Maria Fernanda V. Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Switzerland

Engineering Specialist in the Nestlé Nutrition-TCU Core Manufacturing Engineering team (Switzerland), in charge of hydrolysis processes, thermal process and wet-mixing process. Responsible to provide support with CAPEX Projects to ensure the successful implementation in our Operations all over the world, as well as to develop and deploy new technology.

Araçatuba Area, Brazil

• Process Engineer of a new Infant Formula line for partially hydrolyzed whey protein powder
• Liaise with the steering committee and project's stakeholders in Switzerland
• Provided formal trainings for the people on the shop floor to ensure a smooth and vertical start-up

São Paulo, Brazil

• Technical assistance support to operation with effective and sustainable solutions.
• Areas of expertise: thermal processes to ensure both quality and food safety, as well as energy efficiency; high shear mixer with vacuum feature; cleaning methods.
• Focus on Dairy, Infant Formula and Nestlé Health Science Processes

Araçatuba Area, Brazil

• Opportunities identified for energy efficiency improvements by optimizing the design of existing heat exchangers. (Araçatuba Factory; Araraquara Factory)
• Studies to identify the bottlenecks in the milk powder production in order to increase output capacity. (Araçatuba Factory)
• Improvements on the dissolution of raw material by optimizations as well as stablishing the centerline on the Vacuum Dissolver parameters. Trainings were given to the Production Operators and the Maintenance.

Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Project Manager in the design, installation and commissioning of a new CIP Station for Dairy Products (Araraquara Factory)
• Support on the preparation of the annual Capital Investment Budget for Dairy Factories - Liquid and Powder Processes (Head Office, São Paulo)

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Measured and evaluated Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of the Supply Chain Team
• Worked with SAP daily to acquire data as well as to prepare and upload data files to the system
• Analyzed data and reported to key stakeholders
• Developed easy to manage and use Excel files for the Supply Chain Team
• Assisted Logistics Management Analysts and Specialists to meet customer demands through efficient balance of materials and optimum transportation routes

• Promoted the University to prospective students and their parents by relaying information about my student experience
• Developed skills including public speaking, networking, communication and confidence
• Conducted a Campus Tour to Master's students of Steinbeins University
• Assisted with events hosted by the University such as TEDx Mauá

Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC)

• Conducted a research on how nanofluid applications can enhance heating processes

• Assisted students with the following topics:
• Material and energy balances for chemical process systems, including multi-unit process systems with and without chemical reactions
• Systems that incorporate recycle and purge
• Thermodynamic analysis of gases, liquids and vapors
• Energy balances based on the first law of thermodynamics for systems with and without reactions

• Assisted students with scientific computing and modelling, analysis, problem solving and visualization in Excel, MATLAB and Mathematica

• Mauá Júnior is an Engineering Consulting and non-profit making company, started and managed by students of Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia.
• I joined the company in 2011 as a member of the Quality Management Team
• I was tasked to provide administrative oversight and responsible for business functions in a scale-up project
• I collaborated to ensure everybody's participation in a training course of 5S workplace organization methodology and to implement it to the office
• At the end of 2011, I was promoted to Manager of the Quality Management Team and had to select people to my team through a recruitment process
• We started the implementation of Kanban in the office

Engineer'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Student Exchange Program, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: EWB UWA Volunteer (Member Engagement Team), University Engineers' Club (UEC)Competence in CFD analysis acquired.