Dilara Okut

Experience

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  Unilever

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Student Internship

  Job Description: Quality Assurance Trainee o Manufacturing line control o Quality control o Feedstock and last product control

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  University of Lincoln/UK

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2011

  Erasmus Internship

  Microbiology Laboratory Trainee/Erasmus Internship Programme o Staphyloccoccus aureus detection in dried & fresh fig fruit o Microbiological analysis o Fig fruit microbial flora analysis o Food hygiene o Project planning o Skills in writing, reading, speaking in English

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  Ege University

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Master Thesis Student

  San-tez Project (Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology, Republic of Turkey) and cooperation with one of the Turkey’s best White goods company ARÇELİK A.Ş. Researcher/Scholar, Master Thesis Project title: Developing a Household Vacuum Cooking Equipment, Testing Its Performance on Strawberry Jam Production o R&D in formulation of strawberry jam o Vacuum cooking process o Quality analysis (HMF content, volatile compounds, sensory analysis) o Feasibility analysis o Project management o Spray drying process optimization o Encapsulation process o Emulsion preparation o Shelf-life quality control analysis I have presented my study in 7th International Conference on Biosystems Engineering in Estonia. Show less

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  University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2015

  Erasmus Internship

  Researcher/Erasmus Programme Project title: Comparison of the Quality of Processed Fruit (Low Sugar Jams) Taking into Account Organoleptic and Physicochemical Properties o Project planning o Quality analysis of jam (Sugar content, pH, titratable acidity, Brix, HMF content) o Sensorial analysis o Food science o Reporting o Skills in writing, reading and speaking in English Reference letter from my supervisor Dr. Ryszard Zamorski, could be provided on request

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  Ege Hazir Yiyecek Ltd Sti.

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Quality Assurance Engineer

  - Quality Control Analysis - Documentation - Audits (Halal, Kosher, HACCP)- Food Labelling

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  K.F.C. GIDA A.Ş.

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2020

  I have actively taken part in NPD and Process Improvement Projects at the company. I have also managed company's government funded Innovation Project (INOSUIT) and helped company to build Innovation Strategy and assess their Innovation capacity. o New Product Development o Food Labelling Regulations (Expert in USA, UK, AU, Japan, Europe)o Process Optimizationo Project Management (Kaizen, Process Improvement, NPD)o Innovation Team Managemento Thermal Process Validationo Food Hygiene, Food Safety Internal Auditoro BRC 7, HACCP, GMP Show less

  • Research and Development Responsible

    Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Research And Development Engineer

    Dec 2016 - Jul 2020
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  Sutherlands of Portsoy / Gourmets Choice Ltd

  Feb 2021 - Jul 2022

  Project Manager

  o New Product Development o Salt Reformulationlo Process Improvemento Waste Reductiono Project Managemento Sensorial Analysiso Eco-Innovation Managemento Culture Change Management

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  Robert Gordon University

  Feb 2021 - now

  o Circular economyo Food Waste Utilisationo Fish By-Product Valorisationo Green Extraction Techniques o Food Analysis o Project Managemento Teaching & Demonstrating o Coaching & Mentoring

  • Technical Services Officer in Biology

    Aug 2022 - now

  • KTP Associate / Food Scientist

    Feb 2021 - Jul 2022