Deepak Patil

Manage site food safety and quality systems for a confectionery manufacturing site, implementing FSSC 22000, HACCP and ISO9001 standards and leading root-cause investigations for customer complaints. Oversee site lab operations, CAPA, change control, cleaning validations and a team of quality professionals to ensure regulatory and Mondelez standards compliance.

Led quality assurance and laboratory operations at a greenfield powdered milk manufacturing plant, implementing GMP, FSSC 22000 and regulatory quality systems while managing release testing, supplier qualification and microbial method transfers. Drove OOS/OOT investigations, cleaning validations and cross-functional quality support for production and R&D.

Led site quality assurance activities including development and implementation of quality systems (ISO 9001 and IMS), trend analysis of product quality and non-conformances, and coordination of audits to support site compliance and business objectives.

Managed frontline QA laboratory operations for spray-dried milk nutritional products, implemented environmental monitoring programs and sanitation controls, and supported rapid microbiological testing and CAPA closure to ensure product safety and compliance.

Executed QA functions in a regulated pharmaceutical facility, overseeing process validation, IPQA, complaint handling and CAPA/RCA to maintain compliance with global regulatory standards.

Performed QA activities in an oncology manufacturing plant including IPQA, CAPA investigations, BMR/BPR reviews and preparation of APQRs to support product quality and regulatory compliance.

Conducted microbiological testing and environmental monitoring in a regulatory-approved pharmaceutical plant, managed media preparation, water and EMP sampling and calibration activities to support QA/QC requirements.

Supported microbiology research activities, assisting with laboratory experiments, sample handling and research protocols under faculty supervision.

Worked in biologics division performing ELISA-based estimation and recombinant protein testing, media preparation and bacterial clone development to support biologics R&D and QC activities.

Grade: 64%

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (Supply Chain) completed with 64% focusing on supply chain topics.

Grade: 66.15%

Master of Science in Microbiology completed with 66.15% covering microbiology theory and laboratory practice.

Grade: 64.15%

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology completed with 64.15%.