Christina Rizzo

*** ***** ***** ******, **********, Maryland 21502

732-***-****

ac6m43@r.postjobfree.com

Director of Compliance and Research and Development and Director of All Laboratory Operations including Research and Development, Quality Control and Quality Assurance Consultant, and Private Label Operations. Formulation chemist experienced in natural OTC, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, natural medicine, skin care, hair-care, and color cosmetics, deliverables, sun care/protection, naturals. Understands raw materials and their impact on finished product performance. Investigates and creates novel formulas for new benefits and sensory aesthetics. Presents technical information to key customers to solve formulation related problems. FDA experienced with audit skills, GMP, SOPs and documentation. Possesses a strong background in analytical instrumentation including: HPLC, GC, LC, and FTIR.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pharmaculture

Cumberland, Maryland

Director of Compliance and Research and Development

April 2018 – July 2018

Manage new research projects, laboratory team, inventory

Create OEE reports for analysis

Work with laboratory managers

Get the company up to date on all compliance documents and MMCC regulations

Lead a facility of 11 employees

Project management

Formulate Medicinal Marijuana products

Flawless Beauty and Skin

Ocean Township, New Jersey

Director of Compliance and Research and Development

November 2017 – April 2018

Manage new research projects, meet with manufacturers and suppliers

Work with marketing department

Get the company up to date on all compliance documents and FDA regulations

Project management

Formulate new products (both Dietary Supplements and high end skincare)

Sombra Cosmetics

Albuquerque, NM

Consulting Director of Laboratory Operations

November 2017 – February 2018

Final Review Batch Records

Documentation and Regulatory

Final Approval and Review of formulations, batches, and new procedures

Lead a fully staffed laboratory team

Director of All Laboratory Operations/Department (R&D and Quality Control and Quality Assurance)

October 2016 – November 2017

Manage a laboratory team of four individuals, manage and supervise the warehouse and production, and attend weekly company department planning meetings

Work on company work flow and supply chain

Plan and design new facility

Finalize all documents and batches

Final approval of ordering

Label structure and design and approval

Senior Research & Development Chemist – Formulation Applications

May 2016-October 2016

Work with the FDA and help during FDA audit

Final approval of everything in the FDA regulated laboratory, write SOPs

Formulate new cosmetic and personal care products

oWork on both company products and private label

oTopical gels, facial care, and creams and lotions

Alzo International, Inc.

Sayreville, NJ

Developmental Research Scientist - Formulation Applications

March 2014-May 2016

Develop novel formulations based on Alzo International specialty ingredients: esters, polyurethanes, film formers, and silicone elastomers. Broad scoped knowledge of cosmetic industry including skin and sun care, soaps, hair care, and color cosmetics. Test formulations using both in-house and external labs to quantify raw material benefits.

Identifies and incorporates new raw materials into novel formulations such as nail enamels, sunscreens, hair care, hand sanitizer, and skin care

Deliver technical presentations to purchasing companies.

Understands how to search and interpret patents, experimental design, and implement into patent strategy. Wrote my first patent proposal.

Contributes to aiding in marketing strategies

Chemist - Quality Control

May 2012-March 2014

Test new products/raw materials for Research & Development, purchased products, stability, and finished products. Analytical testing included: acid value, saponification value, alkali value, and iodine value. Promoted to Senior Chemist January 2013 - train new employees, documentation, attend daily production meeting to plan QC work with manufacturing plant.

Church & Dwight

Lakewood, NJ

Quality Control Technician

February 2011-May 2012

Test active ingredients in toothpaste, deodorant, antiperspirant, hair removal, and cleaning products. Microbiology testing of water.

Kept accurate FDA regulated notebook, GMP trained, SOP testing procedures, and read, interpret and perform ASTM testing

Performed QA duties on off-shifts: plant/production inspections and investigations, batch records, and lab batches and scale up

Robert W. Rachlin D.M.D.

Wanamassa, NJ

Reception/Bookkeeping and Back Office

June 2002-January 2014

Clean and sanitize instruments

Schedule patients, answer phone calls, and receive payments

Insurance documents

Bookkeeping

Assisting and delivering x-rays

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Richard Stockton College of NJ, Pomona NJ

December 2010

Senior Research Project: Mutagenesis

Perform a study of mutation rates and mutation to essential oil resistance

Conduct experiments on mutation rates such as fluctuation assays

Record accurate notes and write a senior thesis

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Cosmetic Product Formulation, Center for Professional Advancement

Ingredients for Cosmetics and Toiletries, Center for Professional Advancement

Hair Product Development, Center for Professional Advancement

Developing Skin Care Products, Center for Professional Advancement

Suspensions and Emulsions in Pharmaceutical and Food, Center for Professional Advancement

Rheology of Dispersions, Center for Professional Advancement

Surfactants, Colloids, and Interfaces, Center for Professional Advancement

Polymers in the Personal Care Industry, Center for Professional Advancement

Skin Moisturization and Moisturizing Products: Where is Water in the Skin, Center for Professional Advancement

The International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, Center for Professional Advancement

Practical Basics and Theory in Emulsion Technology, Society for Cosmetic Chemists

Gums, Thickeners, and Rheology Modifiers, Society for Cosmetic Chemists

Intellectual Property Law Basics: for Managers, Engineers, and Scientists, Center for Professional Advancement

Skills

FDA regulated

Management/planning

Pharmaceutical

Label Designing

Documentation

SOPs

Final Approval

Microbiology/aseptic techniques

Biochemistry

cGMP trained

Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Word, Access, Publisher)

WMS Database

21 CFR

SAP

HIPPA trained

Instrumentation: HPLC, GCMS, LC, FTIR, UV-VIS, AA, and GC

Attention to Detail

Collaborative Team Player

Reverse Engineering of products

Fire Safety

QuickBooks

Experience in Start-ups, small companies and large companies

Residence Assistant with Team Building Training

Inventory Tracking

EasyDental

Patient Care

Instrument cleaning and sterilization

Operatory set-up

Secretarial

People Skills

Bookkeeping

Leadership

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