Hélio Jorge Silva Vaz is a Portuguese food technologist currently pursuing a Masters in Food Technology. He has over 2 years of work experience as a junior food technologist at two Portuguese companies, Atlantic Meals and Queijos da quinta, where he performed duties related to quality control, food safety systems (HACCP), and product batch definition. He holds a degree in Food Engineering from Escola Superior Agrágria de Santarém and a certificate in health and safety. He is proficient in English and has basic skills in Spanish.

1. Curriculum vitae
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PERSONAL INFORMATION Hélio Jorge Silva Vaz
31 Tulse House, Tulse Hill, SW2-2HT London (England)
02087686943 07581322005
heliojsvaz@gmail.com
Sex Male | Date of birth 23/10/1991 | Nationality Portuguese
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATIONAND TRAINING
PERSONAL SKILLS
POSITION Food Technologist
01/02/2014–22/10/2014
01/01/2015-31/07/2015
Junior Food Technologist
Atlantic Meals, S.A., Coruche (Portugal)
I worked as a food technologist mainly exercising duties related to quality control and haccp on rice
and corn products.
Business or sector: Food industry
Junior Food Technologist
Queijos da quinta, Santarém (portugal)
I mainly executed roles related to food control and HACCP. I also defined the batches of the milk at the
moment of its arrival, defined the batches of the productions of cheese.
Business or sector: Food industry
26/10/2011–12/09/2014
20/01/2013
1/10/2015-present
Food engineer (equivalent to food technologist) EQF level 6
Escola Superior Agrágria de Santarém, Santarém (Portugal)
Certificate in health and safety
Masters in Food Technology
Escola Superior Agrágria de Santarém, Santarém (Portugal)
Mother tongue(s) Portuguese
English

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Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
Certificate from the British council
Spanish A2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Levels:A1 andA2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills - Good communication skills gained through my experience as a member in an association that had
as members at least one person of interest from each organisation in the community such as
policeman, firefighter, teachers, head master, students (my role), in order to decide what was right and
wrong with the teaching methods of the school I was currently attending.
- Good communication skills gained as a frequent member in a junior parliament contest
- Good communication skills gained as president of a schools students association
- excellent contact skills with children gained from being a kids football assistant manager
Organisational / managerial skills - Good organisational skills gained as president of a schools students association
- Good organisational and leadership skills due to being captain of a football team
Job-related skills - Good command of quality control processes
- Knowledge in microbiological analysis
- Knowledge in HACCP
- Knowledge of the BRC
Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT
Information
processing
Communication
Content
creation
Safety
Problem
solving
Independent user Independent user Basic user Basic user Independent user
Digital competences - Self-assessment grid
Driving licence AM, A1, B1, B