# Priyanshu Shukla Priyanshu Shukla is a remote worker on Himalayas, R&D Chef at Zimplistic (Rotimatic), based in India. Source: https://himalayas.app/@priyanshushukla1 ```text R&D Chef and food product developer bridging culinary formulation with machine-executable product development. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Open to opportunities | | Location | India | | Authorized to work in | India | | Job categories | R&D Chef, Food Product Developer, Food Technology Specialist, Product Management, Chef, Retail Innovation Chef, R&D Specialist, Recipe Developer, R&D Lead | | Skills | Food Product Development, Recipe Formulation, New Product Development (NPD), Product Commercialization, Clean Label Development, Flavour and Sensory Design, Recipe Integration, HACCP, Functional Specifications, User Stories, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Reports And Dashboards, Integration Support, SOP Development, Root Cause Analysis, Pareto Analysis, KPI Reporting, Excel Modeling, Chat Based Workflows, Decision Trees, Roti Detection, JSON | ## What I'm looking for ```text I’m looking to grow in IoT food product R&D—where I can translate culinary formulation into machine-ready specs, partner cross-functionally on QA/UAT, and use customer analytics to continuously improve reliability and user experience. ``` ## About ```text I’m an R&D Chef and food product developer with a hospitality and FMCG foundation, now focused on IoT food technology. I bridge culinary formulation with hardware/software engineering to deliver end-to-end products—from R&D through production release. In my current role, I develop and optimise JSON-based recipes for Rotimatic, translating complex culinary processes into machine-executable parameters. I collaborate across Engineering, Product, Firmware, QA, and Customer Support, and lead recipe, firmware, and hardware testing, root-cause analysis, UAT, and release validation to improve performance and recipe consistency. I also turn insights into action through customer feedback analysis and analytics-driven improvements, including escalations and operational dashboards. Beyond recipes, I’ve supported AI initiatives (chatbot workflows, CRM knowledge base, and vision-based roti detection logic), accessory & hardware innovation, and clean-label sauce development, while authoring SOPs and designing training for cross-functional teams. ``` ## Experience ### R&D Chef (current) Zimplistic (Rotimatic). May 2025 - Present ```text Bridges Customer Support, Engineering, QA, and Product Management by developing JSON-based, machine-executable Rotimatic recipes and managing the R&D-to-release lifecycle. Leads testing, root-cause analysis, UAT, and validation while translating customer and performance insights into product and engineering enhancements. ``` Skills: JSON-Based-Recipes, Machine-Executable-Parameters, Acceptance-Criteria, UAT, Firmware-Testing, Hardware-Testing, Root-Cause-Analysis, Customer-Feedback-Analysis ### Product Development Chef Mount Meru Foods. Jun 2024 - Feb 2025 ```text Led FMCG new-product R&D, including recipe testing and quality control aligned with brand objectives and consumer trends. Took product concepts through to production with cross-functional team collaboration. ``` Skills: New-Product-Development-(NPD), Quality-Control, Cross-Functional-Collaboration ### New Product Development Chef Independent Consulting. Nov 2023 - Jun 2024 ```text Provided freelance consulting for restaurants and food businesses, designing client-specific menus and optimizing kitchen processes. Focused on improving customer satisfaction and operational efficiency across dining formats. ``` Skills: Menu-Design, Operational-Efficiency ### Commis Chef, Teppanyaki & Sushi Hyatt Ahmedabad. Jun 2023 - Mar 2024 ```text Prepared teppanyaki and sushi for high-demand banqueting and events while maintaining efficient kitchen operations. Ensured consistent execution in a Japanese speciality kitchen within a 5-star property. ``` Skills: Teppanyaki-Preparation, Sushi-Preparation, Kitchen-operations ### Commis Chef, Teppanyaki Taj Skyline. Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 ```text Designed and launched an interactive live teppanyaki menu and managed ingredient sourcing and quality control to international standards. Delivered live-cooking guest experiences in a luxury Taj property setting. ``` Skills: Live-Cooking, Sourcing, Quality-Control, Guest-Experience-Delivery ### Commis Chef Hyatt Place. May 2022 - Nov 2022 ```text Maintained consistent Asian cuisine quality and guest satisfaction during peak service in a teppanyaki-focused kitchen. Coordinated with the team to optimize kitchen efficiency. ``` Skills: Asian-Cuisine-Service, Teppanyaki-Specialization, Peak-Service-Execution, Quality-Control, Kitchen-Efficiency-Optimization ### Industrial Trainee, Operational Departments Andaz Delhi (A Concept by Hyatt). Mar 2021 - May 2021 ```text Rotationally trained across key operational departments in a luxury hotel to build a foundation in high-standard kitchen and hospitality management. ``` Skills: Kitchen-operations ## Education ### IHM Gwalior (Institute of Hotel Management) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Hospitality & Hotel Administration. 2019 - 2022 ```text Completed a B.Sc. in Hospitality & Hotel Administration at IHM Gwalior from 2019 to 2022. Built foundational knowledge in hospitality and hotel administration. ``` ### David Model Senior Secondary School Higher Secondary (10+2), Higher Secondary Education (CBSE). 2018 - 2019 ```text Completed Higher Secondary Education (10+2) under the CBSE curriculum. This served as the pre-university qualification prior to undergraduate study. ``` ## Tech stack - JSON To contact Priyanshu, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Arnav Agarwal](https://himalayas.app/@arnavagarwal): Senior Product Manager, SaveSage - [Rakesh Negi](https://himalayas.app/@rakeshnegi): Executive Chef, The Cube Clube By Clark’s Resort - [raashika kulshreshtha](https://himalayas.app/@raashikakulshreshtha): Owner & Chef, Raashika Ki Rasoi - [KARTTICK Sahu](https://himalayas.app/@kartticksahu): Head Chef, Caro - [Chandu Sekhar](https://himalayas.app/@chandusekhar): Pastry & Bakery Chef, Micks Ingridents - [Mounika Dhonapati](https://himalayas.app/@mounikadhonapati): Product Development Trainee, ITC Limited - [Vishu Choudhary](https://himalayas.app/@vishuchoudhary): Sous Chef (Assistant Manager), India Tourism Development Corporation - [Aparajita Agrawal](https://himalayas.app/@aparajitaagrawal): Dissertation Project, Diet Foods International - [Yash Lakhe](https://himalayas.app/@yashlakhe): R&D Associate, Unilever - [Sanjana Chakraborti](https://himalayas.app/@sanjanachakraborti): Scientist II, Mondelēz International