Maria Paula Salazar Alvarez

Maria Paula Salazar Alvarez is an experienced professional in quality control and sustainability, currently serving as the Quality and Compliance Coordinator at Dams Furniture, where responsibilities include leading carbon offset projects and preparing for audits. Previously, Maria founded the cosmetic start-up PureVive, overseeing its business plan and product development. At Teva Pharmaceuticals, Maria worked as a Manufacturing Coordinator, generating production metrics to identify improvements and handling customer complaints. Earlier experience includes roles as Production Manager and Quality Control Manager at L'Oréal, enhancing manufacturing processes and quality systems. Maria also served as a Quality Control Team Lead and Analyst at CasaLuker S.A. and completed an internship at Biochem Farmaceutica de Colombia S.A. Maria holds a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship from Liverpool John Moores University, a Project Manager degree from Universidad EAN, and a Chemical Engineering degree from Universidad de América.