Luis Carrera

Quality partner for CNT HQ BU of Cut Rag, Nicotine and Leaf, contract manufacturers and subsidiaries, SRT and virmita GmbH. Develop, implement and maintain QM Systems. Management of Supplier and Product Qualification, Customer Complaints, Product Specifications and Release, Internal Audits, CAPA. Personnel Responsibility, Coaching and development of subordinates. Expert for ISO 9001, IFS, IFS Broker, HACCP, NOP/Bio, ICH, GDP, Sustainability, Supply Chain Due Diligence, German/EU Regulation. Risk Assessment

Quality Partner for CNT Business Units. Set up, implement and maintain CNT QMS and databases, ensuring Suppliers and Co, Contract Manufactures deliver in compliance with CNT Quality Standards. Expert for ISO 9001, IFS, HACCP, NOP/Bio, ICH, GDP. Country Coordinator for STP and ALP. Compliance with Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD). CPA Release, Customer Complaints, RCA, CAPA's and Product Traceability, Product Specification and Ingredient Disclosures

Sensory project coordination, data analysis and reporting results from internal sensory inspections, coordination of consumer tests, questionnaire design, improvement of internal sensory testing methodologies, management of agency relationships. Responsible for the sensory and consumer research for Campbell's soups and V8 fruit and vegetable drinks.

Provide Product and Consumer Insights for cigarettes, OTP's, Emerging Products, Shisha, manage relationship with extgernal research agencies, develop and improve testing methodologies, transfer sensory knowledge within the organization, train and maintain QDA panels, set up and manage sensory laboratories, coordinate requests with Market Intelligence and R&D. Personel responsibility (laboratory staff)

Project Leader for diverse Product Development projects for cigarettes (sourcing changes, material replacement, new product development, product improvements). Responsible for the management of Sensory Evaluation, management and training of Expert and Non Expert sensory panels, design and implement a Sensory Laboratory, conduct sensory evaluations (descriptive and discriminative), manage one Sensory Technician

Trainee in Product Development of Tobacco Products. Collaborating as a project team member and as project leader. Sourcing changes, material replacement, new product development, optimization. Responsible for the sensory training of Junior Product Experts, conductions of internal sensory evaluations. Intrapreneurial opportunity to Set Up of Sensory Evaluation within R&D

Trainee in the Quality Assurance Department. Conduction of internal quality audits as an internal ISO-Auditor, design of a HACCP system for banana pulp line in Costa Rica, collaboration with Product Development and Sensory Evaluation (difference tests). Single Point of Contact for the factories in Spain and Costa Rica, setting up and implementing quality standards and methodologies of analysis

3 months internship in dairy products, working in the Product Development and Quality Assurance Department. Conduction of internal quality audits. Familiarization and internal implementation of a HACCP software for the production lines of milk, cheese and yoghurts

3 months internship in beer production at Suenner Koelsch, traditional beer from Cologne, working in all operation units, from brewing and fermentation through bottling and distribution. Additionally working in the house intern spirituous production, from distilling to bottling.

Small Medium Enterprise (SME) of dairy products. Production and commercialization of fresh cheese (queso fresco), mozarella and yoghurt. Management of production staff. Responsible for the business management, finance, marketing and sales strategy and execution

Diploma with Honours

Global Management, Major in Finance

Food Technology, Chemistry and Engineering