Beatriz F. Q. Barbosa

Technical assistance and support to all kind of applications where cocoa is used as ingredient - including cocoa powder, cocoa butter and cocoa liquor Continuous support to Sales team in projects and innovation projects Close network to several departments and Stakeholders within the company: Quality, Production, Pricing, Supply Chain, Sales, Key Account Managers. Research on cocoa applications for troubleshooting with clients Preparation of Trainings and Seminars - Virtual and On-site

Acquire specialized technical knowledge on separator centrifuges, decanters and homogenizers specially applied to the food & beverage, renewable resources and pharma processing. Run laboratory and pilot-plant tests for correct/ideal product-machine fitting; Perform and follow food-analysis investigations; Work with innovation and process optimization projects; Read and review P&IDs and assist the compilation of P&ID elements list; Support the start-up of new machines;

Analysis of different diafiltration buffers on the structure and composition of the casein micelles. Conduct extensive research on milk protein fractionation Operate differen food analysis's equipment on: viscosity, particle size, flame-photometer, dry solids, density: Plan and independently conduct laboratory scale investigations simulating a continuous microfiltration/diafiltration process; Prepare samples for HPLC analysis: Results evaluation and presentation using MS-Excel and Sigma-Plot

Support innovation and R&D projects with cream cheese, especially for new stabilizers and enzymes; Test new recipes and ingredients as well as new processes, in laboratory and pilot scale; Plan and conduct tasting sections and scale-up experiments, in order to evaluate and revise recipes; Collaborate with multiple departments including marketing, quality, sensory and regulatory; Report and document new processes and results.

Take full responsibility for the back-office operations and technical support to the sales team; Strategically set up, follow up and manage online marketing campaigns, including e-mail marketing; Process and analyze statistical data – both online and on MS-Excel; Negotiate with and offer real-time support to clients;

Manage company´s events and fairs, inventory and coordinate executive´s schedules; Control, translate and evaluate documents and web content; Manage employee's trips, agendas, financial documents and guarantee office maintenance

Learn about and follow each of the beer production processes (brewing, fermentation and filtration); Understand the production flow and how the processes are controlled; Participate in quality and security auditing; Help to rewrite and update SOPs and official documents for the work safety department.

Understand and implement state food laws; Update food legislation internal processes; Support the preparation of lectures and official documents; Collect food samples for analysis; Evaluate of laboratory reports.

Bioprocesses Microbiology; Bio compound’s databases; Industrial food processing; Food-physics and -chemistry, Food-quality and Food-technology;

Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics; Food Processing - Dairy, Meat, Fruits, Vegetables, Bakery, Beer and Spirits; Quality Control and Food Safety Management; Fundamentals in Research and Development and Sensory Analysis.