Mahesh Kumar Reddy Penumuru
East Lansing
Summary
Results-driven Quality Assurance Supervisor with a proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering superior quality outcomes. Skilled in root cause analysis, quality assurance testing, and defect resolution, with expertise in developing and implementing testing standards to streamline processes and reduce errors. collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives and optimize workflows. Demonstrates strong capabilities in data analysis, inspection, and quality control, with a focus on maintaining high standards and driving continuous improvement.
Experienced with quality control processes, team supervision, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. Utilizes leadership skills to drive continuous improvement and ensure product excellence. Knowledge of quality management systems and effective problem-solving techniques.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Michigan Milk Producers Association
03.2025 - Current
- Oversee and implement plant quality programs, ensuring compliance with internal, 2nd-party and 3rd party audit requirements
- Conducted GMP audits across operations and warehouse areas, preparing detailed audit reports and tracking trends for continuous improvement
- Lead monthly quality management system reviews with plant leadership to monitor KPI’s such as customer complaint reduction and product hold minimization
- Served as SQF coordinator, maintaining certification standards and leading the plants CAPA process, including CAR’s
- Manage plant laboratory operations establish best lab practices, and interpret analytical results to support production quality.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration with product management, design, and quality assurance teams, achieving a 90 percent success rate in meeting development objectives ahead of schedule.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of QA activities, supporting effective communication between departments and facilitating process improvements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization.
Quality Assurance
Louis Dreyfus Company
06.2024 - 02.2025
- Conducted thorough quality assurance checks on course materials for accuracy, consistency, and functionality.
- Enhanced project deliverables with meticulous attention to detail in quality assurance processes.
- Supported manufacturing and quality assurance departments by interpreting manufacturing data.
- Ensured quality assurance by conducting thorough inspections of all MEP installations and repairs.
- Improved quality assurance operations by inspecting materials and verifying delivery compliance.
- Developed comprehensive technical documentation to support product manufacturing and quality assurance efforts.
Quality assurance Analyst
ITC Foods
05.2021 - 06.2023
- Established reliability by designing and implementing over 50 test standards and procedures, reducing test execution errors by 20 percent.
- Updated and managed a library of 50+ test cases, aligning with current project requirements and improving test coverage by 25 percent.
- Developed efficient testing processes to assess error retests, usability, and database impacts, cutting issue resolution time by 30 percent.
- Identified and documented over 150 program function, output, and content issues, improving defect detection accuracy by 15 percent.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve critical issues, achieving a 80 percent defect resolution rate within specified timelines.
- Conducted in-depth root cause analysis of production issues, leveraging log files and system data to eliminate recurring problems by 40 percent.
Education
Master of Science - Food Science
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture(HONORS)
Lokmangal College Of Agriculture
Solapur, India04.2022
Skills
- Food Safety & Quality management
- Leadership and team coordination
- CAPA, CAO, KPI's
- Charm-3SL-3(Certified by Michigan state)
- FOSS FT-3
- ISO standards
- Supplier quality management
- Customer Document Requests
- Internal GMP audits
- Assisted in SQF, MDARD, HALAL Audits
- Food Quality Monitoring
- Product testing
- Dynamics-365
- Reviewing PC Paperwork
- Effective multitasking
- Production support
Certification
- HACCP | Food Microbiology, Statistical process control (SPC), Food safety regulations
- Responsible conduct of research in biological science | Food science, research
- ISO 9001:2015 | Quality Management system auditor
- ISO 22000:2018 | Food safety management system
- Nutrition, Food security and livelihoods | Basic Concepts
- ISO 19001 | Lead Auditor
- QCS HTST Pasteurization Course | HTST, Pasteurization Charts
Timeline
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Michigan Milk Producers Association
03.2025 - Current
Quality Assurance
Louis Dreyfus Company
06.2024 - 02.2025
Quality assurance Analyst
ITC Foods
05.2021 - 06.2023
Master of Science - Food Science
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture(HONORS)
Lokmangal College Of Agriculture
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