Experience

Hoyu America, Co.

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Formulation Chemist Project Supervisor

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  - Developed semi permanent hair color, permanent hair color, bleach, developer, conditioners and leave-in conditioners that are currently sold in independent beauty supply stores, Sally's, Walmart, CVS, etc.- Managed projects developing new products for hair color and hair care items from concept to launch. Starting with the concept development, conducted market research, defined target market, sourced raw materials, developed the formula, validated the formula, conducted stability tests, sourced contract manufacturer, sourced components, sample making from scale-up to pilot batch, compatibility tests, scale-up to full production, defined product quality specifications, and developed QC/QA process. - Communicated with Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Warehouse, Accounting team throughout project by organizing monthly meetings to define the 4Ps and PDCA cycles for improving processes. - Reduced cost of goods by researching and implementing manufacturers as second source, finding and replacing lower cost raw materials, leading to annual $300K cost savings.- Conducted bi-monthly education sessions for sales and marketing on hair fundamentals and new/current products. - Designed and conducted testing of prototypes on live panelists for claim validations. - Acted as main window of communication to contract manufacturers, raw material vendors, component vendors, and parent company in Japan. Show less

• QC/QA Specialist, R&D

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2017

  Developed finished product sampling/inspection SOP.Unfinished product batch chemical/physical analysis and release.Market trend analysis, raw material research, consumer survey research for new product development.Formulated creme base semi permanent hair dye, developed new line of colors for sale in retail and beauty supply stores.Accelerated stability testing of aerosol spray, liquid type, creme type, gel type, hair styling and color products.CARB survey support.



House Foods America

• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Technician

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2014

  - Developed new or improved food products for sale in major retail and food service: Including tofu products, sauce packets, Asian wraps and noodles sold in Trader Joes, Wholefoods, etc. - Developed food safety risk assessments. - Conducted shelf-life studies. - Sensory evaluation, consumer survey research. - Scaled up from bench top to pilot plant, to production test. - GMP, GLP - aseptic micro plating, pH, viscosity, color, brix meter, salt analyzer, rheometer. - Developed new or improved food products for sale in major retail and food service: Including tofu products, sauce packets, Asian wraps and noodles sold in Trader Joes, Wholefoods, etc. - Developed food safety risk assessments. - Conducted shelf-life studies. - Sensory evaluation, consumer survey research. - Scaled up from bench top to pilot plant, to production test. - GMP, GLP - aseptic micro plating, pH, viscosity, color, brix meter, salt analyzer, rheometer.



Gojane.com

• Germany
• Utilities

• Internet Retail Specialist

  • May 2005 - Jun 2010

  Inventory Control. Database management for Amazon and main website. Customer service. Processing returns. Inventory Control. Database management for Amazon and main website. Customer service. Processing returns.