Experience

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  Nestlé

  May 2015 - Dec 2016

  Packaging intern

  Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. With more than 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favorites, and present in 191 countries around the world.Projects • Promotional pack Ninho Fases 1+ and Neslac• BPA free varnish for milk cream cans• New infant formula packaging Key-achievement:• Development of 5 different promotional packages for national distribution• Development and approval of packaging suppliers (sleeve, paper label, varnish for cans, glue for can and paper label, cardboard box, plastic scoop)• Responsible for all packaging related affairs in SAP system (bill of materials, technical specifications, and creation of internal codes).Responsibilities:• Participate and lead some new packaging design and materials development• Independently work with internal colleagues of process - packaging, product team or external partners• Create new and update existing packaging specifications in close collaboration with relevant areas.• Support on the organization and execution of different packaging projects in line with R&D, marketing and manufacturing requirements, including lab and production line trials and discussion with suppliers.• Hands-on experience in the factory, with focus on working with the material families: corrugated, flexibles & rigid.• Support the team with administration affairs - invoice, shipping materials and samples.• Inventory and maintenance of trials packaging materials stock. Show less

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  Tirolez

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2024

  Tirolez is a 100% Brazilian company with over 1800 employees and 5 manufacturing units. One of the best known brands in the national market, innovation reference in the cheese category.Product Development Projects:• UHT processed cheese (Cheese Fondue).• First Ricottina in Brazil (Italian ricotta).Key-achievements:• Extension of shelf life in +20%* of several key SKUs in the company, allowing business expansion and facilitating transportation to new territories. • Development of custom B2B product (confidential). • Define and deploy industrialization processes within 2 factories, to improve quality, cost and efficiency.*Represents the average increase of shelf life: fresh cheese (+15%), processed cheese(+25%).Responsibilities:• Lead and develop new products, effectively managing delivery to time, cost and quality whilst working with and influencing key stakeholders – balance of Desirability, Viability and Feasibility.• Proactively identify complex technical problems and create/implement solutions.• Create and review new and existing material, ingredient and product specification development in close collaboration with relevant areas.• Actively troubleshoot. • Responsible for the transition from pilot scale to industrial scale and supervision of the first industrial productions.• Lead necessary technical activities to deliver concept developments and associated technical content demonstrating ingredient or food systems functionality while meeting the project brief requirements.• Lead the continuous improvement of the raw material portfolio in terms of cost reduction, quality improvement and compliance with legal and market requirements by proactively generating, executing and implementing improvement activities and projects• Ensure knowledge transfer within as well as beyond the business unit by providing raw material, product and packaging expertise by networking with internal and external R&D communities. Show less Projects • Plastic reduction in spreadable cheese packaging • Continuous improvement in packaging• First Cottage cheese with jam in BrazilKey-achievement:• 20% reduction of plastic packaging brought a yearly saving of more than R$800.000 to the company.• Extension of shelf life in +24%* of several key SKUs in the company, allowing business expansion and facilitating transportation to new territories. • Team work to apply the sensory analysis methodology and training in 6 units (5 factories and headquarters).*24% represents the average increase of shelf life: cheese creams (+25%), cottage cheese (+13%), fresh cheese (+8%), sliced cheese (+50%).Responsibilities:• Identify packaging needs from business/production facilities/customer complaints and transform them into packaging improvements.• Drive cost reduction through rationalization of packaging materials and supplier diversification.• Assess requests from a technical point of view, and discuss the feasibility of projects with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply chain, and R&D.• Initiate and lead the implementation of new packaging materials/concepts on production lines and supervision of the first industrial productions.• Define appropriate trial protocols and lead execution, collection of results, and analysis to elaborate reports.• Support the team and factories in trouble shooting and during new products development.• Organize, execute, manage and document all lab and pilot trials in compliance with R&D procedures• Create and review new and existing material, ingredient and product specifications development in close collaboration with relevant areas.• Lead the continuous improvement of the packaging material portfolio in terms of cost reduction, quality improvement and compliance with legal and market requirements by proactively generating, executing and implementing improvement activities and projects. Show less

  • Senior Product Developer

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Product Developer

    Oct 2017 - Oct 2021