Hi! I'm Vedika Mansukhe, an MSc Food Science Student with a Bachelor’s in Biotechnology.
I have a multicultural work experience working in 3 countries, India, Egypt and UK thus enabling me to be more adaptive and flexible. After my Master’s i would love to work a full-time role in the Food Industry. Open to relocation.
Resume
Summary
Vedika Mansukhe
- Leeds, UK
- [email protected]
Education
Master of Food Science
2021 - 2022
University of Leeds
Relevant Modules - Quality Assurance of Food, Food Analysis, Colloid and Dairy Science, Physical Aspects of Food, Microbiology and Chemical Safety of Food, Food Processing and Structure and Components of Foods.
- Acting Course Representative to a class of 30 has facilitated and improved effective team work while working on assignments with 3+ and delegating tasks to peers.
- Excellent understanding of quality management systems such as ISO 9001, 22000 and HACCP.
- Performed Laboratory work and wrote Lab Reports on Food Analysis techniques – analysis of salt, sugar and energy, Food Processing techniques – Thermal Sterilisation of Canned Foods, Climbing Film Evaporator, Milling and Extraction.
- Studied and implemented Good Manufacturing practices in the presentation for Food Quality Assuarance.
Bachelors in Biotechnology
2015 - 2019
Dr. D. Y. Patil biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Pune
Relevant Subjects - Food Technology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Scientific Writing and communication
Professional Experience
Ciao Bella - Kitchen Assistant
September 2021 - Present
Leeds, England - LS10 1LU
- Provide great customer service, welcome guests and answer calls for reservations. Also, act as key link between customer and kitchen to ensure any specific(dietary) are relayed.
- Creating a solution was a key skill I learnt whilst working at the restaurant. During big events, solved critical equipment failure.
Sheepscar Bar and Grill - Kitchen Assistant
July 2021 - September 2021
Leeds, England - LS2 9EL
- Provide great customer service, welcome guests and answer calls for reservations. Also, act as key link between customer and kitchen to ensure any specific(dietary) are relayed.
- Tackling problems with a logical approach was a key skill I developed, when the product didn't meet quality control, my job was to determine the cause of the problem.
Research Assistant
2019
Savitribai Phule University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Planned and executed rearing of tadpoles and monitoring growth within each phase.
- Analysed behavioural patterns and feeding patterns within tadpoles and evaluating staggered feeding patterns and cannibalistic habits.
- Spearheaded a collaborative research with 2+ PhD Students in microbial flora and gut bacteria of arthropods.
- Worked with the University Head of Department for evaluating stagnant growth and metamorphosis of tadpoles into frogs and keeping logs of the observed data while continually carrying out other research work for analysis of microbial strains extracted from marine life.
- Carried out rigorous laboratory protocol for analysis of behavioral patterns and submitted a 6000+ word report regarding the evaluation of phenotypic plasticity in cannibalistic tadpoles.
Content Writer
2020
Insight Success Pvt Ltd, Pune
- Produced Articles, blogs, newsletters and social media content for the company and hit the daily target effectively.
- Wrote Articles for companies in the medical and biotechnology sector regarding how they are promoting their business and interviewed their CEO.
- Co-ordinated with the SEO and Social Media team to help provide useful information on the companies socials.
- Voted employee of the month for timely approvals and accelerating clientele.
- Worked remotely during the pandemic producing strong and effective results consistently.