Senior Innovation & NPD Manager

• Jan 2021 - Present

Innovation Project Manager

• Apr 2019 - Jan 2021

Innovation and New Product Development project Manager with international experience in both Research and Industrial environment in the domains of Food and Beverage/Agriculture/ Biotechnology. Projects and NPD Process management from Idea to product launch. Managing multidisciplinary R&D activities. Innovation and New Product Development project Manager with international experience in both Research and Industrial environment in the domains of Food and Beverage/Agriculture/ Biotechnology. Projects and NPD Process management from Idea to product launch. Managing multidisciplinary R&D activities.

Research Project Manager

• Sep 2017 - Jan 2021

Research Project Manager Responsible for Managing New Products Development Projects. Domains of expertise; - Alternative Proteins - Valorisation of new co-products streams- Antibiotics reduction strategies tools- Microbiology and Fermentation - BiochemistryIndustries: Animal feeds, Food and Beverage

R&D Researcher

• Feb 2016 - Jan 2021

R&D Researcher in Alternative Proteins Group. Areas of activity: Yeast biotechnology, Fermentation, Proteins Biochemistry, Product development, Innovation.

Researcher

• Feb 2013 - Feb 2015

Management of multidisciplinary project related to industrial fermentation.Application of microbiology, biochemisty and MS -based proteomics for better understanding of industrial fermentation and to provide new solutions to overcome stuck fermentation during winemaking.Role ivcluded: Project managemant, Experimental design, optimization of analytical procedures, reporting, communication with research institutions, publishing Skills: Project Management, Fermentation, Winemaking, Proteomics and Mass spectrometry,Biochemistry, Industrial Microbiology.

PHD Researcher

• 2008 - 2012

Involved in the project related to application of biochemistry and quantitative proteomics techniques to study microbial stress responses. Supervised master students. Involved in optimization of protocols, writing activity reports, grant applications and publications.Skills: Biochemistry, Proteomics, Yeast, Mass spectrometry, LC-MS, HPLC, Microbiology, Microbial Genetics, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Project Management

Erasmus International Student Exchange Programme

• Sep 2007 - Feb 2008

Developed the workflow for heterologous expression of enzymes in E.coli. Enzymes isolation and characterisation, developemant of activity assays. Preparation of reports, optimization of protocols.Skills: Heterologous expression, genetics, biochemistry, HPLC, enzymology

Research project

• Feb 2008 - Jun 2008

Involved in the project focused on the testing of biological activity of newly synthetized selenoorganic compounds on microbial cells.Skills; Chemistry, microbiology, genetics Involved in the project focused on the testing of biological activity of newly synthetized selenoorganic compounds on microbial cells.Skills; Chemistry, microbiology, genetics

Intern

• Aug 2007 - Sep 2007

Learned the techniques and approaches applied in molecular diagnostics of human diseases and paternity testing. Maintaining appropriate patients documentationTechnical skills; PCR-based diagnostics, DNA sequencing Learned the techniques and approaches applied in molecular diagnostics of human diseases and paternity testing. Maintaining appropriate patients documentationTechnical skills; PCR-based diagnostics, DNA sequencing