Aurore BOUCHKARA

En résumé

Entreprises

• MISSIONS-CADRES - Consultant in Sensory & Consumer Science

  ANNEMASSE 2015 - maintenant Consulting and training services in Sensory and Consumer Science include:
  - Short course on Sensory and Consumer Science, human perception, methodologies
  - Staff training in sensory methods
  - Support for your sensory/consumer study
  - Project management
  - Definition of tasting protocol
  - Data analysis and interpretation
  - On-site testing
  - Facility design
  - Networking with Research agencies, Software providers and Universities for project collaborations
  - ...
  
  My services are customized according to your specific needs defined in a first free meeting and are renowned to provide clear and efficient solutions.
  
  You miss sensory resources and want to improve your tasting practices, I would be happy to support your project!

• Firmenich - Sensory Scientist

  Neuilly-sur-Seine 2015 - 2015 Leading sensory research programs for the taste modulation platform
  Development of expertise on Texture & Mouthfeel
  

• Synergy flavour - Sensory Scientist

  2012 - 2014 Set up a new sensory platform
  - Leading and managing sensory activities
  - Strategy elaboration to develop the sensory activities across 3 sites
  - Panel recruitment, screening and training
  - Lab design
  - Software selection and implementation of an innovative mobile system to work across sites
  - Implementation of protocols to respect good practices
  - Application of classical descriptive methods (Flavor Profile & QDA) and new methods (Napping & Pivot Profile)
  - Development of a common language using references
  - Networking

• Firmenich - Sensory Scientist

  Neuilly-sur-Seine 2011 - 2011 Management of sensory activities to support the development of perfumes

• Firmenich - Sensory Analyst

  Neuilly-sur-Seine 2008 - 2010 Sensory Analyst in the Sensory Research Laboratory of R&D Division.
  
  Responsible for a research project: Discovery of new taste modifying compounds.
  Implementation of a systematic approach: screening of edible plants.

• INRA - Ingénieur d'étude

  Paris 2006 - 2008 Creation of 2 new devices for measuring gustatory sensitivity:
  - “Electrogustometer” and “Automatic solution dispenser”
  
  Management of psychophysics experiments to characterise the umami taste (phenotype data) and link to receptors (genotype data)
  - Publication: Raliou M, Wiencis A, Pillias AM, Planchais A, Eloit C, Boucher Y, Trotier D, Montmayeur JP, Faurion A. “Nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in human tas1r1, tas1r3, and mGluR1 and individual taste sensitivity to glutamate.” Am J Clin Nutr, 2009; 90 (3): 789S-799S

• L'Oréal - Technician

  PARIS 2004 - 2006 Technician from Eurosyn in mission at L'Oréal in Chevilly Larue (FR 94)
  
  Responsible for an expert panel on skin care
  - Recruiting, training and ensuring motivation of panellists
  - Organizing descriptive sensory tests
  - Performance monitoring to ensure reliability of the sensory data
  - Statistical analysis of data using Fizz
  Achievement: Many reports to advise the formulators with sensory profiles

• ADRIA Normandie - Analyst

  2002 - 2002 Analyst at ADRIA Normandie, a consumer test agency in Villers Bocage (FR 14)
  
  Analysing and reporting on Consumer tests
  - Organizing preference tests
  - Statistical analysis of data using Fizz
  Achievement: Reports to customers giving the preference level of their product in comparison to the competitor’s equivalent product

Formations

• Université Tours Francois Rabelais (Tours)

  Tours 2002 - 2004 Maîtrise Sciences et Techniques "Le goût et son Environnement"

• Université Angers

  Angers 2000 - 2002 Biologie appliquée aux IAA

Réseau

• Aurélie DAGAIN

• Camille SÉRAPHIN LEGRAND

• Claire BIZOT

• Fanny VIALET

• Hélène CHEVALIER

• Isabelle CAYEUX

• Marie NEVEUX

• Marie UIJTTEWAAL

• Sabine PUGET

• Thierry LAGEAT