Kirtana S.

Kirtana S. is an experienced Product Technologist currently working at PZ Cussons since December 2021, specializing in food technology with a focus on Rafferty's Garden. Kirtana's prior experience includes roles as a Food Technologist and Food Technologist Intern at Australian International Foods Pty Ltd from August 2019 to December 2021, and as a Research Trainee at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 2017, focusing on the development of antioxidant-rich foods. Additional experience includes an Industrial Engineering Trainee position at Britannia Industries Limited and a Chemical Engineering Intern role at Bhilai Steel Plant. Kirtana holds a Master's degree in Food Science from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from SRM IST Chennai. Skills include sample preparation, Soxhlet extraction, proximate analysis, and food safety protocols.