MOOSA PATTATH
JEDDAH,SAUDI ARABIA
Summary
Food product development professional with 20 years of food industry experience in Meat, Halawa, Tahina processing, Jams, pickles, Dairy products, beverages, Ice creams, various types of cheeses, bakery and confectionery items, and other Arabian traditional foods. Master's level educational background in Food Science and Technology. Passion for building teams through an emphasis on project management and continuous improvement in an innovative organization positioned for business success. Strong customer service experience, and a background of achievement in supporting all levels of management & working to set schedules and deadlines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
26
26
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Product development manager
HALWANI BROS
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
07.2024 - Current
- Lead the R&D function for new product development from concept generation and bench-top formulation to pilot plant trials and final commercialization across all product categories.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, consumer needs, and white space opportunities for innovation.
- Develop and refine recipes, formulations, and processes to achieve desired product attributes (taste, texture, shelf-life, cost, nutritional profile).
- Focus on developing efficient and scalable formulations for high-volume productslike Tahina, Dairy, and Ketchup sachets while maintaining quality standards for specialized products like Halawa and Meat items.
- Manage the renovation of existing products to improve quality, enhance nutritional value (e.g., reduced sugar, salt, or fat), optimize cost (Value Engineering), and address supply chain or regulatory requirements.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within the manufacturing plants without compromising product quality.
- Support to ensure all product formulations and processing methods comply with local and international food safety regulations, Halal certification requirements, labeling laws, and company quality standards.
- Establish and document detailed product specifications, including raw materials, finished product standards, processing parameters, and shelf-life studies.1
- Work closely with the Quality Assurance (QA) team to develop testing protocols and resolve any quality or scale-up issues.
- Oversee the project pipeline, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet defined technical and commercial objectives.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of food scientists and R&D technologists.
- Act as the primary technical liaison between R&D, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Procurement, and Quality Assurance departments.
- Collaborate with Procurement to source and qualify new raw materials, ingredients, and packaging materials, with a focus on cost-effectiveness and quality.
- Build strong relationships with key ingredient suppliers to stay informed on the latest technologies and ingredients.
Product Development & Pilot Plant Section Head
HALWANI BROS
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
03.2016 - 07.2024
- Prepare a product development plan based on the Ideas/Concepts from external agencies' reports, the Internal R&D portal, Market research, previous years' U&A findings, and Competitors' analysis to align with organizational goals and objectives, like new product development or expansion of production lines. Set a goal/target, overall budgets, and laboratory facilities maintenance and expansion plans for the department.
- · Determine and execute improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors, and customers
- · Developing new products and managing new product development projects, researching consumer markets, and analyzing the trial results.
- Commercializing products and providing input for equipment scoping and processes, nutritional labeling, and product packaging.
- Improving existing products and processes refers to developing value-added products and processes by providing input into innovative uses for excess raw materials and by-products. This also applies to providing input into cost optimization, improving the manufacturing process, and product development and improvement.
- Transfer new technologies, products, and manufacturing processes into and out of the company.
- Understand the Standard Operating Procedures and Inspection Regulations to ensure quality control and efficient workflow.
- Assigning, coordinating, and reviewing the technical work of a department or departments.
- Manage customer relationships and perform RFP Review, Customer Visits, and Product Testing.
- Handle research and development of immunoassays on manual or automated platforms and investigate new technologies and novel biomarkers.
Senior Laboratory Specialist, Quality Assurance
HALWANI BROS
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
03.2006 - 03.2016
- Assist the Quality Assurance Manager in day-to-day work related to QC central lab, Customer Complaints, and deviations that occur and contribute towards the efficiency of processes & for Continuous improvement.
- Responsible for maintaining all aspects of the site quality management. Supervising all regulatory compliance activities and helping to enforce quality assurance policies and best practice principles covering the safety, design, production and inspection.
- Prepare inspection plans and product specifications as per National regulatory and international standards. (SASO GSO and Codex Alimentarius).
- Perform regular inspection and testing of raw materials, work-in progress, finished goods, utilities such as factory water, water for steam generation and packing materials in accordance with the Quality plan and Issue quality and quantity conformity certificates.
- Conduct hazard analysis and risk assessment of each product/process and identify critical control points that will be monitored to assure the product produced is safe for consumption and are in compliance with relevant national and international standards. (Codex standards, SASO, GSO) as a part of the HACCP team.
- Develop periodical testing plans for cleaning solutions in CIP system and disinfecting solutions and analysis of traces in relation with process validation and OPRP implementation.
- Initiate, track, and facilitate the closure of nonconformance reports and corrective/preventive action, including the performance of root cause analysis investigations.
- Make investigation on process deviation or other causes of product nonconformance and customer complaints in order to suggest Corrective and Preventive actions.
- Conduct periodical hygiene and pest control inspection in relation to HACCP implementation and GMP standards.
- Participated in formulation, revision and implementation of QA manual/procedures and facility standard operating procedures.
- Work closely with department managers and laboratory staff to resolve major issues related to quality of testing services.
- Conduct internal quality system and vendor/supplier audits in accordance with ISO and company quality assurance requirements and report presentation.
- Co-ordinate with the Engineering Department Manager to ensure all the measuring equipment’s are calibrated, in case of external calibration and to perform internal calibration based on the customer-specific and ISO traceability requirements.
Food Technologist
Lakshadweep Development Corporation Limited, INDIA
UT of Lakshadweep, INDIA
01.2005 - 02.2006
- Total Production & Quality Management in Coconut Milk Plant, including manpower planning in alignment with production target and schedule.
- Analyzing product cost for pricing the finished products.
- Defining the internal quality standards for the products, developing their manufacturing process, process standardization and communicating the same to the Top Management.
- Ensuring conformance with environmental and other regulations in the production process.
- Analyzing the quality of raw material received from the suppliers and the quality of effluent water.
Education
Master of Science - Food Science and Technology
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
INDIA 11.2001 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Science - Food Technology
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
INDIA 05.1998 - 07.2001
Skills
- Food Product development
- NPD Planning
- Sensory Evaluation and Product Guidance
- Supplier's Development
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Safety and Quality Standards
- Technical Project Management
- Product Concepts
- Cost Estimation
- Research and Design Activities
- Production Expertise
- Budgeting
- P&L Management
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Upper intermediate
Hindi
Upper intermediate
Malayalam
Native
Accomplishments
- Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 (three-day course)conducted by TUV NORD.
- Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 22000:2005 (three-day course) conducted by TUV NORD.
- Attended training program on Food Quality Management System (IS/ISO 9001 : 2008 & IS/ISO 9004:2000) and Food Safety Management System (IS/ISO 22000 : 2005) in food processing conducted by CEPC (Cashew Export Promotion Council Of India)
- Attended awareness training course on FSSC2200 : 2010 Conducted by TUV NORD Saudi Arabia (National Inspection and Technical Testing Co. Ltd)
- Attended awareness training course on Food Safety System (HACCP) Conducted by TUV NORD Saudi Arabia (National inspection and Technical Testing Co. Ltd )
- Attended training course on ISO 9001 Awareness Conducted by TUV NORD Saudi Arabia (National inspection and Technical Testing Co. Ltd )
- Training at Quality control laboratory of Modern Food Industries(I) Ltd Cochin, Leading bakery manufactures in India under Unilever Ltd.
- In plant training at Chambola Tea Factory Gudallur in September 2004
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Product development manager
HALWANI BROS
07.2024 - Current
Product Development & Pilot Plant Section Head
HALWANI BROS
03.2016 - 07.2024
Senior Laboratory Specialist, Quality Assurance
HALWANI BROS
03.2006 - 03.2016
Food Technologist
Lakshadweep Development Corporation Limited, INDIA
01.2005 - 02.2006
Master of Science - Food Science and Technology
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
11.2001 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Science - Food Technology
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
05.1998 - 07.2001