Rafael Suarez Colomo Email and Phone Number

In charge of the Sales of the company belonging to the Business Development Department, including both business units: engineering and consultancy services. Belonging to the Direction Committee that manage the strategy of the company for the present and the future. Collaborating in the management of the sales promoting leads, opportunities and sales.

In charge of the R&D&I consultancy department (composed of eighteen people at 2020) at Artica Ingeniería e Innovacion S.L. Responsible of the decissions related to the evolution of the bussiness unit. Belonging to the management committee of the company. In charge of the dynamization of projects applying to the 2019, 2017, 2016 and 2015 MINECO Collaboration Challenges calls, and to the CDTI Innterconecta and Cien 2020 Programme calls. Our main clientes belong to the agrifood industry, but we work for other areas, like pharmaceutical industry, information and communication technologies and graphic arts. Participation in the preparation of three proposals succesfully selected in the EU SME Instrument 2015 call. In charge of the 2018-2020 Innterconecta Freshwines Project whose main goal is focused on improving the freshness of the spanish wines, and in charge of the 2017-2021 CIEN CavaWinner Project focused on the improvement of the competitiveness of the sparkling spanish wines. In charge of the 2015-2018 Innter-Ecosanvid Project, leaded by Dcoop. S.C.A., looking for an ecological solution for the trunk vine diseases; manager of the 2016-2018 Bestbrandy Project leaded by González Byass succesfully approved by Cdti (2016 Interconecta call), manager of the 2013-2014 Innter-Vinandal Project, leaded by Gonzalez Byass, improving the viticulture and enology processess in Jerez wines. Experience in the management of tax reductions for spanish companies involved in R&D&I activities. In charge of the international activities of the Spanish Technology Platform for Wine www.ptvino.com : relationship with the European Commission and with the stakeholders around wine and innovation (CEEV, OIV, ADVID, PORVID, Unione Italiana Vini, INRA, IFV, ... ). Representing the Wine Spanish Federation (FEV) in the R&D&I Working Group of FIAB (Food and Beverages Industries Federation).

Professor in charge of the evolution of wine phenolic composition during wood barrel and bottle ageing.

Manager of the international consultancy department at Artica. Expertise in dinamyzing research, development and innovation projects, specially in the agro-food sector. Experience in looking for public funding for reseach and develoment projects from the agrofood industry (dairy, meat, wine, olive oil, ..) and biotechnology. Specialist in obtaining taxes reductions for research, development and innovation projects carried out by companies. Expertise in the relationship between Companies, Universities and Research Centres for dinamyzing useful projects for the progress of the agricultural and biotechnological industry. In charge of the technical secretary of the spanish technology platform for wine, supported by the spanish public administration (Centre for Industrial Technological Development, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and Ministry of Agriculture) being the first one specifically focused on wine in Europe. Representative of the spanish technology platform for wine in Brussels towards the DG. Research and Innovation and DG Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission. Management of the business plan of the consultancy department.

In charge of the technical description of the projects, opening the bussiness in the agrifood sector dynamizing research, development and innovation between companies, Universities and Research Centers.

Professor of the subjetc "Enology: wines from Spain" belonging to the "Human nutrition and dietetics" degree (four hours per week).

Professor at the Vinifera Euromaster - European Master of Sciences of Viticulture and Enology -- Erasmus Mundus Master. The Vinifera EuroMaster prepares young motivated people at a high scientific master level for higher positions in Wine Estates and Wineries or for a scientific career in Viticulture, Oenology and Wine Economics. The Master’s course programme is offered by the EMaVE-Consortium, an association of European Universities.

Scientific publications belonging to the scientific index:- Suárez, R.; Monagas, M.; Bartolomé, B. y Gómez-Cordovés, C. (2006). Colour and anthocyanin and non-anthocyanin phenolic composition of Merlot wines: joint influence of vintage and aging time in the bottle. Aceptado en el Eur. Food Res. and Technol.- Suárez, R.; Suárez Lepe, J.A.; Morata, A. y Calderón, F. (2006). The production of ethylphenols in wine by yeasts of the genera Brettanomyces and Dekkera. A review. Aceptado en el Food Chem.- Monagas, M.; Suárez, R.; Bartolomé, B. y Gómez-Cordovés, C. (2005). Simultaneous Determination of Nonanthocyanin Phenolic Compounds in Red Wines by HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS. Am. J. Enol. Vitic., 56:2, 139-147.

Responsible of controlling the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons winemaking processes (red, white and rosé wines). In charge of the entrance of the grape to the winery, sulphur dioxide addition, maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation and wine analysis.

My function was introducing the software programmes related to knowledge management to some clients and solutionating the problems derived from their implementation to every specific company.

In charge of wine analysis for wineries and collaborating in yeast isolation for the microbiology department. In addition, tasks related to the warehouse organization.