Birgit Groth Storgaard Email & Phone Number

Food Safety, hygiene, microbiology, lab techinal management, project management, consultance

Taastrup

Stenløse, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark

- Cleaning solutions for small companies & private customers- System optimization & implementation (Clean Manager)- Financial accounting & banking affairs (e-conomics)- Online marketing, networking, identifying new buisiness areas- Patenting & legislation- Customer relations, support, complaints, first contact to new clients

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

√ Small Company Affairs & Business Development: - System optimization & implementation - Online marketing, networking, identifying new buisiness areas - Customer relations, support, complaints, first contact to new clients - Stakeholder Management - Financial accounting & banking affairs - Patenting & legislation√ Microbiological Advice & Support: - Assessing microbial risks - Microbial growth and metabolism - Identification of microorganisms - Food spoilage - Laboratory work√ Sensory Assessment: - Tasting panel management & training - Standardising tasting procedures - Consumer testing√ Quality Management: - GMP, SOPs, deviations, change control√ Analytical Laboratory Work: - Standard chemical analyses - HPLC, GC, FPLC√ Project Management & Teaching - Project managent (PRINCE2) - Supervision, Teaching & Training - Knowledge Development & Sharing

Biopharm Qc Microbiology Dept. 2005

Responsible for sterility test analyses:- Final product quality controlling- SOP updating and implementation- GMP, LEAN procedures- Change control- Non conformity handling- Stakeholder management- Internal/External Audits- Supervision of laboratory technicians- Instrument maintenanceInstruments:- La Calhene isolator (half-suit workstation and transfer isolators)- AMSCO VHP generator- SKAN isolator

Pras (Products, Regulatory, Analytical And Sensory

Daily manager for the expert sensory panel (30 professional tasters)- final product quality evaluation- quality reporting to local/global quality management teams- development of protocols for tasting procedures- implementation of new tasting methods- internal customer support regarding methods and final product quality/specifications - implementation of referencce standards- training and fine-tuning of professional tasters- selection and training of new tasters/traineesAnalytical chemistry and microbiology- sugar analysis by Dionex- volatile flavour analysis by GCMS- ad hoc microbiological support

Studies of enzymes from Salmonella, Sodalis, Listeria, Candida and others- Enzyme activity- Enzyme kinetics - Substrate specificity- TLC - Eliza- Glycan arrays - Capillary electrophoresis

Studying Salmonella genes involved in infection of human cells as well as genes important for survival in nature. - Construction of mutant strains - Construction of chromosomal GFP-fusions by phage lambda Red recombinase- In vitro infection studies, mammalian cells- Northen blotting- Confocal and flourescent microscopy - Bioinformatics.- Writing publications- Application for research funding- Supervision (technicians, PhD, master or bachelor students)- Teaching university classes in Food Safety and Food Mcrobiology (lectures and practical laboratory exercises)

Dtu-Aqua, Ku-Life

Quality evaluations of lightly preserved fish and meat product. Measurements of microbial, sensorial and chemical changes upon storage. Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria. - Lactic acid bacteria isolation, identification, distribution in foods - Lactic acid bacteria biodiversity, growth performance, metabolism, flavour formation - Classical microbiological enumeration of total aerobic counts and specific spoilage organisms- Rapid microbial enumeration methods- Identification of microorganisms; phenotypic and genotypic ID- Numerical Taxonomy- Identification and characterisation of metabolites/volatiles (e.g. biogenic amines, organic acids, volatiles)- Sensory evalutions, establishment of shelflife- Multivariate Statistical Analysis- Training of sensory tasting panel- Writing publications and thesis- Application for research funding- Supervision (technicians, PhD, master or bachelor students)- Teaching uiversity classes in Food Safety and Food Mcrobiology (lectures and practical laboratory exercises)Co-workers:- Tulip International- Royal Greenland A/SInstruments:- HPLC, HPLC-MS- GC-FID, GC-MS, GC-Olfactometry, GC-FPD - CEIdentification techniques:- Classical phenotypic methods- Biomerieux rapid methods- AFLP- PCR-based ID- Genome sequencing

Cand. Techn.Al., Food Engineering

Master thesis involved microbiological, sensorial and chemical evaluations of quality changes in Yellowfin Tuna upon storage as well.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology, Sensory And Chemical Analyses

"Identification, taxonomy and metabolic activity of Carnobacterium - effect on sensory quality of seafood and Meat products"

Able Seaman Attraining Ship Denmark, Seaman Craftmanship

Activities and Societies: Tall Ship Race6 months training as ordinary seaman onboard Skoleskibet "Danmark". Training in: - Navigation.