Luís Maciel Email & Phone Number

Nijmegen, Ge, Nl

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Technical project leader of capacity increase projects (brownfield and greenfield projects), Value engineering activities (€3-8MM savings) and on process renovation projects for tomato based products (CAPEX >€5M). Process leader for NPDs.Commissioning and validation of new Heinz Tomato Ketchup lines, equipment and technologies. Handover to operations creating detailed process & product instructions;Tomato R&D processing expert and point of contact for LATAM, EMEA, ASIA and ANZ teams

Mijdrecht, Utrecht Province, Netherlands

EMEA R&D Process leader and point of contact for Pest control, Home care and Air care categories; Involved in multiple urgent troubleshooting projects; Technical project leader of NPDs, Cost savings and supply chain projects in EMEA, working with cross functional teams (Operations, Engineering, Marketing, Quality, Planning,…) and exposed to multiple stakeholders.Commissioning and validation of new lines, equipment and technologies in EMEA. Delivery of detailed process instructions and product specifications;Project management, ensuring stage gate approvals were on time and technical documentation complete;Aerosol process expert and equipment owner;Safety auditor and point of contact for local R&D team.

Esposende

* Development of powdered sports formulas and functional products;* Development of formulas and processes for personalized baking goods;* Approval of ingredients specifications; Performance tests on new raw materials.* Sensorial analysis; Approval of ingredients and products manufactured by 3rd parties;* Prototyping and live demonstrations of new concepts for stakeholders;* Scientific and technical support to other departments;* Support on setting up a gluten-free bakery (certification, process scale-up...);* Implementation of continuous improvement procedures in the laboratory;* Acquisition of laboratory equipment and materials.

Colworth

* Development and optimisation of manufacturing processes for ice cream products (ice cream, confectionary, baking goods) using novel technologies;* Involved in short and long-term projects;* Laboratory scale experiments;* Pilot plant scaling-up trials;* Pilot Plant experiments to study the product and process interactions;* Processing support to other teams;* Monthly stakeholder reviews;* Prototyping and demonstrations of new concepts according to consumer insights;* Student coaching through a Master Thesis project.* Equipment and Process commissioning;

Braga Area, Portugal

* Development of edible films to preserve food products;* Improvement of nutritional value of a Portuguese dessert, developing a formula without added sugar. Process optimization* Collaboration with food companies;* Technical support to PhD and Post-Doctorate projects;* Scientific publications and Poster presentations;* Acquisition of laboratory equipment and materials;* Student coaching and mentoring through a volunteer project.

Esposende

Constant improvement of ways of working to increase productivity (products/min) and to meet company targets (annual sales);Permanently in contact with consumers – learnt how to efficiently lead with complains;Part-time job while graduating.

Compiègne

Investigation of the drug permeability in a blood-renal barrier model using a microfluidic biochipBiomedical Science background acquired.

Esposende

Registration, digitization and storage improvement of historic and valuable of public documents;Learn how to work with complex and unknown databases to delivery papers to public services and people.

Master'S Degree, Chemical And Biological Engineering - Food And Chemical Technologies

Activities and Societies: Board member of Biological Engineering Students Association (NEEB)Relevant Theoretical Subjects.

Master Thesis, Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Activities and Societies: Erasmus in University of Compiègne in 2011;Practical application of my master thesis to complete my graduation.