Syam Kumar

Auditor (Sustainability & Organic Standards)

Kochi, Kerala, India

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Experience

  • Auditor at GCL International (India)
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Coordinators and Managers in the annual certification cycle of organic agriculture and aquaculture in India and Abroad, in standards like COR (Canadian Organic Regimes), EU Organic (European Organic Standard), Trustea, NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production) also doing evaluations of system plans, check compliance to certification requirements and also provide customer service regarding organic and sustainable certification requirements

  • Inspection Specialist at INDOCERT (Indian Organic Certification Agency)
    May 2019 - Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Organized and conduct audits regarding organic and sustainable standards and verify compliance of the operators (Farm, Processing, Trade, Input) with standards like Rain Forest Alliance, Castor SuCCESS, Bio Suisse, COR (Canada Organic Regime), GB (Organic Standards for Great Britain) , EU (European Organic Standard) USDA NOP (US- Organic Standard), NPOP (Indian Organic Standard), also qualified lead auditor in - ISO 9001:2015, SsA 8000, ISO 22000:2015.

  • Technology Manager at Agricultural Technology Management Agency
    Dec 2012 - Apr 2019 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    Planned and implemented block-level agricultural and allied sector extension programs. Conducted farmer trainings, provided advisory support to farmers and farmer interest groups, coordinated partnerships with universities, research institutions, and government departments, and promoted adoption of new agricultural technologies at field level.

  • Technician at C P Aquaculture (India) Pvt Ltd
    Jun 2009 - Jul 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Managed LRT and PLRT hatchery operations with a 5-million capacity, supervised water quality, microalgae and live feed (Artemia) culture, led a team of 7 staff, and implemented SSOP, HACCP, and BMP systems.

  • Research Assistant at Kerala Agricultural University
    May 2008 - May 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo