Ashley Figatner Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

Technical Operations and CMC Project Manager

Clark, New Jersey, United States

Managed team responsible for claims substantiation and product performance testing for all L’Oréal USA hair product launches. Directed team in gathering customer insights and provided technical expertise through lab testing, clinical testing & data analysis.• Improved processes & communication to deliver 40% increase in team output and manage 100+ simultaneous projects. Each involved working cross-functionally, project planning, testing internal or with external contractors, analyzing and interpreting data, and communicating key insights• Created culture of collaboration and trust among 8 team members, partners from 10+ global teams, and 7 external vendors• Utilized PowerBI data visualization tool to build report dashboards for workload/capacity reporting monthly, which guided the strategic committee through challenging workplace decisions such as headcount and organization changes for 4 teams• Developed a new forecast visualization tool to track project timelines and anticipate resource needs. Presented reports to the leadership team and project stakeholders quarterly to make informed business decisions on project prioritization and planning• Hired and trained 8 new employees, led interviews, remote onboarding, teambuilding and career development

Clark, Nj

Led product testing, data analysis, result communication, data insights reporting, method development, and data interpretation for large datasets. Responsible for project plans, scheduling, and coordination with external contractors. Examined data integrity and quality, and led equipment troubleshooting, process standardization and optimization.• Led stakeholder communication and project timelines with cross-functional teams as Project Manager in 3 key projects. Managed project planning documents and communication of results/deliverables• Harnessed data to predict consumer perception using data correlations & random forest modeling for a large dataset• Communicated data-driven insights to technical & non-technical audiences weekly in presentations & written reports• Redesigned project tracking spreadsheet for better alignment, organization, efficiency, and improved sharing• Utilized descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using SigmaPlot and JMP for 12 different test methodologies• Designed automated tools with Excel macros for improved efficiency of test planning and data input.

Clark, Nj

Clark, New Jersey

Erie, Pa

-Prepared and tested tensile samples to analyze the mechanical strength of rubber formulations-Compared and researched abrasion/corrosion resistant epoxy coatings for metal/metal interfaces-Analyzed mechanical and corrosion testing to obtain the impact of metal processing on corrosion rates-Optimized the Alodine 1600 metal treatment to provide parts with the highest integrity

Computing: Power and Energy Program. Growing nanowires in Bi-Ge-O systems.-Modeled chemical system using chemical transport data and modeling software-Ran nanowire growths to replicate previous results and analyze the growth technique-Presented a poster presentation on the project results and conclusions (First Place)

Trenton, Nj

-Analyzed material applications and made proposals to companies marketing new products-Organized and analyzed cost analysis spreadsheets to improve cost management and readability-Improved social media outreach and publicity through multiple websites and sources

Master'S Degree, Materials Science And Engineering

GPA 3.60/4.00

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Materials Science And Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Gpa 3.60/4.00

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Alpha Chi Omega, Kiltie Band Marching Band, Circle K community service.