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Set targets and coordinated activities to measure, track, and record Scope 3 emissions. Assessed sustainability ambitions, translated regulations into KPIs, and managed sustainability audits.

Led the first company project on a detergent with environmentally friendly characteristics. Managed innovative, high-risk projects focused on environmental impacts and mentored new team members.

Consulted on new ideas and projects with textile care at their core. Conducted lab tests, assessed detergent performance, and analyzed data to measure sustainability of products.

Synthesized biodegradable polymers for sustainable fashion products and identified technical routes for pilot production. Characterized polymer properties and coordinated research with partners.

Identified relevant topics and evaluated new technologies for technical reports. Read scientific literature critically and wrote comprehensive reports.

Chemically modified commercial dyes and conducted pre-treatments on wool fabrics. Compared treatment effects on tensile properties and wrote detailed reports.

Modified commercial dyes and formulated inks for inkjet printing on cotton. Compared pre-treatment effects on color-fastness and created reports.

Developed a methodology for testing fabric deterioration during wet abrasion. Conducted tests on cellulosic fabrics and wrote detailed reports.

Completed a six-week online masterclass on circular economy with a final assessment.

PhD in the School of Design, with a dissertation on the nature and degradation of leather and leather-related materials in a museum context.

Master's degree in Science for Cultural Heritage, with a dissertation on polymers as constituent materials of contemporary art.

Second Level Qualification (NVQ) in technical design, manufacture and marketing of wood furniture.

Bachelor's degree in Technology for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, with a dissertation on synthesis and characterization of lactic acid polymers.