Jacqueline Melo
About Jacqueline Melo
Jacqueline Melo is a Food Safety & Quality Coordinator at General Mills in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with extensive experience in food safety, quality management, and microbiology.
Title
Jacqueline Melo currently holds the position of Food Safety & Quality Coordinator at General Mills in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Company Background
Jacqueline Melo is currently employed by General Mills as a Food Safety & Quality Coordinator in Minas Gerais, Brazil. She has previously held the same position at General Mills in Paraná, Brazil, for a duration of five months in 2020.
Education and Expertise
Jacqueline Melo has an extensive educational background in the sciences. She studied Food Microbiology and Processes at UNICAMP and completed a graduate program from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she holds an MBA in Leadership and Business Management from IPOG - Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Graduação, completed between 2016 and 2018. She also specialized in Biotechnology and Bioprocesses at Universidade Estadual de Maringá and earned a degree in Biomedical Sciences from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, with a focus on Health, Medical Sciences Laboratory, and Medical Sciences Research, from 2011 to 2015.
Professional Experience
Jacqueline Melo has held multiple roles in the food safety and quality sector. At KraftHeinz, she served as Thermal Process Authority, Microbiologist, and Sanitarian from 2018 to 2020, and in various other roles such as Thermal Process Lead and Quality Management from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, she worked as a Microbiology Assistant at KraftHeinz from 2016 to 2017. Her earlier experiences include research and intern positions at Pontifical Catholic University of Goias and the Institute of Criminology Leonardo Rodrigues.
Achievements and Certifications
During her career, Jacqueline Melo has demonstrated proficiency in important food safety standards, including HACCP, FSSC 22000, and ISO 17025. She is an experienced auditor in quality, thermal processes, and environmental monitoring, having conducted audits in regions including Oceania, Central America, and South America. She held the position of Thermal Process Authority of Latin America and acted as the Representative of Microbiology & Environmental Monitoring LATAM between 2018 and 2020. Her national experience includes conducting quality audits in the South, Southeast, and Midwest regions of Brazil.