Problem Solver
Teresa Oliveira
Areas Teresa Oliveira is Knowledgeable in:
Chemical engineering in the environmental, pharmaceutical and food industry.
Biological treatment technologies for waste gas and wastewater.
Agrofood by-products valorization.
Biological treatment technologies for waste gas and wastewater.
Agrofood by-products valorization.
Techniques Teresa Oliveira Uses:
Familiarisation with the problem, technical and scientific literature review/market search, organisation of the written solution (skeleton; indication of aspects to be developed), maturation of my ideas (reflexion phase), discussion within a/the team or with specific individuals (often non-technical and/or from other disciplines), writing of the solution.
Teresa Oliveira's Problem Solving Skills:
- Food science
- Scientific method application
- Process engineering
- Chemical engineering disciplines including mass transfer, thermodynamics, kinetics
- Team work and team leading
- Environmental engineering
- Nutritional and health claims
Teresa Oliveira's Problem Solving Experience:
- I won an open innovation challenge on new ways to market the use of by-products in pet food, based on its nutritional, indulgence and sustainability advantages.
- I scaled up several pharma unit operations from R&D to manufacturing.
- I was the pharma lead engineer on several products that won sustainability awards.
- I developed food products with improved nutritional profiles and apt for health and nutritional claims.
- I optimised the use of the truck fleet of a large distribution company by improving the higienization and deodorization of their trucks, and speeding the cleaning and drying operations, speeding up turn around.