

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Graduate Teacher's Assistant

Food Science program (UW-Stout)
Menomonee Falls, WI
01.2024 - Current
  • Assist undergraduate students in laboratory settings with thorough training, mentorship, and advice to maximize their learning.
  • Facilitate an efficient exchange of information to improve program coordination by serving as a smooth communication link between program leadership and students.
  • Administrative tasks include lab support, grading assignments, and leading lab sessions.

Product Assistant

UW-Stout Dining Service
Menomonie, WI
01.2024 - Current
  • Assist in preparing food items according to recipes and portion sizes, ensuring high-quality standards and adherence to food safety regulations.
  • Storing food supplies, rotating stock, and monitoring inventory levels.
  • Food safety regulations and safe work practices.

Student Manager

UW-Stout Dining Service
Menomonie, WI
09.2023 - Current
  • Coordinate and carry out comprehensive professional training and development, offering dining service employees guidance and leadership.
  • Keep track of inventory needs, oversee kitchen supplies and materials, and instruct staff on food safety laws.
  • Demonstrated reaching team objectives and giving teachers, staff, students, and community members excellent customer care.
  • Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.

Dining Services Associate

UW-Stout Dining Service
Menomonie, WI
01.2023 - 08.2024
  • Experience with food safety and sanitation, and a proven ability to work with a team and develop strong connections with different colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
  • Attend to different positions as needed, such as providing customers with quick service, using proper food handling techniques, maintaining clean work areas, and practicing sanitary service techniques.

Graduate Teacher's Assistant

Sensory in food science and technology (UW-Stout)
Menomonie, WI
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Conducting sensory evaluations, Data collection and analysis
  • Including selecting appropriate test methods, determining sample sizes
  • Sensory evaluation techniques and protocols.

Research Associate Intern

Safe Food Mitra (fssai)
Hyderabad, Telangana
07.2022 - 10.2022
  • Gathered and compiled data from a variety of sources, such as online databases and journals.
  • Types of labeling and different food packaging materials, processing techniques and product analyses,product data collection, and analyzing and presenting results.
  • Developed manufactured procedures and worked on different analyses.
  • Analyze new food products to increase consumer supplies.

Associate Student Intern

KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra)
Medak, Telangana
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Monitored field operations to ensure crop growth.
  • Suggestions for areas of crop improvement.
  • Gained practical field knowledge and supported farmer needs Reported back to the instructor to receive day-to-day tasks and responsibilities.
  • Prepared reports and spreadsheets for data collection.

Research and Development Project Intern

ICAR ((Indian Council of Agriculture Research)
Medak, Telangana
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Promoted modern agricultural practices and empowered rural communities with suitable farming solutions.
  • Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
  • Created bridge between research and real-world implementation in agriculture sector

Education

Master of Science - Food Science And Technology

University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI
12-2024

Bachelor of Science - BSc Agriculture

Singhania University
Rajasthan, India
08-2021

Skills

  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
  • Quality Control
  • Food Safety
  • Food and Beverage Operations
  • Food quality
  • Product Quality
  • HACCP
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality system
  • Quality Process
  • Safety Regulations
  • Sampling
  • SSOP
  • TQM tools
  • Corrective actions
  • Quality Management
  • Presentations
  • Product development

Certification

  • Quality Assurance: HACCP, TQM tools, PCQI, and GMP qualified and adept at handling customer complaints effectively.
  • Analytical Expertise & Laboratory Skills: Experienced in sampling, chemical analysis, titration, calibration, spectrophotometry, compression testing, UV-Vis spectroscopy, demonstration; sensory evaluations; T-test ANOVA, X and R bar charts, data interpretation, and report preparation.
  • Microbiological Proficiency: Competent with staining procedures and adept in medium preparation, culture, selection,identification, streak plating, starch gelation,CFU, agarose gel electrophoresis, and isolation of microorganisms.
  • Computer Knowledge: Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); skilled and certified in data analysis using MS Excel; computer literate.
  • Training and Development: completed internal training in HACCP in the food safety system in the food processing industry (qualified and certified).

Affiliations

  • Commodity packaging: baby foods (cerlac and purees)
  • Nestle industry packaging
  • Non-Thermal processing
  • A review on fruit flavored soy-yogurt
  • Jelly preparation and Textural profile analysis
  • Date-infused whey bubble milkshake product development and project demonstration.
  • Optimization of Plasticizer Glycerol and Sorbitol for Developing Biodegradable Packaging Films using the Blends of Seaweed Extract, Tapioca Starch and Ginger Extract
  • Development of a crispy nutritional bar by using three varieties of nuts, Shatavari powder (Asparagus racemosus), and palm jaggery for hormone nutrition.
  • Cinnamon is an antimicrobial ingredient for active packaging.
  • NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PLANT-BASED MEAT ANALOGUES ON THE SWEDISH MARKET
  • HACCP cheese production

Attributes

  • Fluency in Telugu, English, and Hindi (speaking and writing).
  • Positive team player with a friendly demeanor, excelling under pressure.
  • Detail-oriented and results-driven.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills, multitasking.
  • Disciplined, open-minded, and with the ability to work collaboratively.
  • Dedicated, self-motivated, and organized with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.

Timeline

Graduate Teacher's Assistant

Food Science program (UW-Stout)
01.2024 - Current

Product Assistant

UW-Stout Dining Service
01.2024 - Current

Student Manager

UW-Stout Dining Service
09.2023 - Current

Graduate Teacher's Assistant

Sensory in food science and technology (UW-Stout)
09.2023 - 12.2023

Dining Services Associate

UW-Stout Dining Service
01.2023 - 08.2024

Research Associate Intern

Safe Food Mitra (fssai)
07.2022 - 10.2022

Associate Student Intern

KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra)
05.2021 - 09.2021

Research and Development Project Intern

ICAR ((Indian Council of Agriculture Research)
12.2020 - 05.2021

Master of Science - Food Science And Technology

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Bachelor of Science - BSc Agriculture

Singhania University
  • Quality Assurance: HACCP, TQM tools, PCQI, and GMP qualified and adept at handling customer complaints effectively.
  • Analytical Expertise & Laboratory Skills: Experienced in sampling, chemical analysis, titration, calibration, spectrophotometry, compression testing, UV-Vis spectroscopy, demonstration; sensory evaluations; T-test ANOVA, X and R bar charts, data interpretation, and report preparation.
  • Microbiological Proficiency: Competent with staining procedures and adept in medium preparation, culture, selection,identification, streak plating, starch gelation,CFU, agarose gel electrophoresis, and isolation of microorganisms.
  • Computer Knowledge: Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); skilled and certified in data analysis using MS Excel; computer literate.
  • Training and Development: completed internal training in HACCP in the food safety system in the food processing industry (qualified and certified).
Kavya Bangaru