Ahmed Abdelwahed

• Managing all Quality/Food Safety-related activities (In-Process Control, Laboratory & Quality System)
• Qualifying the Facility to Comply with International Food Safety Standards & National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)
• Leading the Project of Co-Manufacturing for “World Food Programme (WFP) - Branch of United Nations promoting Food Security”
• Set up & Implementation of Quality/ Food Safety Standard Systems including in-house training for all Staff
• Accountable for Quality budget, forecast control spending activities. Lead food safety/quality related CAPEX
• Initiating Food Safety / Quality development Strategy including Short, medium and Long terms’ plans
• Building up of Quality department including choosing members, Internal/External Training, Coaching and Evaluation System

Managing all Quality/Food Safety-related activities (In-Process Control, Laboratory & Quality System)
 Lead QMS, HACCP, ISO22000 and FSSC implementation.
 Implementing new Product Evaluation System according to Customer eye basis.
 Managing the Quality & Lab Teams and Responsible for Quality Continuous Training.
 Coordinate to implement food safety CAPEX projects & Quality OPEX.
 Investigating the Justification, the root causes and Preventive actions for Customer Complaints.
 Preparing Daily Quality Scorecard, Monthly and annual Quality Reports.
 Evaluates CAPA responses to the assessment findings for adequacy, including root cause and timelines. Evaluates observation issues to management as appropriate.
 Responsible for R&D activities (Recipe, Process & Trials) inside Egypt Site.
 Implementing new Process control system & new Sampling role according to international Standards
 Initiating new Statistical Data entry systems for Weighing, Product evaluation and ongoing CAPA Records.
 Setting up new lab devices and carrying out training for lab Engineers on Quality Analysis techniques.

• Supervise and coordinate all activities related to Quality and inspection of production lines.
• Food Safety incidents investigation and reporting & conducting internal audits.
• Monitors of (CCP’S) periodically and take the corrective action in presence of deviation.
• Make Sure the Adherence to Know How through carrying out IPC and Know How audits.
• Ensure adherence to ISO 22000 & (AIB) requirements and training of new workers on food safety basics and GMP.
• Applying statistical process control methods for analyzing data to evaluate the Current process and process change.
• Issuing required Standard Operating Practices (SOPs) at all times.
• Insure the Efficiency of the Traceability System and carry out Traceability and Recall Trials.
• Design and apply Visual Instruction Programs.
• Update the Review HACCP plan according to any Modifications and Coordinate the Food Safety Committee Meetings.
• Preparing Monthly Reports Calculating RFT percentages, Total CAPA’s Review and their Status.
• Customer complaints investigation and preventive actions development.
• Evaluation of finished product according to Std. specs & regarding to customer eye basis.

• Inspecting the raw materials, the In-Process and finish products.
• Performing chemical, physical, sensory and microbiological analysis.
• Calibrating lab. Devices.
• Troubleshooting production problems
• Making certificates of analysis and checking delivery notifications.
• Implementing of Lean Projects.
• Performing SAP duties such as Data entry, taking UD, Requiring, creating new Batches, etc …
• Handling with Instrumental Analysis such as:
o Gas Chromatography
o Malvrin Particle size Analyzer
o Flash Point, pH meter, Conductivity meter, Boiling Point
o Karl Fischer, Density-meter, Refractometer
o Salt Content Analyzer

In-Process Control Chemist (12 hours Shifts)

• Solution Department: Analysis of Assay, pH, Conductivity, Particulate Matter, LAL, Total Organic Carbon and other chemical tests for Bulk & Finished Product.

• Tablet Department: Analysis of Assay, Dissolution, Water Content, Identification, Disintegration, Friability, Thickness & Hardness.

Using Instrumental Analysis such like:
• HPLC (Waters)
• Karl Fischer
• AAS(NOVAA)
• UV-VISIBLE(SHEMADZU)
• Polarimeter
• Autotitrator
• Particulate matter Counter (HIAAC)
• Calibrate of Most of Instruments.

Analysis of Chemical Properties such as:
(Free Fatty Acids, Peroxides Value, Wax Percentage, Iodine Value, Soap Content, Phosphatides, melting Point, Solid Fatty Content using H-NMR, Refractive Index) ..

And Physical Characters such as: (Color, Clarity, Weight, and outer Shape)

Water Analysis
Releasing of Bulk Tanks & Final Products
Supervising of all workers in Production Department

• Leading the Quality Control team
• Water analysis (WFI & Purified)
• Media preparation for bacterial testing & viral growth
• Raw materials testing, chemicals analysis and packaging material testing & approval.
• Environmental analysis & personal hygiene assurance
• Final product & production Analysis: (Microbial & Viral Sterility, HA test, Residual Formalin…)
• Sterilization & Decontamination of Equipments & Instruments
• Chemicals & Buffers preparation
• Calibration of All Devices that are being used.
• Make new SOP ‘S, Forms & Certificates.