Helder Epifanio Fonseca Fernandes Lopes

Selected beneficiaries suitable for training program from an official municipal database

Designed specific training programs to fit beneficiaries needs

Designed business plan for each beneficiary

Distributed kits to selected beneficiaries to start up or implement their ideas according to business plan

Followed up the implementation of the business for a period of six months

Managed the Department of Food Regulation including food inspection to establishments producing, servicing, sales and distribution of food products

Established annual plan for food inspection nationwide

Designed annual plan for microbiological sampling collection based on food risk

Coordinated the communication on Food Crisis & Emergency Risk

Presented a year report indicating data on food inspections, sampling, food recalls and stakeholders training (technicians, authorities and food private operators

Oversaw budget management to optimize resource allocations and reduce costs

Performed food inspection at the field - all establishments responsible for food production, distribution, sales and servicing

Followed up Annual Food Inspection Plan

Collected food samples for microbiological analysis according to the annual plan

Participate in training required for food inspectors

Elaborated inspection reports include the implementation of correctives measures and in food apprehension, destroying, penalties previewed by law and even closure of the establisment

Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers

Elaborated and implemented a service responsible for purchasing and import raw materials and packaging materials

Designed and implemented management indicators for the entire plant

Implemented a system to calculate industrial costs

Participated in the launching of new soft drinks in the market

Elaborated co-jointly studies for the privatization of Post Harvest Centers

Studied the market of fruits and vegetables in Cape Verde including identification of high value crops

Prepared and constituted two consulting teams for markets and 2 meetings held in Praia and Mindelo

Implemented Marketing Information System designed to collect relevant market data from 3 islands

Prepared a database containing information of growers, intermediates and buyers from S. Antao and S. Vicente for fruits and vegetables

Recruited and trained brewing operators

Participated in the commissioning of the brewery

Adapted CERIS Production Manual and Quality Control

Supervised the entire brewing operation - brewhouse, fermentation, maturation, filtration and packaging (bottles and kegs)

Elaborated and coordinated CERIS Expansion Plan (duplication of its production capacity, equipment procurement, commissioning, flowcharts, designed and followed up of industrial structure)

Responsible for the management of raw materials warehouse including purchasing, import, stock control of about 262 different itens and inventory