Senior Cosmetic Chemist & R&D Leader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Detail-oriented Chemist of 20+ years with expertise in the synthesis, design, formulation and characterization of material properties. Ensure proper coordinating testing, development, documentation and technical solutions for R&D laboratories in the skincare/personal care and color cosmetic industry.

SKILLS

•Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Profficient), cGMP/GLP and R&D record keeping.

•Effectively communicate with clients, project management, sales, R&D, and QC.

•Coordinating and prioritizing timelines.

•Sourcing new ingredients

•Bilingual English/Spanish

R&D DIRECTOR/SR FORMULATOR • SOS BEAUTY • OCTOBER 2022 – OCTOBER 2024

Collaborated very closely with Quality, Regulatory and Product Development.

Generated bulk and finished good specifications for pilot and production batches based on lab formulas for quality control.

Gather necessary ingredient documents for the regulatory department to comply with restrictions to adhere with clients black list as well as compliance for domestic and global use.

Assist the compounding/production department with any process modifications when upscaling from a lab batch to a scale up batch.

Collaborated very closely with Product Development to fulfill and excel market trend competitive benchmarks. Worked in a fast-paced environment to deliver sample prototypes to meet client expectations.

Familiar with Coptis and Good Face Project software for formula entry.

Formulated various types of cosmetic products such as, Skin: serums, cleansers, face masks, toners, creams, moisturizers, bronzers (liquid/powder) lotions, exfoliators (physical/ chemical) and eye treatments.

OTC (Sun care): Lotions/Creams/Sprays/Sticks (mineral, chemical and combination), color formulas with SPF, lip products and tinted formulations.

Color: Lip gloss/stick, eyeshadows (pressed and loose), powder clay masks, face powders (pressed and loose) Body: washes (gel and oil), lotions, moisturizers, shimmer sprays, deodorants, hand soaps, shower gels, sugar and salt scrubs, bodymists, solid perfumes and self-tanners.

Skin/Hybrid: Lip gloss/treatments/masks/sugar scrubs, lip color, highlighters, and tinted moisturizers.

Hair: shampoo (liquid/powder), conditioner, masks (power), styling products, serums and dry/wet volumizers. Supervise chemists and technicians to prioritize timelines needed for various brands and clients.

Launched big and small brands at Sephora, ULTA, Walmart, Credo as well as internet-based companies.

LAB MANAGER/SR. CHEMIST • COSMETICA INNOVATIONS USA • MAY 2019 – OCTOBER 2022

Responsible for the formulation of all cosmetic products including personal care, hair care and color.

Supervise Chemists and technicians level staff including priority setting, and training/development.

Identify issues with new/existing products with R&D and Collaborating departments.

Manage resource allocation and priority setting depending on marketing requests and business needs.

Create prototype formulas that met consumer’s needs for different brands.

Solve any problems that may arise during development to meet all official dates of projects.

Provide updates with progress of projects in a timely manner. Identify issues with new and existing products for R&D upper management.

Establish departmental goals and objectives.

Monitor and control all projects while evaluating technical staff based upon performance and objectives.

SENIOR FORMULATOR/R&D MANAGER • KELLY TEEGARDEN ORGANICS • APRIL 2016 – MAY 2019

Responsible for the formulation of all natural cosmetic products including color, skin and hair care.

Overseeing production output and validating batches. Color match a variety of products such as lip and cheek, pressed/loose powders, mascara, lip products, foundations, concealers, highlighters and lip/eye liners. Source natural and organic materials per company compliance. Assign tasks to team members while maintaining communication and organization in a safe working environment. Reverse engineer color, skin, personal and hair care products into organic and natural formulations. Ensuring strict time management and new team member training. Maintain all files of current and previous clients up to date.

R&D LEAD COLOR CHEMIST/SUPERVISOR• COSMETIC GROUP USA • AUG 2014 – APRIL 2016

Developed new formulas and reverse engineered prototypes, modified existing formulas for compliance. Developed protocols, techniques and systems to support company goals. Supervised compounding for first production batches. Overlooked, coached, and advised junior chemists. Kept informed on raw materials and vendors. Attended trade shows and trainings for professional growth. Met company objectives and maintained satisfactory manufacturing practices.

RD CHEMIST/SR.FORMULATOR• GORDON LABORARATORIES • NOV 2010 – AUG 2014

Lead in laboratory assisted team chemists and technicians develop new formulations. Validated private label batch formulations to be produced in the facility. Coordinated with product development and business development on prioritizing projects to be distributed among R&D department. Followed up with clients for feed-back on samples submitted. Contacted suppliers to request raw materials along with proper documents.

R&D DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST/REGULATORY AFFAIRS/JR. CHEMIST• LEVLAD INC •NOV 2005 - OCT 2010

Create dossier files with detailed product composition. Draft quantitative and ingredient list. Review artwork for domestic and international countries. Sourced out innovative ingredients. Manage new and existing formulas to ensure company data bases was up to date. Evaluated and optimized formulations to comply with customer requirements. Formulated along senior chemist.

MP MELVIN POLANCO

SR. FORMULATOR / LAB MANAGER 310-***-**** *******@*******.***

R&D LAB TECHNICIAN• THE COLOR FACTORY• NOV 1999 - NOV 2005

Worked alongside senior scientists on aspects of new product development from initial feasibility, and optimization to establishment and testing of QQ ingredient decks for new formulas. Maintained up to date information on MSDS of ingredients. Complied with global regulations regarding new and existing formulas. Filed and kept track of all stability study record of new products. Determined physical and chemical properties of products using multiple testing methods including but not limited to: pH, density via pycnometer, melting point apparatus, and Viscometry/Rheology. Matched color of bulk product in reference to client’s request or the R&D first production standard.

EDUCATION

•COLLEGE PREP COURSES

•HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA • 1996-1999 • PALISADES HIGH SCHOOL

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