Perseverance M.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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About me
Food Science & Technology |Product Development | Packaging development | Quality engineering | Process Development
Education
- Institute of packaging sa
  2019 - 2019
  Diploma in packaging; cum laude packaging science cum laude- top student award in 2019
- Cape peninsula university of technology
  2010 - 2012
  Food science & technology cum laude cum laude
  Activities and Societies: Athletics team This diploma focused mainly on the food technology processing , food safety and the understanding of chemical reactions of different aspects of food. It equipped one to be to work under any sector of he food and beverage industry. The main subjects were:Food technologyFood chemistryFood quality assuranceQuantitative methodsFood process engineeringFood microbiology Food industry managementNew product development
- Cape peninsula university of technology
  2013 - 2013
  Bachelor's degree quality engineering cum laude cum laude
  Activities and Societies: Athletics The degree focused mainly on the understanding and implementation of quality management systems for continuous improvement in organizations. The core subjects studied were:StatisticAuditingQuality management systems
Experience
- Tiger brands
  Jun 2011 - Jun 2012
  Technical inservice trainee
  Providing technical support to manufacturing units in the western cape unit.Assisting in factory trials and first production of all new products or when there has been a process change .Assisting technical manage gather data for drawing up product mass balances to determine through put.Assisting in problem solving that manufacturing units experience.Conducting heat penetration and heat distribution in manufacturing units in the western cape region.
- Tiger brands
  May 2013 - Jan 2020
  Development of new products based on briefs submitted by marketing.Continuos improvement of existing products ensuring that they are cost effective.Conducting factory trials for new products or when there is a change in processes or when there was a drastic change in formulations such as change of starch, gum etc.Providing support to units during first production of new products.Ensuring that all our products conform to regulatory standards locally and internationally.Ensuring that all packaging artwork conforms to labelling regulations such as r429.Assisting in HACCP development plans for each product.Sourcing of raw materials/ingredients that are cost effective from suppliers.Sensory evaluation of products being incubated for shelf-life studies.Conducting product cuttings where our products are bench marked against competitor products to determine product quality and taste.House keeping and calibration of laboratory equipment such as titrator, ph meter, refractometer etc.Conducting heat penetration on all pilot plant samples to ensure product sterility . Show less
  - Product Technologist- Culinary
    Oct 2017 - Jan 2020
  - Product Development Technologist
    May 2013 - Sept 2017
- Dr. oetker
  Feb 2020 - Feb 2022
  Product developer
- Tiger brands
  Mar 2022 - Feb 2024
  Lead product developer
- Kagome australia
  Jul 2024 - Oct 2024
  Food scientist
Licenses & Certifications
- Dean's merit award
  Cape peninsula university of technology
  Jun 2011
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Perseverance M.
  Dean's merit award -