Ankit Patel

About Ankit Patel

o A competent professional with a proven track record of 10+ years of extensive experience in Dairy Plant Commissioning, Continuous improvement, Improving Manufacturing efficiencies, Manufacturing analysis, Quality Assurance, Laboratory management and personnel management within budget, targets, and strict deadline. o Well versed in the areas of Food safety, Budget Control, Risk assessment and Resources driven projects. o Strong communication, interpersonal & team building skills with the ability to grasp new concepts and utilize the same in a productive manner.o Flexible Communicative leadership style, Challenging Practices in support of improvement process in a technically Demanding, Customer Focused & High-volume environment of 1.60 Million gallon per day.

Experience

1. Expert Engineer- Process & Technical Service

   Land O'Lakes, Inc.

   Dec 2023 — Present · US

   Responsible for leading & supporting special project of process engineering, technical service, continual improvement & operational efficiencies of all natural cheese, processed cheese & seasoning plants.

Education

• SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand Agriculture University, Anand

  Bachelor’s Degree, Dairy & Food Processing Technology

  2006 — 2010

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

  High School, +2 Science

  2000 — 2006

Skills

• Management
• Food
• Product Development
• Dairy Products
• Food Safety Management System
• Manufacturing
• Quality Management
• Fmcg
• Ingredients
• Environmental Management Systems
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
• Quality System
• Sensory Evaluation
• Food Microbiology
• Food Science
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)
• Iso Standards
• Equipment Commissioning
• Food Safety
• Sap R/3
• Food Processing
• Gmp
• Haccp
• Quality Assurance
• Food & Beverage
• Iso 22000
• Lean Manufacturing
• Food Manufacturing
• Food Industry
• Food Technology
• Dairy
• Food Quality
• Production Planning
• Continuous Improvement