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Dr. Subarna Makhal

Manager (Research & Development), CavinKare Research Centre (CRC),CavinKare Private limited, Chennai.
Chennai Area, India Food & Beverages

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Manager (R & D): CavinKare Research Center (CRC) at CavinKare Private Limited Deputy Manager (R & D) at CavinKare Research Centre (CRC) at CavinKare Private Limited Associate Manager (R & D) at Mother Dairy Food Processing Limited Associate Manager (R & D) at JK Foods Ltd, Food & Dairy Division (JK Org.)
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Education

National Dairy Reserach Institute (NDRI), Karnal (India) WBUAFSc (Formerly Bidhan Chandra Agriculture University, ICAR) WBUAFSc (Formerly Bidhan Chandra Agriculture University, ICAR)
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Summary
-Managing entire R & D function of Dairy and Partly of Foods & Beverage Division of CavinKare. The position is equivalent to Deptt. Head and reports to Exe. VP (R & D) & functionally respective Business Heads in parallel. -Strong functional expertise of nearly 7 years in the area of Product Development for Dairy, Foods and Beverage Sectors, Scientific Regulatory Affairs, food nutrition, nutrition claims and labeling, Statutory and Legal Compliance, product safety as per Food Laws, Driving innovation in the development and execution of new products for various dairy, food and beverage and nutritional products, etc as per the set objectives.. -Strong leadership skills to understand, manage and contribute to complex and multiple tasks, managing cross functional activities and execute plans at both strategic & tactical levels -Formulation and process development, scale-up, technology transfer, lab setup, people development, reporting results to raise product standards.Deliver the strategic direction and day to day execution of activities, development, communication of results and interfacing with the customers requiring data, results and conclusions. -Provide technical leadership and expertise to the internal and external group viz. marketing & manufacturing unit, interface routinely with the customers by prototype trial generation on new formulation development. -Developing vendor base to meet cost, quality and product innovation requirements.Technology transfer from research to the manufacturing stage through appropriate validation, scale-up and process optimization studies. -Benchmarking marketed product performance to raise performance standards. Specialties Product (Dairy, Beverages & Food Products, Functional Foods, Nutritional Products, Neutraceuticals, other Health and Wellness products, etc) & Process Development/Process Standardization (NPD); New Business Development (NBD), Process Scale Up; Technology Transfer; Technical, Product and Ingredient Claims, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs; QA (Dairy Foods and Beverage Industry).

Experience
Manager (R & D): CavinKare Research Center (CRC)
CavinKare Private Limited
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry

2011 Present (1 year)

- Heading R & D Deptt. of Dairy Foods & partly of Beverage Division of CavinKare. The position is equivalent to Functional Head and reports to Exe. VP (R & D) & functionally respective Business Heads (JMD) in parallel. . -To lead all development projects as per the business need through robust Project management tool. Align R & D strategies with the Company Goals and Objectives to deliver high quality service to the Business. -Planning and implementation of all formulation related activities on allocated projects within defined timelines and agreed cost targets. -Support Business needs by providing portfolio of products. -Develop a R & D strategy aligned with the broader business objective and align it as per company goals and objectives. -Work with Business/ marketing teams to develop and maintain a healthy 12-quarter Pipeline for all new products. -Lead a project coordinator job and champion and deploy the company-wide NPD procedures and processes to enable Product launches within stipulated time lines. -Supervise NPD and continuous Improvement activities, including Holistic Margin Improvement programs to ensure the timely delivery of commitments that meet the revenue and Quality targets. -Collaborate with Consumer Research group and understands consumers need on the new products. -Delivery of technical programs and project leadership. -Process scale up and transfer of technology and process from R & D Lab to production site. -Working of processing and quality requirements for new product launching at new manufacturing site. -Carrying out vendor development for new ingredients.

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-Implementation and maintenance of stability testing; research scientist advice and counsel, arranging technical training / coaching for R & D staff/resource utilization. -Close working with the cross-functional teams within the company, as well as interaction with R & D groups and business associates external to it. Dr. Subarna has 4 recommendations (1 report, 3 co-workers) including:
2nd Umarani Jayaraj, Senior Associate Scientist, Cavinkare 3rd

Ramesh S., AM - QA, Cavinkare

Deputy Manager (R & D)

CavinKare Research Centre (CRC) at CavinKare Private Limited
October 2008 May 2011 (2 years 8 months) Chennai

Associate Manager (R & D)

Mother Dairy Food Processing Limited
January 2007 October 2008 (1 year 10 months)
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Delhi

Dr. Subarna has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including: Pradip M., QA-Executive, Mother Dairy

Associate Manager (R & D)

JK Foods Ltd, Food & Dairy Division (JK Org.)
August 2005 January 2007 (1 year 6 months) UP

Development of prototype products basis projects complying with quality/ regulatory requirements Development of new/alternatives raw materials and specifications Development of industrial recipe and defining ingredients list/RMS administration Defining products specification and processing parameters Making product file before products industrialization Conducting industrial trials (factory or co-manufactures) Undertaking formulation, development for new products, process development activities for new and existing products, Lab scale/Scaling up of technology, stability studies for beverage products, validation of equipments/ processes at manufacturing facility, ongoing support to contract manufacturers in trouble shooting. Dr. Subarna has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:
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Pushpendra Singh R., Executive, Mother Dairy Foods and Vegetables, Delhi

Research (R & D) Fellow

Dairy Technology and Food Science, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI).
July 2001 July 2005 (4 years 1 month) Karnal

As Research Fellow with involvement in formulation, product development, value addition, process standardization and process development, etc

Project Tranee
VERKA Milk Plant, Punjab Milk Federation.
January 1998 June 1998 (6 months) Punjab

Skills & Expertise

Technology Transfer Functional Foods Quality Assurance Food Cross-functional Team Leadership

Education
National Dairy Reserach Institute (NDRI), Karnal (India)
Ph. D., Dairy Technology/Food Science & Technology as minor
2001 2004

WBUAFSc (Formerly Bidhan Chandra Agriculture University, ICAR)

M. Tech., Dairy Technology with Food Science and Technology as minor
1998 2000

WBUAFSc (Formerly Bidhan Chandra Agriculture University, ICAR)

B. Tech., Dairy Technology with Food Science and Technology as minor
1994 1998

IICT Business School, Lucknow

MBA, Marketing (2010-'12 Exp)

National Institute of Training for Standardization (BIS).

Lead Auditor IS/ISO 9001: 2008; Lead Auditor ISO 22000: 2005 and Trained Internal Auditor: ISO 17025, Quality Management System Activities and Societies: International Register for Certified Auditor, UK

Recommendations For Dr. Subarna

Manager (R & D): CavinKare Research Center (CRC)
CavinKare Private Limited Dr. Makhal is an encyclopaedic knowledge -house with his strong technical foothold in dairy ,food & beverage products.With his undisputed technical acumen , out-of-the box thinking & go-getter attitude,he is sure to scale new heights in any assignment he works with.A special mention

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certainly to be made of his ever-effervescent personality with his great gregariousness ... November 30, 2009
2nd Umarani Jayaraj, Senior Associate Scientist, Cavinkare worked with Dr. Subarna at CavinKare Private Limited

Having strong knowledge in Variety of dairy products mfg and product characteristics. November 30, 2009
3rd Ramesh S., AM - QA, Cavinkare worked directly with Dr. Subarna at CavinKare Private Limited

Dr. Subarna Makhal has great scientific vision for new development of tecnical improvements and he has a great knowledge about Dairy Technology, good communication and written skills. November 19, 2009
3rd Vikesh J., Executive Quality Management Group, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Private Limited Patparganj Delhi reported to Dr. Subarna at C

senior November 7, 2009

3rd ANIRUDHA M., executive, Mother Dairy worked indirectly for Dr. Subarna at C

Associate Manager (R & D)

Mother Dairy Food Processing Limited I have worked with Makhal sir for very short period. Being my senior I was able to come contact with him very closely. Simply I can say about him that he is an encycholpedia of knowledge. He has very deep technical & scientific knowledge about dairy technology. His writing skill is simply best. November 24, 2010
3rd Pradip M., QA-Executive, Mother Dairy worked directly with Dr. Subarna at Mother Dairy Foods Processing Limited, Delhi

Associate Manager (R & D)

JK Foods Ltd, Food & Dairy Division (JK Org.) Dr. S. Makhal, is a very great person to work with and he is an invaluable asset for the company he works for. He is very hardworking and dedicated. What sets him aparrt fromt he crowd is his excellent analytical skills and hunger for knowledge, November 26, 2009
3rd Pushpendra Singh R., Executive, Mother Dairy Foods and Vegetables, Delhi worked directly with Dr. Subarna at JK Dairy 7 Foods Limited, Gajraula, U.P.

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Honors and Awards:

-Recognised for pioneering work conducted in the area of applied search. -Publications - More than 50 National & International Publications in JFST, IFI, IJDS, IDM, etc -Patents: 02 patents (filed) and one in pipeline -Products Developed & Launched: 15+ -Qualified NET, ICAR -Recipient of Gold Medal for securing First in B. Tech. (DT) -Recipient of Gold Medal by IDA (EZ) for securing First in B. Tech. (DT) -Awarded STG Gold Medal by WBUAFSc for securing First in M. Tech (DT) -Conferred First Prize at Poster Session in 5th Intl Food Conv IFCON-2003 -Conferred K.U.Patel Memorial Award for Overall Best Paper by All India Food Processors Association, Delhi -Recipient of Award at ICFOST-2007, held at IIT, Kharagpur for Best Feature Article -Honoured by NISCIR, Delhi for technical article in Science Reporter, Aug., 2005 -Honoured by Howrah Dist Council (WB) for excellent academic in HS -Honoured from All India Science Teachers Association, WB branch, 1989 & 1991

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