Professional Experience

Oct 2020 – Present

R&D
Product Expert Manager – Barry Callebaut, Sweden

Management
of the overall R&D roadmap and business strategy

Development
and supervision of the R&D Product Expert Specialists

Jul 2018 – Present

Post-Graduation
Lecturer in Nutrition – Cooperativa Ensino Superior Politécnico Universitário
(CESPU), Portugal

Responsible
for the Sports Supplementation curricular unit

Dec 2018 – Oct 2020

R&D
and Quality Manager – Råå S AB (Altria Group), Helsingborg (Sweden)

Development
of innovative optimized nicotine-containing products Re-build of the entire QMS
and Quality compliance (FDA & EU)

Supply
chain development and application of GMP, 5S and Six Sigma tools

Results
– 10+ new products launched; 62% reduction of nonconformities

May 2016 – Aug 2018

Performance Nutritionist – Prozis, Esposende (Portugal)

Management
of Prozis Professional Brand Portofolio

Technical
Sales and Nutrition consultant for Alibaba, Auchan, E.Leclerc and El Corte
Inglés retailers as well as AS Rome, SL Benfica, and AS Monaco clubs

Development
of 40+ formulas of sport supplements and food products

Nutrition
expert for marketing/regulatory/sales teams and scientific events

Management
of research projects with consulting companies and universities

May 2015 – Dec 2019

Nutrition
Unit Coordinator – Dtfisio and For+ Clinics, Portugal

Nutrition
Counselling to adults, children and elite athletes

Jul 2015 – Jun 2019

Head
of Nutrition Department – Boavista Futebol Clube, Porto (Portugal)

Anthropometric
assessment, nutrition counselling and menu planning

Injury
and fatigue reduction

Jan 2017 – Dec 2018

Lecturer
– Promofitness, Portugal

Lecturer
for “Diet & Sports” and “Nutrition & Supplementation” courses

Oct 2013 – Aug 2016

Head
of Nutrition Department – Handball Federation of Portugal (FAP), Lisbon
(Portugal)

Sports
performance optimization of all the Portuguese National Teams

Oct 2013 – May 2016

Project
Manager for Nutrition Division – Biotempo – Biotechnology Consulting, Braga
(Portugal)

Market
research, food product development and physical-chemical analysis Clinical
trials and European projects’ coordination

Responsible
for technical sales, customer support and regulatory compliance

Education and Training

Sep 2016 – Present (suspended)

PhD
in Clinical Nutrition – FCNAUP – University of Porto, Portugal

Research
and Teaching Activities

Health
Sciences, Clinical and Sports Nutrition

Food
Science and Technology

Thesis:
Nutritional strategies to speed up recovery from injuries 180 ECTS

Sep 2009 – Sep 2013

Degree
in Nutritional Sciences – FCNAUP
– University of Porto, Portugal

Health
Sciences, Clinical and Sports Nutrition Public Health and Epidemiology

Food
Science and Technology

Food
Safety and Quality

Grade:
15/20

Thesis:
“Glycaemic Response Variability”. Grade: 20/20 240 ECTS