Ali Elkomy
R&D Senior Manager | Quality Management | Operations | Supply Chain-Operation | Sustainability.
El-Sheikh Zayed City,GZ
Summary
Hardworking R&D Sr. Manager offering 15 years of experience and advanced skills in developing and delivering high-quality presentations and proposals. Team-oriented leader successful at collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members to achieve program objectives.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager - Research and Development
El Rashidi El Mizan Confectionery Olayan Saudi Holding Company
6th Of October City, Giza
10.2023 - Current
- Responsible for all R&D projects.
- support subordinate leaders and staff members to meet schedules and resolve technical or operational issues.
- Accomplishes results through other managers and by leading a significant team of scientific associates, develop and assures adherence to R&D Assay related budgets, resources.
- Schedules work plans and monitors performance standards.
- Key decision maker within the projects overseen.
- Work on issues where analysis requires an in-depth understanding of confectionery industry.
- Develop policies to ensure effective achievement of scientific objectives (implements policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.).
- Plan and drive procedural and organizational change management within R&D.
- Conduct briefings and technical meetings for leadership team level staff within and across functions, frequent contacting with equivalent level managers from different functions (Compliance, FP&A, Budgeting, Operations, Quality), businesses and customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements or contractual clarifications.
- Interact externally with current/prospective customers, vendors, etc.
- Review project progress with the C.O.O. on a periodic basis, accountable for facilitating career blueprints and skills development for direct and indirect reports.
- Led a cross-functional team of scientists and engineers, fostering collaboration for optimized project outcomes, Evaluated novel technologies for potential adoption into current workflows for improved efficiency and performance outcomes.
Industrial Support Lead at Research & Development Department
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
3 2018 - 1 2019
- Supporting R&D leads (Dairy, Juice and New Categories) to match current, innovated and renovated recipes to be applied at Beyti factory.
- Determine process capability for all developed processes.
- To analyze new equipments or technologies to implement into the production process,
- Research and recommend new technologies to improve efficiency.
- Mentored junior team members, providing guidance on best practices and professional development opportunities.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback for continuous improvement among team members.
Research & Development Manager
Americana Group / Snack Cluster
New Cairo, Cairo Governorate
02.2019 - 10.2023
- Work directly with the Business Unit, cross-functional team, plants, and vendors as the R&D project leader to drive execution and direct both product and package developers across multiple projects.
- Perform functions to facilitate the development of new products and formulas as requested by corporate sales, customers, and Marketing teams.
- Researches and incorporates new flavors, ingredients and processes into new product ideas.
- Creates and edits formulas, processing procedures, finished product specifications, and customer specifications.
- Responsible for commercialization of new and reformulated products and successful transition from development to operations.
- Actively participate in food safety programs.
- Enhanced product quality by identifying gaps in existing research methodologies and implementing improvements.
- Secured funding for critical research initiatives through persuasive grant proposals and presentations.
- Evaluated competitor products to identify areas for differentiation and potential competitive advantages in new developments.
- Spearheaded technology evaluation efforts to determine feasibility for integration into current product lines or use in future developments.
- Established strong relationships with external partners to secure necessary resources for successful project execution.
Product Development Lead / Dairy Sector at Research & Development Department
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
New Cairo, Cairo Governorate
11.2015 - 03.2018
- Leading the Product development projects for the development and maintenance of all dairy products and managing the projects and the team.
- Working with Almarai to deliver all product technical solutions and product changes requirements on time and accurately.
- Supporting in benchtop recipe development, shelf-life study, raw material tracking and Dairy projects documentation controls and prototype presentations.
- Pilot trials and Plant trials for all dairy projects.
- The main resource to Capital project and new line commissioning for Dairy.
- Spearheaded innovation initiatives that led to cutting-edge product concepts based on emerging technologies.
- Facilitated open communication channels between departments to improve collaboration during each phase of the project life cycle.
Senior Microbiologist at the Central Laboratory
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
Nubaria, BH
2 2014 - 11.2015
- Laboratory examination of fresh milk, finish product and UHT product.
- Contribute to the KPI’s parameter.
- Promote Risk Assessment and 'Built-in Quality' in all Plant projects, productivity, new equipment, all the micro results are documented and announce them in management review power point presentation (PPT).
- Validate Water station design plane (three phase), microbiological water analysis according to the international specification.
- Working on environmental protection and measurements.
- Conducted training sessions on proper lab techniques for non-microbiology staff members, ensuring adherence to best practices throughout the organization.
- Increased laboratory safety by developing comprehensive risk assessments for handling hazardous materials.
- Identified root causes of contamination incidents, implementing corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
In Process Control Engineer at the Processing Area
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
Nubaria, BH
07.2010 - 02.2014
- Assuring the good manner of all raw materials entering in all batches until delivering them to the hall of packaging of milk and juices & the hall of fermented products (the weight & quality of raw materials, the chemical analysis according to bill of materials & the thermal treatment, flows & pressures by visualizing the S.C.A.D.A System)
- Performed regular audits of control systems, identifying potential vulnerabilities and recommending corrective actions.
- Conducted root cause analysis to identify, prioritize and eliminate process losses.
- Prepared scope of work documentation for use in project planning
In Process Control Engineer at the Hall of Packaging of Milk and Juices
International Group for Investments
Nubaria, BH
09.2009 - 07.2010
- Assuring the good quality of products delivered from automation department (chemical analysis according to bill of materials) & the good manner of packaging like weights and the sterility of machines until delivering the final products to the warehouse
- Enhanced product quality with rigorous testing and analysis of process data.
- Established proper processes to meet production capacity demands.
- Visited customer sites to supervise new product trials and troubleshoot when issues arose.
- Evaluated production activities and provided suggestions for quality improvements and cost control.
Education
Associate of Science -
University Of Maryland
Washington D.C. 04.2001 -
Postgraduate Diploma - Food Quality, Handling & Processing
Alexandria University
01.2010 - 01.2014
Bachelor - Dairy Science And Technology.
Faculty of Agriculture - French Section.
Alexandria 04.2001 -
Skills
Design thinking
Professional internships:
- Eco Living Scandinavia & the Nordic Organic Food Fair 2024, 10/01/24, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Food Expo Greece, 03/01/24, Athens, Greece.
- Eco Living Scandinavia & the Nordic Organic Food Fair 2023, 11/01/23, Malmö, Sweden.
- Organic Food & Eco Living Iberia 2023, 06/01/23, Madrid, Spain.
- Food Expo Greece, 03/01/23, Athens, Greece.
- Sweets & Snacks Expo, 05/01/22, Chicago, U.S.A.
- National Restaurant Association Show, 05/01/22, Chicago, U.S.A.
- Internship in Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 05/01/16, Washington, D.C, U.S.A.
- Internship in Ecole Nationale Des Travaux Agricoles, 09/01/08, Auvergne, France.
Military status:
Exempted.
References:
- Dr Françoise Leriche, ENITA de Clermont, France, F.leriche@vetagro-sup.fr, (+330)473981340
- Dr Eric Dufour, ENITA de Clermont, France, Dufour@vetagro-sup.fr
- Prof. Dr Morsi Elsoda, Faculty of Agriculture University of Alexandria, (+20)1001040168, Morsi_elsoda@hotmail.com
- Prof. Dr Ebraheem Elsayed, Director of dairy pilot plant faculty of Agriculture University of Alexandria, (+20)1001216695
- Prof. Dr Hassan El shafe’i, The Academic responsible of Dairy Science and Technology department, French section, Faculty of Agriculture University of Alexandria, (+20)1002862112
Personal Information:
- Passport Number: Available
- Date of Birth: 01/18/89
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Driving License: National-Available
Timeline
Senior Manager - Research and Development
El Rashidi El Mizan Confectionery Olayan Saudi Holding Company
10.2023 - Current
Research & Development Manager
Americana Group / Snack Cluster
02.2019 - 10.2023
Product Development Lead / Dairy Sector at Research & Development Department
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
11.2015 - 03.2018
In Process Control Engineer at the Processing Area
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
07.2010 - 02.2014
Postgraduate Diploma - Food Quality, Handling & Processing
Alexandria University
01.2010 - 01.2014
In Process Control Engineer at the Hall of Packaging of Milk and Juices
International Group for Investments
09.2009 - 07.2010
Associate of Science -
University Of Maryland
04.2001 -
Bachelor - Dairy Science And Technology.
Faculty of Agriculture - French Section.
04.2001 -
Industrial Support Lead at Research & Development Department
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
3 2018 - 1 2019
Senior Microbiologist at the Central Laboratory
Beyti A Joint Venture of Almarai Company & PepsiCo
2 2014 - 11.2015
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