Experience

Dustbane Products Limited

• Technical Director - Chemical Division

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  • initiating and managing research and development projects for a variety of products including hard surface cleaners, floor finishes and personal care, for the food and beverage, institutional, industrial, and jan-san marketplace, • working in collaboration with Product Development, Sales and Marketing on concept and formulation development of new and innovative products for both internal and external clients, • managing and mentoring laboratory personnel and providing technical and functional guidance in development of new and innovative formulations, • providing technical information and assistance to the sales staff as well as existing clients, • overseeing the laboratory equipment qualification and ensuring all the corresponding working instructions and SOPs are available and up to date, • reformulation of existing formulations to improve on performance and client demands, • developing test protocols for the evaluation of cleaners, • work in a collaborative environment with the production team to create and transfer manufacturing procedures for formulations from laboratory to scale-up production including the feasibility of other advanced technologies. • evaluating the performance of surfactants, • applying for the registration of products with a variety of Canadian and American agencies, • sourcing and developing specifications for raw materials, • developing and maintaining relations with suppliers, • implementing the new GHS format of the safety data sheets (SDS). Show less



Charlotte Products Ltd

• Canada
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Chemist

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2014

  • initiating and managing research and development projects for a variety of products including hard surface cleaners, laundry, personal care, as well as floor finishes for the food and beverage, institutional, industrial, jan-san and the retail marketplace, • working in collaboration with Product Development, Sales and Marketing on concept and formulation development of new and innovative products for both internal and external clients, • managing and mentoring laboratory personnel and providing technical and functional guidance in development of new and innovative formulations, • providing technical information and assistance to the sales staff as well as existing clients, • overseeing the laboratory equipment qualification and ensuring all the corresponding working instructions and SOPs are available and up to date, • reformulation of existing formulations to improve on performance and client demands, • developing test protocols for the evaluation of cleaners, • work in a collaborative environment with the production team to create and transfer manufacturing procedures for formulations from laboratory to scale-up production including the feasibility of other advanced technologies. • evaluating the performance of surfactants, • applying for the registration of products with a variety of Canadian and American agencies, • sourcing and developing specifications for raw materials, • developing and maintaining relations with suppliers, • creating and modifying material safety data sheets (MSDS). Show less



Constant Amerca

• Development Chemist

  • 2002 - 2007

  • Initiating and managing research and development projects, • Formulating industrial cleaners and metal treatment solutions for the food and beverage, institutional, industrial and pulp and paper industries, • Evaluating the performance of surfactants, • Developing test protocols for the evaluation of cleaners, • Modifying current product formulations to obtain superior performance properties. • Initiating and managing research and development projects, • Formulating industrial cleaners and metal treatment solutions for the food and beverage, institutional, industrial and pulp and paper industries, • Evaluating the performance of surfactants, • Developing test protocols for the evaluation of cleaners, • Modifying current product formulations to obtain superior performance properties.