Niccolò Ferretti

Experience

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  MTT Agrifood Research Finland

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  Undergraduate Researcher

  Member of "EU Berry 2012" project team, European research project of Integrated PestManagement. Protection project of different crops of berries for human consumption.• Responsible for conducting fundamental research: raspberries and strawberries production andrelated pests, pest management• Responsibilities: setting up, mantaining and monitoring of green house systems• Research activities: sampling, Optical Microscope analysis, data capturing, monitoring of crops, dataelaboration and interpretation• Other activities: Project Management, reporting, scheduling meetings and presentations• Occasionally: take active part to other research projects Show less

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  Phytonext b.v.

  Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  Application Technologist

  Fundamental research (phytocompounds, terpenes science, essential oils), applied industrial research, Project Management, Extraction Technology specialist.• Responsible for experiments design, experiments performance• Extraction techniques expert (Super critical solvent extraction, Hydrodistillation)• Responsible for Purification Techniques, MIcrobiological tests, Sensory tests, Survey design,Consumer trials• Responsible for reporting activities, scheduling meetings and presentations Show less

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  Unilever

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2019

  Global R&D Technologist-Product Development

  Member of R&D and cross-functional project teams (Supply chain and InternationalMarketing) providing Product Development capability• Key product developer for multiple projects including innovation, renovation, productivity• Responsibility to ensure that all product development core activities are delivered on time in fullspecific to the brief and project requirements• Generate, update and communicate project timelines specific to product development activities tothe core project team• Responsible for design, development and preparation of lab-scale and pilot plant-scale productprototypes for screening, team evaluations and consumer testing• Manage the shipment, import and liaison of prototypes to relevant locations, supporting with tasting sessions and collating feedback and recommendations for prototype improvement• Responsibility to build and deliver the product specifications on time and cascade as required• Liaise with other GDC's, third parties, external suppliers & experts for understanding on ingredients taste and nutrition, and go-to-market processing as appropriate• First point of contact for flavor houses and suppliers• Plan, take part in and report factory trials as well as attend relevant first productions as required• Ensure all consumer safety and regulatory aspects are observed throughout activities (traceability,allergen management, microbiological clearance etc)• Responsible for ensuring that the selected formulations are submitted for product performancestudies (taste and stability) over shelf life and results and recommendations cascades to the projectteams• Provide products and recipe relevant key information for markets, project team and for presentations Show less

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  Ecolab

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

  Account Manager Food & Beverage

  Member of Sales/Technical Team• Provide industry expertise to customers for what regards Sanitization, Safety, Quality and Operations (Food, Beverages, Dairy, Manufacturing)• To assist with Food Safety Plans and Programs, SOPs, Operational Efficiency and Employee Training• Manage products and equipment installations and monitoring of their performances, adjust concentration levels, product inventory and orders placement• Responsible for revenue and profit growth of Chemical products, equipment and services and for developing strategic work plan for sales targets and service/technical consultations Show less

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  Emilia Foods Srl

  Oct 2019 - Nov 2020

  R&D Food Technologist

  Member of R&D Department and other cross-functional Teams• Responsible for multiple projects including New Product Development, Reformulation, New Ingredients/Packaging scoping• Ensure that product development activities are coordinated on time to guarantee product specifics to match the brief and all project requirements• Responsibility to create and deliver product specifications on time and share as required• Manage the shipment, import and liaison of prototypes to relevant locations• Managing third parties, external suppliers & experts to upscale knowledge and experience on Ingredients, Taste, Nutrition, Concepts, Packaging, Technology and go-to-market as appropriate• Responsible for proper handling of prototypes and consumer safety and regulatory aspects are observed throughout activities (traceability, allergen management, microbiological clearance etc)• Provide products and recipes relevant key information for Marketing, Sales,and other project teams Show less

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  Gruppo Montenegro

  Dec 2020 - now

  Member of R&D Food and R&D Spirits Team• Technical Project Leader coordinating cross-functional teams leading New Product Development Projects FOOD and SPIRITS (in-house,with co-packers, research institutes and other partners)• R&D Coordinator of Innovation at flagship store Atelier della Natura Bonomelli (Milan), liasing with Marketing Innovation and Store's personnel• Spirit Portfolio Expert, mixology enthusiast supporting Spirit Heritage Team • Working together with Marketing, Purchasing, R&D Packaging, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Engineering and Operations• Responsible of proposing to Stakeholders how to develop and implement standards, procedures, existing products and processes and other technical activities for the industrial plants and internal workflows• Digital transformation Leader, supporting functions with PLM Softwares Implementation• Drive continuous improvements, assisting QA in problem solving/root cause investigations of production problems, providing input into cost and timing optimization• Guarantee product shelf-life study for assigned products working together with Sensory Manager and Quality Control Laboratories Show less Member of R&D Food Team• Technical Project Leader coordinating cross-functional teams leading New Product Development Projects (in-house,with co-packers, research institutes and other partners)• R&D Coordinator of Innovation at flagship store Atelier della Natura Bonomelli (Milan), liasing with Marketing Innovation and Store's personnel• Working together with Marketing, Purchasing, R&D Packaging, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Engineering and Operations• Responsible of proposing to Stakeholders how to develop and implement standards, procedures, existing products and processes and other technical activities for the industrial plants and internal workflows• Drive continuous improvements, assisting QA in problem solving/root cause investigations of production problems, providing input into cost and timing optimization• Guarantee product shelf-life study for assigned products working together with Sensory Manager and Quality Control Laboratories Show less

  • R&D Specialist Food and Spirits

    Oct 2023 - now

  • R&D Specialist Food

    Dec 2020 - Oct 2023