Vikas Talwar

CAREER OBJECTIVES

Aspiring for a challenging & dynamic job with a growth-oriented organization where I can utilize my experience and knowledge effectively & efficiently to achieve the organizational goals while ensuring the self-development. My objective is to add value to the organization in a holistic manner both in terms in its work culture as well as performance that can lead to my organization stand apart and ahead of others. My approach is to add value to products/ services by delivering uncompromised quality, compliance & safe products to consumers and efficiently utilize the resources of the organization with a customer centric approach combined with innovation, agility and sustainability.

CAREER PRÉCIS

A dynamic public servant with 12+ years in Government Affairs, State-Central Governments Coordination, Regulatory Compliance & Food Safety Affairs, Policy Analysis, Internal Vigilance, Contractual Matters, Legislative Business of the Governments, Corporate & Scientific Communications, Consumer Care, Adjudication/Prosecution Cases and Litigations, Crisis Management, Food Safety Emergency Response. Well conversant with the provisions and practical aspects of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules/Regulations made thereunder. In depth understanding of compliance requirements under other legislative/policy requirements in India related to the food business viz. DGFT, APEDA, EIC, EXPORT & IMPORT POLICY for International Business. Apart from Indian Food Laws, special knowledge and functional understanding of Food Control Systems of Singapore and Israel.

• MASHAV Fellowship by the State of Israel for Post Graduate Course in Feeding the Future: Food Safety and Technology in Times of Global Change
• INFOSAN (WHO-FAO) Emergency Contact Point for India for Food Safety Incidents and Emergencies and Response
• Acted as Temporary Advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) for Food Safety in Traditional Food Markets
• Industry engagement in policy formulation and impact analysis by working closely with Global & Regional Industry associations such as FIFI, FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM
• Visiting Faculty to International Training Center Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (ITCFSAN), Mumbai, Institute of Food Security, Gurugram for training on Food Laws and capacity building.

• Post Graduate Course in Feeding the Future: Food Safety and Technology in Times of Global Change by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
• Assuring Food Safety and Security course under the Singapore Cooperation Program, Singapore.
• Agriculture in the WTO by the World Trade Organization-Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation, Geneva.
• Quality Management Systems (QMS) for Lead Auditor Training Course by Moody International.

 
Aspiring for a challenging & dynamic job with a growth-oriented organization where I can utilize my experience and knowledge effectively & efficiently to achieve the organizational goals while ensuring the self-development. My objective is to add value to the organization in a holistic manner both in terms in its work culture as well as performance that can lead to my organization stand apart and ahead of others. My approach is to add value to products/ services by delivering uncompromised quality, compliance & safe products to consumers and efficiently utilize the resources of the organization with a customer centric approach combined with innovation, agility and sustainability.