Amy Tucker
**** **** ******* **. ***. A, Columbus, OH 43213
Cell: 440-***-****, E-mail: ******.***@*****.***
Education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
o B.A. Chemistry with Honors Graduated 2011
o B.S Human Resources GPA: 3.8
o Music Minor
Professional Experience
Manufacturing Engineer 2011-2013
Limited Brands & Mast Global Columbus, OH
• Managed projects & personal care brands Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret.
• Managed over 40 fillers & component suppliers. Built reputation as a SME & technical expert on hand soap & lip
products.
• Executed over 200 line trials & over 70 pilots on new formulas. Approved over 40 new suppliers for dual source
components.
• Implemented & participated in cost savings projects totaling over $4.2 mil.
• Proficient in:
Pilots
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Line trials
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Equipment
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o Cam & servo driven labelers; tube labelers
o Walking, in-line, tube & rotary fillers
o Rotary, chuck & impact cappers
o Packout
Batching tanks, pumps & transfer systems
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FATs (Factory Acceptance Test)
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Visual formula design fills on products
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Cross-functional team collaboration including Packaging Engineering, Quality, Product Development, R&D, Sourcing
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• Managed:
On-site coverage for line trials, pilots & first productions
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Continuous improvement projects to manufacturing process
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Raw material substitution/alternate
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Component dual source - new vendor’s components
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Formula dual sources to new filler
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OTC pilots & testing
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• Developed:
Line trial process
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Compatibility testing protocol
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Raw material substitution/alternate process
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Pilot process
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• Material Experience:
Plastics
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Emulsions
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Triclosan
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Alcohols
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Glass
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Anhydrous formulas
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• Organized corporate wide events within Mast to promote team & relationship building.
Technical Services & Quality Engineering Intern 2009-2011
Limited Brands & Mast Global Columbus, OH
• Trained 90 vendors and 31 internal associates on entering quality metrics into SAP system
• Point of contact for over 300 vendors to assist with Limited Brands’ technical systems
• Qualified and released new products to market
• Analyzed and reviewed customer complaints on products
• Created over 20 internal and external training documents for technical systems
• Evaluated and approved products for final quality assessment
• Operated SAP, Optiva, Live Link, and PKMS internal systems
General Chemistry Teaching Assistant 2006 - 2011
The Ohio State University Department of Chemistry Columbus, OH
• Lectured on chemical concepts and lab equipment
• Trained students to perform experiments
• Developed lab procedures and materials for chemistry manuals
• Operated advanced chemical equipment
Organizations
• Society for Cosmetic Chemists
• American Chemical Society
• Society for Human Resource Management
• The Ohio State University Marching Band