Jose Carlos Azevedo
Paraná
Summary
Experienced food professional with a passion for quality and compliance. I have been working both in Supply Chain and Research and Development positions. Focused on delivering projects with attention from beginning to end, working companies such as Kellogg’s, Nestlé and Mondelez.
My career in product development originated with a degree in Food Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and an MBA in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).
My career in product development originated with a degree in Food Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and an MBA in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
R&D/Product Development Manager
Kellanova (former Kellogg Company)
São Lourenço do Oeste
02.2020 - Current
- Lead NPD, Productivity and Cost Saving projects for materials and recipes
- Implemented wheat flour and fat harmonization program for bakery categories, reducing number of materials in approx 40%
- Launched CHEEZ IT SNAP’D Latin America
- Co-lead recipe management for smooth SAP implementation of several recipes, resulting in improved cost compliance and process transparency
- Improvement of existing pilot plant and lab.
- Defined product requirements in collaboration with stakeholders across the organization.
Senior R&D Process Engineer II
Mondelēz International
Piracicaba Factory and Curitiba Tech Center
03.2015 - 01.2020
- Implemented process specification and manufacturing standard programs for company most iconic brands
- Lead R&D in plant reinvention, a broad project that succeeded in modernizing equipment and lines, including fat-based filling crystallization systems, micro ingredients metering and handling, and two > 5.000 kg/hour lines start up
- Lead R&D Food Innovation Initiative Management Pillar, implementing clear requisites and documentation, such as milestones, design brief, manufacturing dossier and capability analysis.
Food Technologist / Project Manager
Nestlé Research
Nestlé Development Centre - Santiago
04.2013 - 02.2015
- Cakes and Pastries product and process support for Peruvian and Bolivian markets
- Developed healthier and cheaper alternatives for palm fats in fillings and dough
- Member of Nestlé Biotransformation and Lipid networks
- Enzyme-treated initiatives for wholegrain wheat flour.
Sr. Development Specialist
Nestlé Brasil S.A.
São Paulo
11.2007 - 03.2013
- NPD project leader for Brazilian main brands (biscuits, wafers, crackers, panettones)
- Developed more than 30 new SKUs for LATAM Region, working close to marketing and commercial teams
- Technical Support for Venezuelan and Bolivian markets, acting in Performance acceleration and NPD projects.
Sr. Manufacturing Coordinator
Nestlé Brasil S.A.
São Paulo
05.2004 - 10.2007
- Responsible for a staff of 60 employers
- Managed a chocolate enrobed biscuit (700 kg/hr.), 2 wafer (1450 kg/hr.) and 1 sandwich biscuit (+3000 kg/hr.) lines, achieving efficiency above 90%
- Implemented Target setting, bottleneck studies and Chrono-analysis for line, work and energy standards, leading to better cost control and savings
- As Wafer Champion, trained 100% enrobed and naked wafer factory staff.
Education
MBA in Business Management -
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
12-2010
Food Engineer -
Universidade Estadual De Campinas
07-2002
Skills
- Project Management
- Manufacturing Expertise
- Product Issue Resolution
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Product Development
Complementary Activities And Skills
- Solid knowledge and experience in Cereal and Confectionery Technology, Ingredients, and processes
- Member and speaker - Biscuit People Online solution
- Certified green belt for six sigma projects: 'Fat Migration Mitigation in Chocolate Enrobed Biscuits; 'Improved Tenderness in Cream Filled panettones'.
- Member of Project Management Institute
- Skilled in manufacturing and research & development techniques
International Experience
- Speaker at Biscuit People Conference: 'Cream Filling Technology', Croatia, 10/2022, 10/2022, 1 week
- Support for Toluca plant (Kellogg’s), Mexico, 03/2020, 03/2020, 1 week
- Technical assistance missions for cakes and bakery business, Bolivia, 09/2012, 04/2013, 7 months
- Performance acceleration for wafer processes, Venezuela, 10/2011, 10/2011, 3 weeks
Languages
- Fluent in Portuguese (native speaker)
- Fluent in Spanish
- Fluent in English language (reading, writing, speaking)
- Advanced in listening
Certification
- Green Belt
Timeline
R&D/Product Development Manager
Kellanova (former Kellogg Company)
02.2020 - Current
Senior R&D Process Engineer II
Mondelēz International
03.2015 - 01.2020
Food Technologist / Project Manager
Nestlé Research
04.2013 - 02.2015
Sr. Development Specialist
Nestlé Brasil S.A.
11.2007 - 03.2013
Sr. Manufacturing Coordinator
Nestlé Brasil S.A.
05.2004 - 10.2007
MBA in Business Management -
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Food Engineer -
Universidade Estadual De Campinas
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