PhD in Economic Sciences in the field of Commodity Science, doctorate with honours. Head of the Manager of Food Product Postgraduate Studies.
Researcher and academic, Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Product Quality, Institute of Quality and Product Management Sciences, College of Management and Quality Science, Cracow University of Economics.
Lecturer in the field of Creativity and Lateral Thinking in Business, Methods of Creative Problem Solving and Product Development, Development Trends on the Market of Consumer Goods, Innovativeness in Food Production, Food Commodity Science, Food Development, Additives in Food Development and Personalisation of Food and Nutrition.
Research Interests and Activity
Research interests: lateral thinking and methodology of creativity development, Design Thinking in the development of products and services, sustainable product and sustainable production, shaping and assessing the quality of food products, issues of innovation and market trends on the consumer goods market, FPD – development of food products, risk analysis in pro-innovative activities.
Many years of experience in conducting scientific research in the field of analysis of consumer trends and preferences, quality research and improvement of food products, forecasting the development of the food industry and risk analysis in the development of new products. Certified academic tutor.
President of the Krakow branch of the Polish Society of Commodity Science (PTT), PTT expert in the field of selected groups of food products. Associate of the Copernicus Science Centre and training and advisory units, incl. J. S. Hamilton.
Training, research internships
Participant of numerous internships, courses and trainings, including: Risk Manager ISO 31000, Knowledge and practice – the key to business success, The future of food development and Research Management in the Food Production Sector – a series of certified training courses in the management of scientific research and development works with the area of food production and their commercialization in the economy. Scientific and research internships, among others at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, USA, University College of Southeast Norway in Norway, PAPESH Research Centre, University of Reykjavik, Iceland. Cooperation with national and international companies as a consultant in the development of new food products, trainer and trainer in the field of product development (FPD), Creative problem solving methods, Design Thinking and risk management according to ISO 31000. Manager and contractor of scientific and research projects financed by NCN, NCBiR and Norwegian Funds, expert evaluating applications in the COST program – European Cooperation in Science & Technology.
Publications
Author of over 100 scientific publications in the field of FMCG market trends development, consumer preferences and motives of market activity, innovativeness in the food industry, product development, risk management in FPD.