JANE KARIMI MUNYARI
Food Scientist
Nairobi
Summary
A food scientist and nutritionist competent in research & development, product and business development and marketing. I can turn around innovation projects and prepare companies for fast growth and profitability. I am currently seeking to obtain a prospective position where I can maximize my skills, knowledge and experience in a well-established organization/ environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Manager
Kirima Slopes Dairy Coop Society
08.2024 - Current
- Quality monitoring of raw and chilled milk.
- Ensuring products meet the quality and safety standards
- Development and implementation of quality policies and procedures
- supervision of quality checks during collection, reception, storage and distribution of milk
- Staff training on food safety, hygiene and quality culture
- Handling customer complaints and ensuring products meets customer expectations
- Documentation of quality records and report writing
Production Manager
Red Square Mania Ltd
06.2023 - 02.2024
- Supervision of production process
- Ensure compliance with government, processing, consumer and industry regulations
- Implementation of GMPs and HACCP processes
- Develop and manage innovations calendar
- Ensure the products meets the quality requirements
Quality Assurance Manager
Skypex Supplies Ltd
08.2019 - 12.2022
- New products development and products improvement
- Ensuring ingredients and products meet quality and safety specifications
- development and implementation of Qa policies and SOPs
- Supervision of manufacturing processes
- overseeing laboratory testing for raw materials and finished products
- handling customer complaints and ensuring root cause analysis is conducted and corrective actions implemented
Marketing & Innovations Executive
Proctor & Allan (E.A) Ltd
02.2013 - 04.2018
- Product development using stage gate process
- Idea Generation for the categories to fill the innovation pipeline
- Identify potential NPD opportunities based on market and consumer trends
- Analyse global trends, focusing on consumer trends and category trends
- Develop and manage the innovation calendar with relevant project teams
Nutritionist
P.C.E.A Kikuyu Mission Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Nutritional counseling to patient
- Diet prescription to patients requiring special diet
- Nutritional assessment
- Designing personalized meal plans
Food Scientist
Gatore Farm
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Processing, pasteurization and packaging of fruit pulp
- Processing and packaging of fruit juices
- Prepared weekly report on the performance on set production & sales targets
- Conducted sales and marketing activities for fruit juices and fruit pulps
- Attain new customer database and ensure they actively purchase
Field Researcher
Farmer Voice Radio
02.2011 - 04.2011
- Data entry in the FVR database
- Communicating to farmers through frontline short messages
- Attended farmer’s training workshops
Field Researcher
Thika Level 5 Hospital
05.2010 - 12.2010
- Carried out a nutritional survey on infants feeding practices among HIV positive mothers.
- Collected data from mothers on infants feeding practices aged 0 to 2 years
- Data management, analysis and interpretation
Food scientist intern
J.K.U.A.T Food Science Workshop
02.2010 - 04.2010
- Production of dairy, meat and cereal based products
- Manufacture of fruits and vegetable products
- Quality analysis of the final products
- Sales and marketing finished products to students and staff
Education
Degree - Food Science and Nutrition
12.2010
GPA: Second Class Honors, upper division
Bachelor of Science - Food Science And Nutrition
04.2001 -
Bsc Food science and Nutrition, attained second class, upper division
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07.2015
trained on animal feeds formulation
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10.2014
Registered as a qualified Nutritionist
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09.2014
trained on Practical sensory evaluation of food
Computer Packages - undefined
12.2006
word, excel, access, power-point, page-maker and SPSS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
11.2005
Skills
Able to effectively formulate recipes for new products depending on target consumer
Ensures that food manufacturing processes conform with government, processing, consumer and industry standards
Conversant with setting standards as a member of KEBs Technical committees
Conduct internal and external food safety audits
Excellent communications skills to build relationships with potential new customers and to reinforce ones with existing clients
Excellent report writing skills, strong time management and organizational skills
Interests
Reading inspirational books, Travelling & meeting new people, Helping the needy, Adventure
Significant Work Experience
- Worked as a food scientist at Proctor & Allan (EA), Ltd
- Participant in Inter-Universities and Colleges Workshop on the role of processing, nutrition and health in Kenya Vision 2030, February 2009
- Internal Auditor for Food safety and Quality Management system, 2014 to date
- Attachment, Farmer Voice Radio, KENFAP, Nyeri branch February 2010 to April 2010
- Participated in CCAfrica Chairmanship handover from Cameroon to Kenya and sensitization workshop February 2016
References
- Raakhee, Dhrona, Director, raakhee@skypex.co.ke, 0714077575, Skypex supplies Ltd, Nairobi
- Ndirang'u, Farm Manager, 0722 938 958, Gatore Farm, Nairobi
- Elennah, Gachui, Nutritionist, gachau_elena@yahoo.com, 0722 115 660, P.C.E.A. Kikuyu Mission Hospital, Nairobi
Timeline
Quality Assurance Manager - Kirima Slopes Dairy Coop Society
08.2024 - Current
Production Manager - Red Square Mania Ltd
06.2023 - 02.2024
Quality Assurance Manager - Skypex Supplies Ltd
08.2019 - 12.2022
Marketing & Innovations Executive - Proctor & Allan (E.A) Ltd
02.2013 - 04.2018
Nutritionist - P.C.E.A Kikuyu Mission Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2013
Food Scientist - Gatore Farm
08.2011 - 02.2012
Field Researcher - Farmer Voice Radio
02.2011 - 04.2011
Field Researcher - Thika Level 5 Hospital
05.2010 - 12.2010
Food scientist intern - J.K.U.A.T Food Science Workshop
02.2010 - 04.2010
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology - Bachelor of Science, Food Science And Nutrition
04.2001 -
Kenya Industrial Research & Development Institute (KIRDI) - ,
Kenya Nutritionists & Dieticians Institute - ,
Food Safety International - ,
Pentiax computer college - Computer Packages,
Ng’iriambu Girls’ High School - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education,
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - Degree, Food Science and Nutrition