María José Cortés | Food Engineer | Querétaro, Mexico

Many roles in the food industry require individuals to have a range of skills such as technical ability, knowledge of regulations and problem solving. Food Engineer, María José Cortés , has worked tirelessly throughout her career to develop food products that are not only of high quality but are also safe for consumers to eat.

María José Cortés is a committed Food Engineer. She gained experienced in technical documentation, inventory control, process improvement, and customer service. She also gained experience as a Food Engineer in food quality and safety, functional product development, audits under BRCGS/ISO standards, and logistics operations coordination.

María José Cortés is a passionate Food Engineer. With a background of food safety and product development, María José has been working in Food Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Customer Service & Support as well as in compliance of International Food Safety Standards in order to develop herself on a continuous learning process.

Academic Qualification

María José Cortés earned Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering with a Specialization in Food Innovation, Safety and Product Development from Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Experience

Hospitality Service Coordinator

She also managed communication between buffet, bars and operations staff to optimize response times and service execution. She also able to resolved customer issues and real-time requests while maintaining high satisfaction and service experience levels.

Operations and Customer Service Assistant

She is able to managed cash register operations, account collection and basic payment reconciliation during service closing. She also prepared food and beverages according to established quality, hygiene and presentation standards.

Junior Food Safety and Quality Consultant and Auditor

She is an innovative Junior Food Safety and Quality Consultant and Auditor at BH Consulting Group, Querétaro from 2024 to 2025. She conducted audits under BRCGS PM v7, Storage & Distribution v4 and FSSC 22000 for food-sector clients.

Food Product Development Specialist

María José Cortés is Food Product Development Specialist at Eios Logistics in Querétaro, Mexico since 2024. María José Cortés developed and validated food formulations, including those containing xanthan gum, to improve the texture, functionality and stability of food.

Certifications

Food Safety v9, Packaging Materials v7, Storage & Distribution, Consumer Products v4
Food Fraud Prevention Academy – Food Fraud Prevention (2025)
Project Management – Google Coursera
ISO Food Safety Management Implementation
ISO Occupational Health and Safety
Marketing & Design – Top Learning (2023)
Webinar – Artificial Intelligence and Food Safety

Technical Skills

María José Cortés developed diverse technical skills across multiple areas of food industry. Her professional expertise includes:

Internal audits and consulting in quality management and food safety systems
Implementation of BRCGS, ISO 22000 and ISO 9001 systems
Functional food product development and formulation
Scale-up from laboratory to pilot plant
Inventory control and logistics processes
Incident resolution and operational process improvement
Service operations coordination and customer experience
Point-of-sale operations, cash closing and operational control
Good hygiene practices and food handling
Technical writing and document standardization

Soft Skills

María José Cortés is a Food engineer and has a vast variety of skills. Some of the skills are:

Quality management
Effective communication
Adaptability to change
Analytical thinking
Organization and planning
Problem solving

Languages

English (advanced)
Spanish (native)

Future Professional Vision

María José Cortés continues to develop her professional career in the objective of contributing to safer, more innovative and sustainable food systems. Her objective of professional growth is to acquire more knowledge, to develop new professional competencies.

Product Development with Consumer Needs in Mind

María José has worked on food product development projects with the objective of improving their quality, functionality and production process, while at the same time guaranteeing the food safety of the final product.

Commitment to Continuous Process Improvement

María José’s main professional strength is her commitment to improve processes continuously. She believes that every organization can increase its performance if it looks into its processes from time to time, spots any operational holes.

She supports organizations in the development and improvement of documentation systems and internal controls. This enables her to establish a solid structure of a quality management system. Her analytical way of thinking enables her to analyze complex issues and recommend solutions.

Her Approach to Food Safety

María José Cortés considers that the food quality starts a long time before the end product reaches the consumers. All the stages of production until the distribution to the market, internationally accepted safety standards, have to be monitored and controlled.

Digital Presence

She also does webinars, talk shows and/or workshops LIVED to spread awareness and she participates in different webinars and/or programs as host and/or cohost. She will be speaking at future shows and/or events as well. Her VLOGS/VIDEO SESSIONS can be found on:

These are the platforms are designed not only for clients or own patients but these are open for everyone who want to learn more and get more information and awareness of mental health.

The mental health platforms that I have designed will not only be used by my clients and their families. For Mental Health Awareness, I have created various platforms. They are not only for clients/patients but are Open for All to Learn, Gain Information and Acquire Awareness of Mental Health.

With Care & Commitment

María José Cortés Food Engineer | Food Safety & Quality

Specialist | Querétaro, Mexico.