Permanent Address:A/36, Srijani, M.G. Road, Thakurpukur, Joka,(Opp. Thakurpukur cancer hospital), Kolkata,Pin: 700104, West Bengal, IndiaMobile. : +917387850569, +919595449176Residence: +91(33) 24383125E-mail: neo.brewmaster@gmail.com Skype ID: ritwik.brew

RITWIK BHATTACHARYA

OBJECTIVE

To gain technical and administrative skill & acumen for running companies related to the alcoholic beverage & beer industry and to grow professional & industrial experience.

AGE

29

LANGUAGES

English, Hindi, Bengali

EDUCATION

2001 AISCE (Xth) CBSE 1ST Div. 2003 A.I.S.S.C.E (XIIth) CBSE 1ST Div. 2006 B.Sc. (Hons.)Microbiology, University Of Calcutta 2ND Class 2008 M.Sc. Microbial & Food Technology, Punjabi University, Patiala 2ND Class 2010-11 Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety & Quality Management, Open Indira

Gandhi National University (IGNOU) 2010-11session(pursuing) [in correspondence] 2010-11 Diploma Brewing (pursuing), Institute of brewing & distilling,

London(IBD), Module 1- Materials & wort [Distance mode-under J J Morisson scholarship]

INDUSTRIAL VISIT / TOUR & CONFERENCE:

1. Visit to ‘East India Pharmaceuticals, Kolkata’ (2005), B.D.M. FOODS, Una (2006), BAJAJ HIND SUGAR FACTORY & DISTILLERY, Sahranpur (2007).

2. Attended National conference on “FOOD & NUTRITION SAFETY, FOOD & BIOTECH INTERVENTIONS” organised by Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET), Longowal, Punjab (2007); ICFOST 2007, HEALTH FOODS (GOLDEN JUBILEE), organised by AFSTI, IIT (Kharagpur), CFTRI (Mysore) & DFRL (Mysore) on health foods(2007) and AAHAR, 2008’ in New Delhi.

ON JOB TRAINING:

Six weeks long training at UNITED SPIRITS LTD. (SHAW WALLACE), BHADRAKALI: During training I worked in distilled liquor bottling plant (McDowells, White Mischief, Royal Challenge, Antiquity), quality control, DM plant & office dealing with excise duty (2007).

PROJECT

Institute: Dolphin (P.G.) College of Life Sciences, under Punjabi University, Patiala. Project Title:‘Cider wine production using different yeast strains & comparing their efficiency, testing their antimicrobial activity towards E.coli’. Duration: 6 months (2007-08). (Project paper has since been accepted by reputed journal ‘FOOD AND BEVERAGE WORLD’).

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Worked as ‘Assistant Production Manager’ in MPS Food Products ltd.(an FMCG) In spices division, looking after total automation of plant, FFS, Pulvarizer, Tray Dryer etc., Production planning and labour hiring / management from Feb, 2009 to January 2010.

2. Worked as a ‘Shift Brewer’ in Master (India) Brewing Company, Guwahati from November 2010 till June 2011. Handled brewing, fermentation, filtration departments individually in shifts for commercial beer brands like SAB MILLER (Haywards 5000 & knockout) and UNITED BREWERIES (Kingfisher and Kalyani black Label) at startup. Trouble shooting and optimization of process with PLC SCADA operated brewhouse.

3. Worked as ‘Quality Assurance Executive’ with CARLSBERG INDIA PVT LTD., Alwar, Rajasthan till Jan’2012.Handling independent shifts in QC and QA in process, raw & packaging material inspection, microbiological and sensory analysis of beer, production related quality assurance for commercial brands like CARLSBERG, TUBORG (strong & green), PALONE 8 and OKOCIM PALONE,supplied to 18 states with plant capacity over 6 lac cases/month. Working in close coordination with manufacturing, brewing and procurement departments.

4. Worked as a ‘Shift Brewer’ in United Breweries Ltd, Goa from February 2012 till December 2012, engaged in manufacturing of global brands like Kingfisher premium,

Kingfisher strong and London pilsner catering for different parts of India in commercially bottled and draught beer.

5. Working as Lead Brewer in Flambos Microbrewery under Mango Hospitality, Pune. In charge of manufacturing of large array of craft beers ranging from lagers, ales, stouts, meads and cider in plant with capacity of 7300 ltrs. Kegging and distribution of draft beers across 5 serving facilities outside the containment facility also carried out along with microbiological, sensory testing, R&D and conceptualization of projects in line to come up in parallel with the present facility, since December 2012. Handling setup commissioning of 2nd project within city limits Pubtown with 9000 ltrs storage capacity.

CONSULTATION ROLES:

Consultation provided in Equipment design and Commissioning, Brewing recipe formulation, Trooubleshooting, Concept design, Laboratory setup, Technical training, Vendor Development and Inventory management for various projects.

1. Chickpea technical solutions, USA2. Baid Group, Kolkata3. Abhijeet brewtech, India4. Cerveza Breweries, Pune

PROCESSES & EQUIPMENTS:

Alcoholic fermentation, distillation, bottling, blending, QC. & R&D in IMFL plants.Food microbiology, spoilage and culture characteristics.Total quality management, HACCP, ISO 22000 and GMP.Thorough knowledge of brewing of beer, PLC SCADA in breweries, basic QC analysis with regard to microbiology, sensory and analytical processes. Commissioning and project handling of microbreweries dealing in equipment, production, formulations etc.General wine analytical tests: volatile acidity using Cash-Still apparatus, Free & total SO2 using Aspiration method, Bento test for Protein, dissolved Carbon di-oxide test using Carbodosieur, Temperature stability Tests, Cold Stability in Cellar tanks, Microbiological Tests, Acidity Tests, Malo Lactic fermentation tests using Chromatography, Reducing sugar using Rebelein method.I have experience of handling the following Instruments and equipments: Bench-top fermenter (10 ltr), Ph meter, spectrophotometer, gel electrophoresis kit, Anton Parr, centrifuge, staining techniques, water quality testing, antibody sensitivity test, TLC, Gehalometer, ebuliometer, DO meter, haemocytometer, membrane filtration, yeast propagation, microbiological analysis and sensory evaluation of beer samples, CIP optimization.Powder spices & flour- planning & production, GMP implementation, maintenance,troubleshooting to improve production quality and standard.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Member of PRODEX 2012, for Carlsberg India pvt ltd., for product and process excellence services in breweries across India.

Responsible for increasing line efficiency in UB, Goa giving an output in bottling over 102% and setting new production record in a shift.

Responsible increasing efficiency of brewing process in Cerveza Breweries, pune by modifying process and substantially reduce process time by 19 hrs for a batch and increase yield per batch by 20%.

VOLUNTEERY ACTS

< Passed Pratham Sopan from ‘Bharat Scouts and Guides’. Was a patrol leader in variousvolunteering activities in the city, excursions & competitions.< Worked as a PRO with an Event management company ‘Emazination’

AWARDS

> Awarded the first Indian to receive the ‘J J Morison Grant, 2010’ from Institute of Brewing & Distilling, London (IBD); for Diploma Brewing, Module 1- Materials & Wort.> Ranked 7 th in ‘1st NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (1999)> Came 1 st in competition by ‘TATA INFOTECH & GUIDELINES’ (2002).

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

$. Founder member & lead singer for musical band “Cyanide” (2003-05) and with a cultural organization WATCH from Mumbai since 2009.$. Passed certificate course in multimedia, web page publishing (adobe Photoshop, flash, dreamweaver, html) and ms-office from Pentecost (IBM approved) (2001)$. Passed 4th year exam in fine arts from Sarva Bharatiya Kala Parishad (1998).$. Participated in inter school / College sports in cricket and football & Swimming: in Indian Life Saving Society (ILSS).$. Former networker of ‘The Statesman’ weekly ‘The Voices’ club,$. Ranked 7th in ‘inter school Discovery & Bournvita Quiz Contest, Calcutta (1999)

PERSONAL DATA

1. Father’s name: Mr. Dipak Kumar Bhattacharya,2. Mother’s name: Mrs. Papiya Bhattacharya3. Date of birth: 09 – 01 - 1986

4. Sex: Male5. Marital status: Married

REFERENCES

1. Dr. S. Cariapa, Brewery & Brewing Consultant, Email: scariapa49@gmail.com2. Mr D.C. Vartak, Consultant, Budweiser. Email: dcvartak@gmail.com3. Mr. Soumen Pan, Senior Manager-Q.C & Blending, United Spirits Ltd., Bhadrakali, GT

Road, Hooghly- 712232(W.B),Tel: +913326630569 / 0286, Fax: +913326631137 E mail: soumenpan@ubmail.com

4. Mr. Rajesh Gohil, GM (Sales),Asia Pacific Breweries, Email: joelgohil@gmail.com5. Mr. Keshav Patkar, Brewing operations head, SAB Miller, Bangalore.

keshav.patkar@in.sabmiller.com6. Mr. Abhijit Saha, Assistant Brewing Manager, UB Group, MIBC, Guwahati.