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California, United States

Uxbridge, West London, GB

Can and plastic bottle plant in San Leandro, CA

Livermore, California, US

A custom skincare contract manufacturer of cosmeceuticals, natural and organic skincare products, spa products, sunscreens, OTC, acne products, personal care and pet care products.I oversee the bulk production of products.

Pottstown, PA, US

• Valtech Corporation, a global specialty chemical company, has manufactured specialty chemicals for a variety of high-technology markets worldwide for over 20 years. Our VALTRON® brand of epoxy adhesives, specialty.
• Solved the problem of a product dropping in pH over time, reducing the efficacy of the product for Valtech’s customers.
• Co-developed a replacement surfactant system with buffering agents to reformulate a metal cleaning product to work in an ultrasonic spray cleaning system.

Macedonia, OH, US

• A privately owned custom chemical blender, toll and contract manufacturer with headquarters in Twinsburg, Ohio. With five locations, Royal offers extensive liquid and dry manufacturing capabilities. Royal blends and.
• Led a company project to merge and streamline the ISO work instructions across all five Royal Chemical facilities, merging separate systems into one.
• Acted as lead audit manager for customers that have DfE registered products during NSF audits. All audits passed with no major notations.
• Developed multiple procedures to comply with customer QC protocols such as standard operating procedures, test methods and inspection requirements.

Livermore, California, US

• A custom skincare contract manufacturer of cosmeceuticals, natural and organic skincare products, spa products, sunscreens, OTC, acne products, personal care and pet care products.Production Supervisor Managed the.
• Collaborated with IT department to improve the functionality of the company’s process manufacturing ERP software.
• Initiated daily production planning meetings with the General Manager and Shipping & Receiving Manager to facilitate efficient order processing.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Testing support for product development.

San Leandro, CA, US

• The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products. As QA Supervisor, I oversaw 4-5 QA technicians performing analytical testing (color, viscosity, % fat, particle size.
• Converted paper QA lab data storage and analysis system to electronic using Microsoft Access. This reduced data entry time 17% and data analysis time over 75%.
• Assumed 2 manufacturing position duties concurrently while throughput remained constant at full staff levels. All job responsibilities successfully carried out. Result: Survived 40% technician staff reduction for 8.

Oakland, CA, US

• Senior Scientist (1996-2002)Division Quality Supervisor, Hidden Valley Ranch (1994-1996)Scientist II (1990 – 1994)Scientist I (1987 – 1990)I progressed on the fast track through increasing positions of challenge and.
• Developed uniform validation procedure for all new and existing test methods. Result: Shortened typical product development timelines 7-10%; reduced test method development and training time 20%.
• Established initial NLEA nutritional database for Hidden Valley Ranch and KC Masterpiece product lines via both in-house analysis and coordination with outside laboratory services.
• Applied chemometric modeling to calculate quantities of colored dye and optical brightener required in samples to install an automatic in-line analyzer. Result: Improved testing efficiency 3600%.While at Hidden Valley.
• Evaluated scientific merit of existing test procedure. Concluded test results were non-repeatable, irrelevant and non-verifiable. Convinced management to abandon procedure. Result: Saved $2,000,000 annually.
• Hired and trained 12 temporary lab technicians to properly conduct complex test procedures and evaluate results to support a fast-track product launch. Result: Reduced product development timeline 76%, product launched.