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CAREER HISTORY:

More than 16 years’ experience in the field of Seafood Inspections with expertise in Fish Processing and Quality Control. This includes bacteriological analysis of marine products as well as in HACCP & QM programs and GMP Inspections. I also have sound knowledge of sensory evaluation of seafood quality. I am involved in preparation of Saudi Standards for fish and fishery products and conducting training programs. I possess effective communication and report writing skills towards the excellent execution of quality management.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Feb. 1988
to
present QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR
SAUDI FISHERIES COMPANY, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Supervision and control of all activities in the fish processing plant.
• Sanitary inspection of processing plant
• Implementation of HACCP concept
• Preparing Saudi Standards for fish and fishery products
• Conducting training programs for newly recruited employees
in seafood handling and preservation, personal hygiene and food
poisoning, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and sanitation
procedures (SSOPs), seafood spoilage, organoleptic evaluation of
seafood quality, seafood nutrition, merchandising and customer
service, and sales registration.
• Inspection of the company’s retail outlets:
a) To check the quality of all varieties of fish and fishery products (chilled, frozen, dried, salted, canned, smoked, value added and ready-to-eat) by using sensory evaluation methods and bacteriological tests,
b) To check the personal hygiene of the sales personnel
and the sanitary condition of the premises and
equipment,
c) To check whether the cooling equipment is functioning
effectively to maintain the appropriate temperature
constantly.
• Submission of Quality Inspection and Hygiene Reports on a daily basis after inspecting the retail outlets.
• Supervision and control of Hygiene team and pest control division.
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Sep. 1986
to Jan. 1988
&
Feb. 1986
to April 1986 PLANT SUPERVISOR
DIAMOND SEAFOOD EXPORTS, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, India
• Supervision and control of activities in the fish processing plant.
• Quality inspection of raw and finished fish and fishery products, using sensory evaluation methods and bacteriological tests.

April 1986
to
Aug. 1986
PRODUCTION MANAGER
AMAR COLD STORAGE, Bombay, India
• Supervising all activities in the fish processing plant.
• Quality inspection of raw and finished fish and fishery products, using sensory evaluation methods and bacteriological tests.
• Maintaining and consolidating the daily production register.
• Obtaining Health Certificate from Export Inspection Agency
(Govt. of India)

TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED:

• DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) CONCEPTS IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA,
Florida, USA November
8 -10, 1995
• FISHERIES PRODUCT QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF HULL, England, UK
February 21 to
March 18, 1994
• FISH PROCESSING AND QUALITY CONTROL FISHERIES COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
Tamilnadu, INDIA
August 13 – 31, 1991

• SHRIMP FARMING FISHERIES COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
Tamilnadu, INDIA
August 5 - 9, 1991

• MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND ORGANOLEPTIC EVALUATION IN FISH AND FISHERIES PRODUCTS CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY (Govt. of India), Bombay, INDIA
July 1 - 22, 1986
• BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORT INSPECTION AGENCY, (Govt. of India), Madras, INDIA April 1 -19, 1986

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EDUCATION:

M. Phil*., Marine Biology, May 1985, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India

* Title of M. Phil., Thesis: Studies on Hemiramphid fishes from Parangipettai
(Porto-novo) waters (Beloniformes: Hemiramphidae)

M. Sc., Marine Biology, April 1983, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India

B. Sc., Zoology, April 1980, Madurai-Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu, India

RESEARCH PAPERS:

1. Breeding biology of Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani) from coastal
waters of Parangipettai. Published in “The First Indian Fisheries Forum,
Proceedings”, 1988, Pages: 199 - 202.

2. Proximate composition in the white muscle of Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
(Ranzani). This paper was presented at the symposium of “The First Indian
Fisheries Forum” on 8th December, 1987, at the College of Fisheries,
Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Abstract published in “Abstracts of The First Indian
Fisheries Forum”, Mangalore, 1987, Page:78.

MEMBERSHIP : Member in the International Association of fish
Inspectors Inc., Ottawa, Canada (Membership
no. 2) - visit website http://www.iafi.net
PERSONAL DATA:

Date of Birth : May 11, 1960
Sex : Male
Nationality : Indian
Religion : Christian
Marital Status : Married (Two Children)

SPECIAL SKILLS : a) Typing
b) Computer skills: Microsoft Word 2000
Microsoft Excel 2000
c) Driving license (Car)
d) English, Arabic, Malayalam and Tamil (Mother
tongue) languages

REFERENCES:

References will be submitted upon request.