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Hire Maria P.

Guatemala

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Food Scientist | M.Sc. Healthy Food Design | R&D in Therapeutic Foods & Malnutrition Solutions

Profile Summary

I am a Food Scientist with an MSc in Food Innovation and Healthy Food Design (Erasmus Mundus, Europe), and professional experience across R&D, nutrition intervention programs, and regulatory compliance. My technical expertise centers on the formulation and evaluation of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF/ATLC) for children with moderate and severe malnutrition and other nutritional supplements. My experience also includes: - Formulation of therapeutic foods and supplements for community-based nutrition programs. - Food production and process supervision - In vitro digestion models and bioaccessibility studies - Research & development in international contexts, including France, Italy, and Guatemala. I offer support in: - Design and optimization of therapeutic or fortified foods - Scientific and technical documentation (e.g. reports, protocols, formulations) - Product development for food innovation startups or NGOs

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Nutrition Science
• ★ Recipe Formulation
• ☆ Food Engineering
• ☆ Food Additives
• ☆ Food Microbiology
• ☆ Food Sensory Analysis
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Food Processing
• ☆ Plant-Based Protein
• ☆ Vegetarian & Vegan Nutrition
• ☆ Food & Beverage Manufacturing
• ☆ Nutritional Analysis

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Deformulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Product Compliance , Prototyping

Work Experience

Intern researcher

NutriAfrica (Italy)

January 2024 - July 2024

Leader of R&D Project

Eurial, Agrial Paris

September 2022 - January 2023

Nutrition Brigade Assistant

Castillo Córdova Foundation, Guatemala

May 2022 - August 2022

production supervisor

Nestle Manufacturing Guatemala

January 2021 - April 2022

Regulatory Consultant

Listo Foundation, Guatemala

June 2020 - July 2020

Education

Food Innovation and Product Design (FIPDes)

AgroParisTech, Paris

September 2022 - September 2024

Food Science Engineering

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala - Guatemala

January 2016 - November 2020

Certifications

• Intercultural Studies and languages

  Cultural Studies International, Georgia

  September 2024 - May 2025

Publications

DISSERTATION THESIS

Palomo Fuentes, M. (2021). Caracterización fisicoquímica, nutricional y funcional de okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) de rechazo y evaluación de su aplicación en la formulación de un alimento complementario listo para consumir (ACLC). Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Available in: https://repositorio.uvg.edu.gt/handle/123456789/4145 .