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Amit Prabhakar

Amit Prabhakar

Quality Assurance Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Corporate Director of Food Safety & Quality

  • Education

    • University of Guelph

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      B.Sc. Food Science Honours (Co-op)

    • Michigan State University

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      Master's Food Safety

  • Experience

    • Unilever

      May 2013 - Jun 2014
      Quality Assurance Specialist

      Plant quality responsibilities for soup, dry mix and pasta products

    • Kraft Foods

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2015
      Quality Specialist, Business Unit & Field Quality

      Corporate quality responsibilities across dry goods products including Kraft Peanut Butter and Kraft Dinner. Field quality responsibilities across a network of co-packers in Canada

    • The Kraft Heinz Company

      Sept 2015 - Dec 2016

      Quality & food safety auditing responsibilities and day to day management of over fifteen external manufacturering sites Retained through 3G acquisition and placed into a nation-wide customer promotional forecasting and replenishment role for products sold at Wal-Mart

      • Sr. Analyst, Co-Pack Quality - NA Audit

        Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

      • Sr. Analyst, Customer Supply Chain - Wal-Mart

        Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

    • McDonald's

      Dec 2016 - Feb 2020
      Quality Systems Manager - Product Quality & Commercialization

      Supplier quality management and commercialization lead across several product categories including McCafe tea & coffee, bakery and baked goods, and liquid products (sauces/dressings)

    • York University

      Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
      Guest Lecturer

      Delivered lectures on food safety, sharing industry best practices with students to enhance their understanding of this critical field

    • Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada

      Feb 2020 - Jun 2021
      Director Product Safety & Quality Compliance

    • Amazon

      Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

      Led a team of Food Safety Managers responsible for supporting commercialization across Grocery Private Brands (Amazon Fresh), Consumables Private Brands, and Amazon Kitchen businesses. Developed and maintained food safety technical specification standards and first production approval criteria Managed Amazon Food Safety audit program across 450+ suppliers of Private Branded products (food and beverage, dietary supplements, and pet food)

      • Sr. Manager, Food Safety - Amazon Private Brands

        Nov 2021 - Apr 2023

      • Risk Manager III - Food Safety - Amazon Private Brands

        Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

    • C.H. Guenther & Son

      Apr 2023 - now
      Director Food Safety & Quality - NA Bakery Platform/McDonald's Channel

      Director of McDonald's Business Unit FSQA with direct responsibility across eight North American bakeries that supply to McDonald's and other customers. Manufactured products include hamburger buns, bagels, and English muffins for McDonald’s and other foodservice brands

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HACCP Certification

      International HACCP Alliance

    • CFS Hygienic Design Certification

      Commercial Food Sanitation L.L.C.
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate

    • CFS Sanitation Essentials Training

      Commercial Food Sanitation L.L.C.
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate

    • Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)

      Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition on Feb 2020
      Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety CoalitionAssociated with Amit Prabhakar