Bikash Shrestha

Bikash Shrestha has a significant work experience in the field of quality assurance and food safety. Starting in 2006, they worked at Tyson Foods as a Quality Assurance associate and later as a WasteWater Treatment Operation/Mechanic. In 2012, they moved on to Novartis Consumer Health as an EHS associate.

From 2013 to 2023, Bikash worked at Green Plains Inc., where they held various roles. Bikash served as an EHSS Assistant and later as an Environment, Health and Safety Manager. Bikash then became an Environment, Health and Safety Auditing and Logistics Manager, where they developed and implemented programs for EHSS compliance. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as a Sustainability and Specialty Certification Manager, managing various quality certifications and audits. Finally, from 2019 to 2023, they held the position of Corporate Head of QA/QC, where they set goals for the QA&FS department and built the quality management system.

The most recent entry in Bikash's work experience is their role as a Quality and Food Safety Consultant at PROtect LLC, which they started in April 2023. In this role, their responsibilities include conducting food safety audits, developing food safety and quality management systems, and providing training to clients.

Overall, Bikash Shrestha has gained extensive expertise in quality assurance, food safety, EHSS compliance, and sustainability and specialty certifications throughout their career.

Bikash Shrestha has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to their educational background, they also hold several certifications. These include ISO 9001-2015 Auditor from Exemplar Global, Inc., HACCP from NGFA-KSU, PCQI Human food and Animal feed from the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), CESCO from the National Registry of Environmental Professionals, and IDNR Water Grade A Operator ID from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The month and year of obtaining the certifications are provided for some of them, but the specific details for the IDNR Water Grade A Operator ID are unavailable.