Pravallika Peram
Tallahassee,Florida
Summary
Highly dedicated Food Science and Nutrition master's graduate with a solid academic background and extensive lab experience. Proficient in inventory management and demonstrated leadership skills as an operations manager. Known for being organized and dependable, excels at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude. Always willing to take on additional responsibilities to contribute to the team's success and achieve collective goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food Operations Manager
Waffle House
01.2024 - Current
- Trained diligently in different operational areas to improve business knowledge
- Handled administrative, operational and sales needs to support senior management.
- Audited food and beverage inventory and cost control systems and processes to keep tabs on usage and prevent shrink.
- Oversaw front of house and back of house personnel to maintain adequate staffing and minimize overtime.
- Identified customer needs to respond proactively to concerns, boosting customer satisfaction %.
Quality Control Trainee
ITC Limited
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Practiced quality assurance and control techniques
- Tested samples, compared results against specifications and documented findings
- Used IR Moisture analyzer and spectrophotometry techniques
- Completed routine and special analyses of in-process materials and finished goods
- Maintained reliability of quality control data by regularly calibrating, validating and maintaining laboratory equipment.
Intern
Sangham Milk Producer Company Limited
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Knowledge of the pasteurization and homogenization procedures used in the manufacture of dairy products including milk, cheese, butter, and yogurt has developed
- Gained knowledge about quality control processes and tests that are conducted in a dairy plant.
Education
Master of Science (M.S.) - Food Science and Nutrition
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK12.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Food Technology
Vignan's Foundation For, Tech
Guntur, India06.2021
Skills
- Operational Efficiency
- Sanitation Standards
- Food Safety Compliance
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance Protocols
Certification
- Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) from AIB International Inc
- ServSafe Manager by the National Restaurant Association (08/23-08/28)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt accredited by AIGPE
- Lean Six Sigma Green belt accredited by AIGPE
- CITI course, Social and Behavior Research from the University Of Central Oklahoma
- Certified in Food Quality and safety by the University of Central Oklahoma
- PET and BEC examinations conducted by Cambridge University, UK
- Four-week online course on "Functional Foods" conducted by agMOOCs.
Publications
Rice bran Ragi Pancakes Instant Mix, International Journal of Recent Technology And Engineering (IJRTE), https://www.ijrte.org/download/volume-8-issue-5/
Timeline
Food Operations Manager
Waffle House
01.2024 - Current
Quality Control Trainee
ITC Limited
02.2021 - 06.2021
Intern
Sangham Milk Producer Company Limited
06.2019 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Food Technology
Vignan's Foundation For, Tech
- Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) from AIB International Inc
- ServSafe Manager by the National Restaurant Association (08/23-08/28)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt accredited by AIGPE
- Lean Six Sigma Green belt accredited by AIGPE
- CITI course, Social and Behavior Research from the University Of Central Oklahoma
- Certified in Food Quality and safety by the University of Central Oklahoma
- PET and BEC examinations conducted by Cambridge University, UK
- Four-week online course on "Functional Foods" conducted by agMOOCs.
Master of Science (M.S.) - Food Science and Nutrition
University of Central Oklahoma
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