Akilah Scott

Experience

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  L'Oréal

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Chemist

  Hired to work with lead Chemist to assist in hair color formulation process. Minimized three-month overdue schedule by 50%. Realized by staggering schedule to optimize effectiveness.

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  Hair Systems, Inc.

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2011

  R&D Chemist

  Expanded existing product lines and developed new reactive color products. Fulfilled this objective by both: Developing an 18% expansion and launching a new line that lead to a 22% profit yield in one quarter.

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  Barry Callebaut Group

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  QC Assistant Laboratory Supervisor / Technician

  Hired to bridge Quality supervision gap. Provided coverage for testing and release of finished products.

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  L'Oréal

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Chemist

  Hired to work in conjunction with Innovation team to resolve formulation challenges. Successfully resolved several product lines that were launched into the marketplace.

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  Keystone Industries

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2019

  Production Manager

  Hired to improve Lean manufacturing initiative. Achieved increased productivity, reduced rejections and trained chemical operators to work with minimal rework while batching. Fulfilled this by: scheduling and regulating new product launches while training operators to produce with the expectation of cost efficiency and accuracy, which led to a 65% decrease in production time and rework of material.

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  Amazon

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

  Area Operations Manager

  Motivated, mentored and coached my team while maintaining the highest levels of safety, quality andperformance. Drove productivity and efficiency through data-driven decisions and analytical problem-solving

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  Shiseido

  Jan 2021 - now

  Production Manager

  OUR MISSION is defined as “BEAUTY INNOVATIONS FOR A BETTER WORLD” based on our wish tohelp people worldwide to keep their minds and bodies healthy and live beautiful and positive lives. As the Production Manager for both 2nd and 3rd Shift I am tasked with developing and maintaining operational excellence via continued improvement in quality, efficiency and team development. This has been accomplished via minimizing attrition by actively engaging staff, mentoring, training and building off shift capacities. Show less