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São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brasil

São Paulo, Brasil

At onono (BASF's Scientific and Digital Experiences Center), I'm responsible for:- Executed open innovation strategies to meet organizational objectives;- Offered innovation consultancy for BASF's Business Units and Clients (e.g., Volkswagen, Kimberly-Clark, and others);- Organized global startup scouting and matchmaking events;- Managing the innovation process from inception to execution (POC and MVP);- Led workshops utilizing agile methods, design thinking and product discovery;- Developed ideathons focused on digital transformation and sustainability.- Managed initiatives at key networking events including startup's arenas and speed dating;- Collaborated with BASF's Intellectual Property team;- Created presentations and reports for decision-making based on data analysis;- Data organization and analysis of corporate performance in the Ranking 100 Open Startups (TOP 10 Open Corps and TOP 1 Indústria Química).

Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil

Responsible for the environmental and biochemical engineering areas, working on:- Restructuring and adapting the Service Charter;- Validating commercial proposals and pricing projects;- Interacting with Professors and benchmarking with Junior Companies;- Monitoring and providing technical support during project execution;- Conducting internal training sessions on project management and specific engineering topics.

Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil

Responsible for:- Delegating tasks and aligning and organizing the team;- Communicating with clients;- Actively participating in research and laboratory activities with the team.

Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil

Project execution in the agro field related to biopolymers, where I was responsible for:- Conducted literature research and applied it practically in laboratory settings;- Designed experimental plans and validated hypotheses through efficacy testing.

Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil

Responsible for:- Lead mapping and conducting active prospecting;- Drafting commercial proposals;- Negotiating terms and sales of multi-engineering projects;- Conducting benchmarks for collaborative projects.

Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil

Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil

Project focused on analyzing the efficiency of textile pigmentation using biopigments derived from the hemicellulosic fraction of sugarcane biomass, aiming to explore the biotechnological potential for producing high-value-added products with reduced environmental impact. This research was conducted at the Department of Biotechnology of EEL-USP, under the guidance of Professor Dr. Silvio Silvério da Silva.