Experience

Salvona Technologies
• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Product Development Chemist

  • Apr 2020 - Present


Flex Cosmetics LLC

• Founder

  • Dec 2019 - Present

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Caret Corporation

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Chemist/Project Manager

  • May 2016 - Dec 2019

  Project Manager Handling accounts of multiple customers and seeing through projects that include processing purchase orders and inventory management; Processing purchase orders from a typical customer involves Lab R&D for color development and formulation verification, scale-up, and batch processing, followed by production management and quality control leading up to pack-out and product shipment Process Chemist Caret Corporation offers a private label, contract manufacturing, custom formulation, and two brands; As a process chemist, I specialize in Lab R&D, scaling up, and batch processing, and along with the Sr. Chemist, we handle everything that has to do with manufacturing and production; Products include pressed powders like eyeshadows and blushes, skincare like creams and tonics, and makeup like foundations and rouges; these products range from our own private label, contract manufacturing for other brands, and reverse engineering for customers; Processing products like the ones listed above involve batching from given formulas, developing formulas from scratch, and reverse engineering based on ingredient listings Show less



Caret Corporation - Contemporary Cosmetic Group

• Lab/Color Intern

  • Oct 2015 - May 2016

  - Conducted proper product research and reverse engineered cosmetic formulations - Worked with Sr. Chemist to learn basic formulations for cosmetics - Followed FDA requirements and analysis for usage of raw materials in cosmetic formulations - Followed pre-weigh procedures and proper control procedures - Conducted color analysis and working with experienced color adjust professionals to understand beauty color and adjusting process - Helped create a working process to color adjust with customers - Followed standard operating procedures for testing of cosmetic formulation as specified by PCPC and the USP requirements Show less



Montclair State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Performing under Dr. Hans Schelvis Abstract - Our research involves spectroscopic analysis of an irradiated thymine solution to characterize the stereoisomeric dimers that form after being exposed to UV light. The dimerization that occurs when thymine bases are exposed to UV light can cause structural changes in DNA and can inhibit replication. To form these dimers in the lab, we exposed a thymine solution to UV light for two hours. This solution was than dried and analyzed by a few techniques to determine the damage caused by irradiation. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to separate and purify each peak on the chromatogram which is speculated to be different stereoisomers. These separate peaks will be analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) coupled with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy to determine the structural differences between them. The structural differences of these stereoisomers will also affect their ability to be repaired by the DNA repair enzyme photolyase, the dimers will be tested for this as well. Show less


Muscle Maker Grill
• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Line Cook

  • Sep 2013 - May 2016