Resume

DEGREES

University of Manitoba (2024 - Present)

• Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy, Food Science.
  Ongoing.

University of Manitoba (2019-2022)

• Master’s Thesis, Master of Science, Food Science.
  Thesis Title: Relationship between Gluten Strength and Free Asparagine Content of Canadian Wheat Varieties

University of Campinas (2011-2017)

• Bachelor’s, Bachelor of Engineering, Food Engineering.
  Exchange program: Food Science, University of Manitoba (2015-2016).
  Award: Science without Borders (CNPq)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (Jan 2023 - Nov 2023)

• Worked on projects focused on rheological tests to understand physical properties of plant protein extrudates and wheat flour doughs.
• Responsible for acquiring the Food Grade Certification for one of the University’s laboratories.
• Performed data analysis and helped tailoring manuscripts for publication.
  Skills:
• Kieffer apparatus
• Rapid Visco Analyser
• Mixograph

Master’s project - University of Manitoba (2019-2022)

• Worked on wheat flour dough rheological measurements in order to evaluate the strength of doughs prepared from wheat samples containing a wide range of free asparagine concentration.
• Learned low-intensity ultrasound and applied this method as novel technique for dough mechanical properties evaluation. Additionally, a standard operating procedure (SOP) was developed for the ultrasonic experiments.
• Performed statistical analyzes to study the relationship between wheat free asparagine content and gluten strength, as measured by empirical rheology, shear rheology and low-intensity ultrasound tests.
  Skills:
• Empirical rheology: Branbender Farinograph, Brabender Extensograph, and Mixograph.
• Fundamental rheology: Linear Oscillatory Frequency and Time Sweep, Creep-Recovery, Stress Relaxation, and Low-Intensity Ultrasound.
• Statistical analysis: OriginPro, JMP, and Excel.

Undergraduate Research - University of Manitoba (2016)

• Fractionation of alfalfa leaf proteins with membrane technology and critical review of previous resaerch with alfalfa.
  Skills:
• Filtration analysis using membrane Vivaflow 200.
• Colour analysis: UV/Visible Spectrophotometer, Ultrospec 1100 pro
• Analysis: total solids, density, pH, protein content (Kjeldhal).
• Mathematical modeling: Hermia modeling

Undergraduate Research - University of Campinas (2014-2015)

• Clarification and concentration of oligosaccharides from artichoke extract by a sequential process with microfiltration and nanofiltration membranes.
  Skills:
• Analytical determinations: moisture, ash, protein content (Kjeldhal), fat, and carbohydrates.
• Microfiltration and nanofiltration using membranes.
• Color measurement: Hunter Lab colorimeter

OTHER SKILLS

Softwares:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, JMP, and OriginPro.

Courses:

• Understanding Basic SQL Syntax - Coursera (Jan 2023).
• Getting Started with Power BI Desktop - Coursera (Oct 2023).

Languages:

• Portuguese: Native
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Basic