Manager Food Safety

Wenjohn Washington Lima da Silva

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*******.****@*****.*** Cel. +1-402-***-****

Academic Formation

Degree in Industrial & Technological Chemistry, Federal University of Alagoas-BR, 2011-2016

Honors Degree in Science - Chemistry, University of Alberta-CA, 2013-2014

Languages

English fluent Spanish intermediate Italian intermediate

Professional Experience

NEOGEN CORPORATION Nebraska, USA

Market leader on Agribusiness and cutting-edge technology to food safety and genetic mapping

Data Analyst (since Apr/2019)

Reporting to Product Manager

Data Analysis obtained from DNA extraction and processing.

Data troubleshooting

Relevant Projects

SOPs Adjustments to the Brazilian context

Documentation translation

Helping Quality Control group with SOPs accreditation

Lab Technician (Aug/2018 to Apr/2019 - 9 months)

Reporting to Laboratory Supervisor

Preparing, Arranging and Extracting DNA from biological tissues

REDAL-BIO CORP Nebraska, EUA

Business prospection company aiming the Brazilian market of natural products and biochemistry.

Co-Founder and New Business Director (Jun/2017 to Jun/2018 - 1 year and 1 month)

Business Mapping and prospection of potential business activities to be applied in Brazil

Relevant Projects

Li-Cor – Analytical instruments development company for chemistry and biochemistry

Matheson – production and distribution of industrial gases

Networking with the technical representative of both companies

Aligning projects activities developed in Brazil on the Quality Control Area in Alagoas

STATE UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS Arapiraca, AL

State University Physical-Chemistry Laboratory analysis to attend local demand.

Laboratory Supervisor (Nov/2016 to Jan/2017 - 3 months)

Reporting to the Research Coordinator, and responsible for 10 students

Training and supervision

Development of Physical-Chemical methods to water and soil analysis

Local Industries visiting to identify their demands and stablish partnership with university.

Relevant Projects

Leadership contacting local business from different areas including: Dairy, Agriculture, Animal Protein, Food, Beverages and Mining

Development of methodology and adequacy of the physical space for future analysis certification made on this laboratory according ABNT-ISO - Standards

QUALITEX ENGENHARIA E SERVIÇOS Maceió, AL

Chemical and biological analysis company

Intern (Jan/2015 to Dec/2015 - 1 year)

Reporting to Lab Manager

Developing improvement plans to BOD analysis operation – Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Operational procedure review, according to the newest version of “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater” book

Relevant Projects

Participation on actions of time optimization and productivity increasing.

Improvement of electronic spreadsheet, results, and calculations automation

Results

delivering results to customer 20% faster.

CHEMROUTES CORPORATION Alberta, Canada

Pharmaceutical synthesis lab of bioactive organic and inorganic compounds

Trainee (May/2014 to Ago/2014 - 4 months)

Reporting to Lab Manager and CEO

Developing market prospection projects

Understanding the company’s business model, helping to expand business to Europe, Asia, and Oceania

Operating the analytical lab of ChemRoutes Corp. and basic maintenance of HPLC - High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph equipment

Relevant Projects

Training on HPLC, NMR and Mass Spectrometer

Working on the main lab of the company

Training other interns

Preventive maintenance and upgrading projects in used equipment.

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS Maceió, AL

Scientific initiation student on the catalysis and chemical reactivity group

Scientific initiation student (Jul/2011 to Apr/2013 - 1 year and 10 months)

Reporting to Lab Supervisor

Production and quality analysis of Biodiesel obtained from animal fat.

Results

Publication of the book: “Parâmetros Físico-químicos para os processos de produção do biodiesel”, which is the base to the standard regulation of the Brazilian Biodiesel.

Complementary Formation

Programing: R and Python, Udemy (online), 2018

Data Analysis and Basic Statistics, Udemy (online), 2018

Philosophy, Profº Olavo de Carvalho (online), 2018

Entrepreneurship, Sebrae (AL), 2016

Microcomputers Assembling and Maintenance, Linux, and Graphical Editing, Candeeiro Aceso (AL), 2007-2009

International Experience

USA, Resident since 2017

USA, Biochemistry PhD Candidate, 2017

Canada, Participation of the Science Without Borders Program, 2013-2014

Extra Activity

Brazilian Army, 2010

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