Sophie Held

Sophie Held is a business development coordinator at Atalanta Corporation since August 2022, focusing on expanding the company's portfolio of Spanish and Greek cheeses and accompaniments. Prior to this role, Sophie served as a quality assurance analyst and graduate student researcher at the University of California, Davis, where research centered on the application of thermostable beta-glucanase from wild barley in brewing processes. Additional experience includes a quality assurance internship at Sudwerk Brewing Co., where routine microbiological testing and sensory evaluations were conducted. Sophie's academic background includes a master's degree in Food Science from the University of California, Davis, and a bachelor's degree in Food Science from the University of Minnesota, where notable research contributions in cereal crop analysis were made as an undergraduate research assistant.