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Freelance Food Scientist & Nutrition labeling Consultant | Chemical Engineer with 8+ years of experience

Profile Summary

I am an accomplished Ms.C in Chemical Engineering with a passion for sustainability, innovation, and the development of products that improve healthy habits in the population. I am an achiever who has successfully applied novel technologies like ultrasound and nanotechnology to produce healthy snacks and new sugar replacers that reduce sugar in food formulation, with a particular focus on cookies. Throughout my 8-year career, I have also supervised numerous thesis degrees, taught, and formulated research projects that aim to improve food consumption habits. I am constantly seeking ways to improve and innovate, and I am committed to staying at the forefront of developments in the food industry. I love discovering the world taking pictures of daily life, reading, writting, traveling, and learning about the human being as a whole-being. I want to be part of the generation of professionals who do science with a conscience, who respects natural resources and the final consumer.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Food Engineering
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Food Sensory Analysis
• ☆ Food Processing
• ☆ Food Testing
• ☆ Nutritional Analysis
• ☆ Library & Information Science
• ☆ Abstracting & Indexing
• ☆ Library Reference Services
• ☆ Investigative Journalism
• ☆ Journalism
• ☆ Science Outreach
• ☆ Evaluation Methodology
• ☆ Higher Education
• ☆ Health Education
• ☆ Product Evaluation
• ☆ Material Sourcing
• ☆ Shelf-Life Testing
• ☆ Product Design
• ☆ Product Prototyping
• ☆ Product Validation
• ☆ Concept Development
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Qualitative User Research
• ☆ Photography & Image Editing
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Release Notes
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Herbal Products
• ☆ Essential Oils

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Newswriting

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Profesor Auxiliar

Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar

August 2017 - Present

Investigador

Instituto de Biotecnología y Agroindustria

May 2014 - Present

Food product developer

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory | Portugal

June 2021 - July 2023

Consumer Behaviour Researcher and Lecturer

Technological University of Bolivar | Colombia

August 2017 - June 2021

Food consumer Researcher

Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) | Spain

June 2019 - July 2019

Food Technologist and Consultant

Agroindustry and Biotechnology Institute | Colombia

May 2014 - April 2017

Food Researcher

Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) | Spain

August 2015 - November 2015

Inspector de calidad

Madeal S.A.

August 2013 - February 2014

Quality Inspector and R&D Researcher

Madeal S.A. | Colombia

August 2013 - February 2014

Education

Masters in Chemical Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia

August 2014 - April 2017

Máster en Ingeniería Química (Departamento de Ingeniería y Arquitectura)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

July 2014 - June 2016

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia

August 2008 - December 2013

Ingeniero Químico (Departamento de Ingeniería y Arquitectura)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

August 2007 - December 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). Organic versus conventional: a comparative study on the shelf life of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) crops . International Food Research Journal.

Erika K. M{\'{e}}ndez-Calder{\'{o}}n and Juan C. Ocampo-Casta{\~{n}}o and Carlos E. Orrego(2018). Optimization of convective drying assisted by ultrasound for Mango Tommy (Mangifera indica L.) . Journal of Food Process Engineering. 41. (1). p. e12634. Wiley

CONFERENCE PAPER

Erika K. M{\'{e}}ndez and Diana L. Manrique and Juan C. Ocampo and Natalia A. Salazar and Dom{\'{e}}nica Vallejo and Carlos E. Orrego(2016). Effect of convective drying assisted by ultrasound on drying time and aroma of tamarillo and mango fruits . Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. Acoustical Society of America