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Laura Ruiz-Guardiola

Energizer · DISC type I
Process Engineer Chocolate at Lindt & Sprüngli USA
📍 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Laura Ruiz-Guardiola is a Process Engineer at Lindt & Sprüngli, leveraging her expertise in chocolate technology and process optimization. A graduate of ETH Zürich with both a B. Sc. and M. Sc. , her career has focused on scaling up new recipes, managing innovation projects, and troubleshooting in production for major confectionery brands.

Outside of her direct professional focus, Laura has shown an interest in the broader food and beverage sector, following major industry players like The Coca-Cola Company and The HEINEKEN Company.

During her time at ETH Zurich, she was a research assistant on a project exploring the recycling of plant waste by microbes as an alternative food source for edible insects.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Process Engineer Chocolate
Job Level
Middle
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Personality Overview

How Laura shows up

Enthusiastic
Believer
Imaginative

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Laura cares about

Chocolate Technology
Currently works as a Process and Technology Engineer for chocolate at Lindt & Sprüngli, focusing on recipe scale-up, process modification, and production troubleshooting.
Food Innovation
Experienced in managing cross-sectoral projects to optimize recipes, products, and processes from her time at both JOWA AG and Lindt & Sprüngli.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Process Engineer Chocolate
Lindt & Sprüngli USA
5-2022 - 9-2024
Technology Engineer Chocolate
Lindt & Sprüngli (Schweiz) AG
4-2018 - 4-2022
Technology Engineer Bakery and Confectionery
JOWA AG
7-2017 - 3-2018
Internship in Product Development Convenience
JOWA AG
5-2017 - 6-2017
Research Assistant
ETH Zurich
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Education
2015 - 2017
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
ETH Zürich
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
ETH Zürich
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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