Project lead on all product component and packaging material verification. Monitors testing, schedule, risks, benefits, and cost; holds weekly update meeting with team. Supports all new product development and validation through efficacy testing, benchmarking, and ensuring compliance to internal and external regulatory standards. Oversees management of department data collection through software integration and automation.Creates shared project trackers and dashboards, actively monitoring or adjusting scope and timelines to ensure stakeholders stay aligned and informed.Trains XF departments and new team members on use of project management software.Assists QC in verification of product conformance.

Project lead on successfully sourcing, testing, and replacing non-recyclable PET packaging with sustainable, fully recyclable paper packaging - an industry first for fragranced products. Created filing structure for managing project documentation with automated workflows for enhanced updates.Conformed all past employee project data into highly granular archive. Performed routine product performance, material stability, and prototype testing, making recommendations based on results. Created prototypes for several proof-of-concepts, many of which have made to market.Collaborated cross functionally with category, operations, and creative departments on NPD initiativesSupported company re-branding initiatives around the pillars of safety and sustainability, leading to the achievement of Ready2Recycle and Leaping Bunny certifications.Facilitated the transition of work orders and SOPs during supply chain transitions between manufacturers.Assisted in continuous improvement and refinement of departmental procedures.

Performed quantitative and qualitative testing across all product lines. Managed all lab inventory from sourcing to internal tracking.Manager of color development - created color formulas, developed lab and manufacturing standards, and trouble-shooting quality issues. Worked as the project lead to source and replace raw material dyes with sustainable alternatives, following strict internal regulatory guidelines. Authored, edited, and managed lab SOPs following ISO compliance guidelines.Helped optimize a newly patented barrier coating in manufacturing for paper-based fragrance products.Assisted in development of new technologies and products from proof of concept to full-scale manufacturing through several brand launches. Created lab-made samples of product to generate retail partner business including prototyping, pre-production runs, and mock-ups. Worked closely with production aiding in scale-up manufacturing of new products, trouble-shooting quality issues, and implementing rolling changes of raw materials, formulations, and procedure.Developed and implemented numerous DOEs while staying within a limited budget.Kept a lean stock and maintained the lab to 5S standards.Trained lab scientists, technicians, and production workers on SOPs, lab management, and R&D projects.Assisted in a constraining regulatory shift to remove all CMRs, PBTs, respiratory sensitizers, and solvents from fragranced products.

Worked on developing large area, hexagonally close-packed monolayers of gold, polystyrene, and silica nanoparticles onto glass and silicon substrates to be used in microbial research using a Langmuir-Blodgett trough. Analyzed substrates with characterization instruments including SEM, FTIR, and Raman. Coated substrates with gold and silver to achieve better SEM resolution with sputter coaters, as well as chromium using a thermal evaporator.Modified silica particles with CTAB and stearic acid as a co-surfacatnt to render them partially hydropobic so they could order at the air-water interface.Optimized solvent ratios and target pressures with various bead sizes using the Langmuir-Trough to achieve optimal ordering.Presented data and finding to colleagues and superiors.