MHANNA Imad
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E D U C A T I O N
**** ****** ******* ********** **** 1 – College of Science MSc – Food engineering with Honors
Lyon – France
2017 University of Casablanca – College of Science MSc – Biology and health sciences – 1st Year.
Casablanca – Morocco
2016 University of Fez- College of science and technology BSc – Bioprocess, Hygiene and Food safety with Honors Fez – Morocco
E X P E R I E N C E S
2019 - Present Biotechnologist – NASEKOMO A.D Sofia-Bulgaria March 2020 – Present – R&D Technologist
Product manager insect-based wet pet food
Process improvement – Fat processing technology and preservation
Equipment sourcing, scientific and technology watch in feed and food July 2019- March 2020 – R&D intern - Insect biopolymers characterization
Studied scientific data regarding chitin and chitosan translated into business opportunities
Studied and carried out chemical and biological extraction – laboratory scale
Coordinated with external experts (academics and engineers) for the experimental plan 2018 R&D Project – Lucian Blaga University & SOLINA Group SAS Sibiu – Romania Development of low-fat mayonnaise with essentials oils and probiotics
Wrote an essay proposing an innovative design approach for a new product
Developed a new product (Sauce Mayonnaise) free of chemical preservatives and low in fat
Theoretical work has been put to practice in SOLINA R&D laboratories 2018 R&D Project – Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 Lyon – France Edible Insects: Substances of interests, nutritional values, and sanitary risks
Studied the potential of insects as food and feed
Bibliographic research on substances of interest: Polymers (Chitin/Chitosan) and proteins
Bibliographic research on the sanitary risks related to insect’s food industry 2016 R&D internship – Le Domaine Royal – CHERGUI – Diary Product Douiet – Morocco Physical and chemical characterization of wastewater
Studied wastewater quality indicators: Total dissolved solid, pH and temperature.
Microbiological characteristics (Coliform index...) E X T R A C U R R I C U L A R S
Academic project – Scientific survey on food preservatives and their alternatives – Claude Bernard University Lyon 1.
Best essay & project award – « Know in Food » contest by Erasmus+, Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania
Academic Project - Evaluation of salt reduction in bread makers – University of Casablanca – 2017
Social engagement : Ex-membre Amnesty International, Morocco. Debates, exchanges on immigration and human rights in Morocco
S K I L L S
Languages English (fluent), French (native), Arabic (native) and Bulgarian (beginner) IT Tools Microsoft Pack Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), DATA (Access, R software), Project (ASANA, SLACK) Others • Food safety: HACCP, IFS, and ISO 22000 •Production: Continuous improvement, Lean manufacturing Analytics: Chromatographic and spectroscopic tools