- Manage the sample, quality control and research and development laboratories. - Analyze customer essential oil samples in order to formulate duplications having a customer approval rating of 30%. - Responsible for the final approval of all materials and supervise quality control testing, including wet analysis, instrumentation and organoleptic analysis. - Oversee daily outgoing samples to customers. - Develop and validate specifications for trade secret formulations. - Evaluate and maintain all regulatory documentation with growing expertise in REACh and UN-GHS.

- Provide analytical and technical support in the areas of product development, and research for several global operations, resulting in 20% increase in new business within 12 months. - Perform various analytical techniques (instrumentation, extraction, wet chemistry) on target products. - Develop and validate instrumentation protocol and methods, to facilitate efficiency and quality. - Implement and train lab personnel on new methods, decreasing learning curve. - Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and technical assistance for all laboratory instruments, reducing need for costly service calls. - Independently prioritize projects to meet changing deadlines. - Evaluate and maintain contracted support agreements with instrument vendors. - Maintain detailed laboratory notebooks, project documentation, and filing system. - Ensure lab expenditures adhere to budgeted allotments.

- Performed analytical testing using various instrumentation on raw materials and finished products. - Performed organoleptic testing on raw materials and finished products. - Responsible for ethanol calculation and testing for a formula to be submitted for BATF/TTB approval. - Attended daily production meetings as quality control representative. - Responsible for calibration and routine maintenance of lab equipment, reducing need for costly service calls. - Trained other lab personnel on analytical instruments. - Maintained detailed laboratory notebook and product files. - Prepared finished product specifications and certificates of analysis. - Assisted in representing the facility on the corporate safety committee.