Flavio Russo

Experience

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  TELEDUCATO

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1983

  TV Journalist and TV Broadcasting

  Preparation of daily news for a private TV network - Broadcasting of TV programs (News, shows, cultural and sport programs & events). RVM Editing & Direction. Collaborator at Radio Emilia (Radio Broadcasting)

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  ITALGEL

  Apr 1991 - Jul 1994

  Development & industrialization ready meals, vegetables, pizzas, baked products, meat and fish based products; project FEOGA financed from EC for process and products improvement, working with MKTG and suppliers for development and with 2 factories and copackers for industrialization. HPLC analysis applied to raw materials and finished productsProject to build a Quick Response System using NIR for Chemical Analysis to be applied at factory scale.

  • R&D Project Manager - Frozen Foods

    Jul 1991 - Jul 1994

  • Analyst at Quality Assurance Central Laboratory

    Apr 1991 - Jun 1991
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  Nestlé

  Aug 1994 - Sept 2016

  In a Team of 80 people and reporting to R&D Corporate Manager I work with Strategic MKTG, QA, Technical Directions at Corporate and Local level, helping Markets and 10 factories.Competitive Intelligence: Competitive Analysis, Trends Analysis, Sensory Analysis, Market Insight to guarantee Corporate & Local Mktg the highest competitiveness in new products’ launch on International Markets. Innovation Support: management of inter-functional workshop/brainstorming for new products’ conceptualization.Quality & Safety: management of Toys’ approval as Safety Committee Head. Show less

  • Competitive Intelligence Manager Global - Quality & Safety Coordinator Toys EMENA

    Feb 2008 - Sept 2016

  • R&D Super Premium Ice Cream Expert

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  • R&D Project Manager Antica Gelateria del Corso, Frozen Patisserie, Export

    Jan 1999 - Dec 2005

  • R&D Project Manager – Ice Cream Division

    Aug 1994 - Dec 1998
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  Froneri

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2019

  Competitive Intelligence & Innov.Support -Quality & Safety Coordinator for Non-Food Items

  Competitive Intelligence: Competitive Analysis, Trends Analysis, Sensory Analysis, Market Insight to guarantee Corporate & Local Mktg the highest competitiveness in new products’ launch on International Markets.Innovation Support: management of inter-functional workshop/brainstorming for new products’ conceptualization.Quality & Safety: management of Non-food items’ approval as Safety Committee Head.

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  Intertek

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  Toys Assurance Manager - Softlines & Hardlines

  Thanks to a Global Network of technologically advanced Labs we are able to support Companies in mitigating risks for Toys and Promo Items through Global Quality Assurance solutions (Risk Assessments, Testing, Inspections, Certifications, Audits, Technical Dossiers, Labelling, Regulatory, & Risk Assessments, Age Grading, Support for export in any country)

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  Autonomo

  Jan 2020 - now

  Technical Consulting for R&D / Quality / Regulatory & Business Development
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  Ministero Istruzione, Universita' e Ricerca

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Professor of Food Sciences - Professor of Sciences
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  Ministero Istruzione, Universita' e Ricerca

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Professor of Food Sciences

    Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Professor of Mathematic & Sciences

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2022
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  ITS Tech&Food

  Mar 2023 - now

  Docente di Formulazioni Alimentari - Food Formulations' Teacher
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  Ministero Istruzione, Universita' e Ricerca

  Sept 2024 - now

  Professor di Chemical, Biological & Natural Sciences @ Liceo Scientifico "A.Bertolucci"