Xin Ying Han possesses an extensive knowledge within the field of Food Technology. The drive to share her passion has seen Xin Ying give presentations, teach, and train aspiring students within the field.
Having traveled from Singapore to New Zealand in 2019 to further her degree with an Honours in Food Technology, was not without barriers and challenges, all of which helped Xin Ying develop confidence to overcome any obstacles life can throw at her.
Xin Ying has an impeccable command of language, namely English and Mandarin, while also having dabbled with some Italian. This allows Xin Ying to not only understand concepts that are published in a range of languages, but train staff from various backgrounds in a way that really communicates how procedures, such as health standards within the food industry, should be undertaken.
Coupled with an innate understanding of extensive research methods, Xin Ying has successfully used her well developed interpersonal and communication skills to divulge technical details to teams, both large and small, that she has had the pleasure of working with.
Xin Ying's hard work ethic, dedication, and ability to work independently while holding herself accountable, makes her a great addition to any team. All companies would be lucky to have such a driven person in their personnel.
Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours
Honours with Merit
Singapore Institute of Technology, Massey University
Final Year Project
Honours in Food Technology,
Singapore Institute of Technology
Nutrition Intern
Temperature Screener
National Kidney Foundation
Library Officer
Customer Service Officer
Stanford Food and Health,
Stanford University
Child Nutrition and Cooking,
University of Pennsylvania
Feeding the World,
Stanford University
Conducted research into valorisation of dairy permeates as a part of my Final Year Project.
Analysed bioactive compounds found after fermenting said permeate using UV-vis spectrometry.
Responsible for leading, planning and conducting product formulation projects. This included my involvement in scaling up the commercial production of wow noodles. I was also involved in the completion of quality control checks of end product.
This role allowed me to gain valuable experienced in the formulation of food products, such as noodles, rice, spreads, and breads, through utilizing waste products.
Created a product catalogue for food prototypes which introduced products to potential business collaborators. Participated in various media events and roadshows where I developed the necessary communication skills required for engaging with potential business partners and clients.
Handled kitchen preparations for orders, including learning and applying basic cooking techniques, such as stir frying, toasting, and boiling.
This role came with a high stress environment and entailed successfully navigating the peak hour turn-overs to continue ensuring seamless delivery of quality dishes.
This hands-on experience not only allowed me to refine my culinary skills but also provided a platform for continuous learning and growth.
Assisted in the nutritional assessment of infant food products, while ensuring they remained compliant with international food regulation standards.
Created a nutritional template and methodology, which resulted in leading trials in the lab. Handled procurement of materials in lab, including creating the report for the trials carried out in the lab.
Conducted market research, using tools such as Innova, which included comprehensive literature searches for the various nutritional related topics.
I spent 3 months working as a temp screener. The duties I had were checking whether learners have done their safe entry, assist learners in finding their way to different locations of the driving center and assist in crowd control to maintain safe distancing.
I spent 4 months working in the national library as a roving officer to perform roving duties to enforce library etiquette. This aims to ensure the library remains a conducive place to read and conduct research. The list of my duties are as follows: Look out for any suspicious and undesirable persons and report to NLB's library staff immediately. This includes patrons leafing through book pages with attempt to vandalize, tear or take away the books/magazines in their bags. Record any observations in the roving checklists Answer simple queries regarding building facilities, library opening hours, location of service facilities such as photocopying room. Handle and manage incidents, assist staff in handling difficult patrons. Direct inquiries on other library matters to NLB staff. Able to effectively listen and understand patrons.
Attended to customers that booked tour packages with airline companies. Provided items and briefed customers on contents of tour package. Arranged for transportation for tourists and liaised with hotel staff about tour package.
I have 4 months experience in customer service. Work comprises taking calls from residents of government housing estates who want to feedback on the maintenance of common areas. Through working in this industry I am able to effectively resolve customer questions ,take ownership of customer's issues or problems from beginning to end and compose thoughtful, personalized responses to a variety of customers. I have also learned to adopt a cheerful demeanor when interacting with customers and adapt my responses base on the situation. This line of work has thought me the basic use of Microsoft Office such as tabulating data into Excel.
I did part time at New Zealand natural which is an ice cream shop. My duties included cleaning the premises, serving customers, taking orders, closing up the shop and calculating profits made during the day.
Carried out a project sponsored by Fonterra involving fermentation of dairy permeates using bacteria strains to produce value added products.
Through this project, I became well versed in microbiological techniques and carrying out analysis of mass spectrometry data. I have also acquired experience in project management (eg liaising with different departments for the project) and creating experimental designs.
In my final year I had a product development module where I was tasked to incorporate adaptogens into guilt free snacks. Through this module I have gained experience conducting market research which was used in developing the end product (chocolate miso oat cookie). I have gained experience working on low sugar and high fibre cookie formulations as well as gauging consumer preferences through conducting sensory evaluations.
For my final year, I took a reverse engineering module where I was tasked with reverse engineering a commercial parmesan oat cracker product and recreating it to meet high protein and high fibre claims. Through this I gained experience in creating fortified formulations that are comparable to commercial product in terms sensorial properties, upscaling production of crackers from lab scale to pilot plant scale, as well as conducting sensory evaluation.
During my first year I had a product development module where I was tasked to create a new beverage product for a drink company. I gained experience in using hydrocolloids to come up with a chrysanthemum flavoured jelly drink product on a lab scale basis.
Participated in charity donation runs and first aid courses taught by the organisation.
Helped do administration work (filing documents) as well as helped run game activities for patients.
There are so many amazing spots hidden on our planet that are all destined to be explored!
Who doesn't love getting dressed up and having a fun evening with friends by sharing a laugh and having a good night.
Part of keeping your mind healthy comes from constantly learning new material. Travelling helps the brain remain malleable, as you visit new destinations and absorb various cultures and customs.
The only thing better than go on a trek and taking in all the amazing nature on our planet by ourselves, comes in doing it with friends! I've enjoyed every minute of my time exploring the planet with friends.
Tons of cities around the globe are full of amazing cultural heritage. Finding these spots and learning the meaning behind each city, brings me a ton of joy.
Giving back to people can make yourself feel good and bring something to communities and people who need it.
As a Lord of the Rings fan, some of the most fun and memorable hikes I've been on were exploring the New Zealand countryside.
As an amateur photographer, I love taking a moment to pause and take a photo of a breathtaking landscape, or surreal sunset.
From stalagmites and stalactites, to that dude in Breaking Bad that loved rocks, it feels fun learning and understanding how our planet was made.