Selidis Theocharis has over 20 years of experience in quality assurance and food safety. He holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering and a M.Sc. in Quality Assurance. Currently he works as the Quality Leader Manager at ALTERRA SA, where he is responsible for quality systems, audits, laboratories, production, and new product development. He has extensive experience implementing food safety systems like HACCP, ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and conducting third-party audits.

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First name(s) / Surname(s) Theocharis Selidis
Address(es) Karaiskaki 12, 57100 Koufalia, Thessaloniki Greece
Telephone(s) 0030 2391052460 Mobile: 0030 6947903057
Fax
E-mail hselidis@yahoo.gr
Nationality Greek
Date of birth 20 November 1972
Gender Male
Education and training
Dates 1992-1997
Title of qualification awarded Diploma in Chemical Engineering –– University Scholars Program
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Food Science. Thesis Title: “Study of the influence of the use of methylcellulose in French fries
production during blanching in connection with browning discoloration”
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Level in national or international
classification
7,60/10
Dates 2000-2002
Title of qualification awarded M. Sc. in Quality Assurance
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Courses in quality 1st Year DIP50 Basic Tools and Methods for Quality Control (Probability,
Statistics, Quality Control Techniques, Statistical Quality Control and Sampling) DIP51 Quality
Planning and Organization(Quality Planning, Quality Management, Total Quality, Supplier Customer
Relationships, Quality Cost) 2nd Year DIP60 Advanced Tools and Methods for Quality Control
(Statistical Process Control,. Design and Analysis of Experiments, Procedures and Techniques for
Continuous Improvement of Quality) DIP61 Special Topics on Quality (Quality and the Environment,
Quality System Audits,. Organization of Calibration and Testing Laboratories, Reliability and
Maintenance)- Dissertation “Design and implementation ISO 9001 in food microbiological laboratory”
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Greek Open University
Level in national or international
classification
8,00/10
Work Expirience
Dates June 2004 - Until now
Occupation or position held Chemical Engineer

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Main activities and responsibilities Quality Leader Manager with the following duties included:
 Safety Manager and fire Safety manager
 Responsible for any communication about quality and Haccp matters in connection with customer
demands and low requirements.
 Responsible for the Quality and HACCP systems (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, BRC(A), IFS (99,7%)-
Leader of HACCP Team.
 Responsible for Customer Audits like Coca Cola, Nestle, General Mills, Danone, Dole etch.
 Responsible for packaging materials in connection with safety parameters and operations matters
 Responsible for Retail Packaging Room
 Member of new product design team
 Excellent Knowledge of Fruit (cherries, apricot, peaches, strawberries, sour cherries) and
Vegetables (peas, beans flat and whole, spinach portions and leafs, leak, onion, broccoli, coli
flower) production.
 Responsible for all the adjustments of ARGOUS laser scanner, Optical scanner TOMPRA
Blizzard, Ixus X-Ray Tompra, Eagle x- ray for retail bags
 Excellent Knowledge of operation and handling of YAMATO multi had machine and Richialleri in
connection with Hasia packaging machine.
 Responsible for Microbiological Laboratory (equipment Mini Vidas-Tempo Biomerieux) in a variety
of analysis like TVC, E.Coli, Total Coli, Mould, Yeasts, Listeria Spp. Listeria Mon.,
Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Lactic Bacteria, Enterobacteria etc.
 Responsible for Chemical Laboratory analysis concerning the process control and final products
program analysis (Tender, NO3-, NO2-, COD, Dry Mass, Brix, Total acidity, pH etc.)
 Responsible for Factory’s Waste water Treatment and excellent Knowledge of waste water
operation (Measurement of DO, COD, BOD5)
 Responsible for Environmental impacts of Factory
 Member of Alterra’s New Investment Team
Name and address of employer ALTERRA SA – LAMEX, 3th Km Giannitson Edessis 58100 Giannitsa Greece, Tel. +30 23820 81123
www.alterra.gr
Dates Jan 2002 - Until now
Occupation or position held Quality Leader Auditor (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 14000, HACCP) and external partner of QMS
certified body
Dates Jan 2005 - Until now
Occupation or position held Official Trainer In HACCP Systems from Greek public Organization in Foods (EFET-number 382)
Dates May 2000 - Until 2004
Occupation or position held Quality Manager (Chemical Engineer)
 Safety Manager and fire Safety manager
 Responsible for any communication about quality and HACCP matters in connection with
customer demands and low requirements.
 Responsible for the Quality (ISO 9001) and HACCP systems
 Excellent Knowledge of Fruit production (cherries, apricot, peaches, strawberries, sour cherries)
 Responsible for Factory’s Waste Water Treatment and excellent Knowledge of waste water
operation
Name and address of employer Pella Froz SA, 1st Km Giannitson Alexandrias 58100 Giannitsa Greece
Dates May 1999 - May 2000
Occupation or position held Researcher in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Program Biotechnology (standardization of cheese
by use of lactic acid cultures) Department of Chemical Engineer
Name and address of employer Aristotle University Research Department
Dates May 1999 - May 2000
Occupation or position held Chemist Laboratory Analyser for Aircrafts Fuels.

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 Determination of density, flash point, sulphur concentration, antifreeze concentration, freezing
point, vapour pressure, conductivity, in aircrafts fuel
 Perform fuel mix composition analysis, water contamination analysis etc.
Name and address of employer Greek Army Fuel Laboratories (DAK -Fuel Pipe System Department Larisa Greece)
Dates Jul 1999 - Aug 1999
Occupation or position held Quality Control Assistance for Peach Canning industry
Name and address of employer Alexander SA Veria Greece)
Dates Aug 1993 - Sep 1993, Aug 1992-Sep 1992
Occupation or position held Quality Control Assistance for Tomato Canning and Aseptic industry
Name and address of employer Vitom SA Koufalia Thessalonikis Greece)
Industrial and University
Studies
Creation and implementation of ISO 9001 system for Dairies products Industry(NEOGAL SA-1999),
Creation and implementation of ISO 9001 system for Distillery and Winery (Dramma’s 1999)
Creation and implementation of HACCP system for salad industry ZELKAS OE (2001)
Creation and implementation of ISO 22000 system for salad industry ZELKAS OE (2010)
Seminars –Training Course 23-24 March 2012 «BRC Global standard for Food Safety Issue 6, understanding the requirements»
Thessaloniki Greece, BRC Training NSF
10-11 March 2010 «Production Management», Athens Greece, AQS
01-03 December 2006 «ISO 22000 & ISO 19011» Thessaloniki Greece, QMS cert
29-31 March 2004 «HACCP System Design, Development & HACCP Audit» Thessaloniki Greece
PrCert Hellas
03-28 March 2003 «Safety Management and Design – Preventive Actions Plan», Thessaloniki,
ELINIAE
22-24 April 2002 «HACCP System manual study, Development, Implementation, Certification process
& HACCP Audit» Athens, Greek Chemical Engineer Association
Personal skills and
competences
I have good communication skills and high capacity for adapting to new situations and people from
different backgrounds. I work well in a team, either as a member or a leader, and I have extensive
experience in working with interdisciplinary teams. I was exposed to best practices in different
employment settings (academic, private sector, national administration) which I am ready to combine,
adapt, and use in future projects.
Mother tongue(s) Greek
Other language(s) English
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
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Organisational skills and
competences
- Communication, teamwork and leaderships
- Member of Greek Chemical Engineers Association since 2000
- Member of Greek Engineers Association since 1998.
Organisational skills and
competences
High level of organizational and prioritizing skills, great resilience working under pressure and strong
sense of leadership. This was required and appreciated throughout my career in different settings and
under different roles (researcher, project manager)

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Technical skills and competences  Design and Development of quality and HACCP-BRC-IFS systems. Audits and suppliers evaluation
 Excellent Knowledge of food Microbiology, Micro Laboratory experience
 Excellent Knowledge and operation of waste water treatments
 Excellent understanding and perception of the food production management and control
 Design and Development of safety systems.-
Computer skills and competences  Expert user of Windows PC platforms, Microsoft Office
 Experience with various scientific, numerical, and visualization software packages (Microsoft Visio,
Math cad, Auto cad, Fortran C)
Artistic skills and competences Running, Gardening, Music
Driving licence Category B Licence