Experience

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  Merit labs

  May 2004 - Oct 2004

  Lab technician

  • Performed testing on environmental samples from various customers• Prepped samples for PCB testing on GCs

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  Amway

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2016

  • Served as QA lead on global nutrition product development teams • Represent Quality during pilot and full scale production of new products for internal manufacturing and at contract manufacturers• Coordinated with all areas of QA to support nutrition supply chain and prevent supply issues• Collaborated with regulatory to conduct registration and re-registration testing per market requirements• Partnered with Formulation, Process Engineering, R&D, and others to improve QA testing plans and processes to support corporate objectives• Acted as point of contact with planning to prioritize laboratory workload while meeting established QA lead times Show less Business Line Quality Lead for Nutrition - Represented the customer during new product development - Lead QA efforts to ensure fast, proactive and effective resolution of top customer complaints - Identified and managed quality risks for top SKUs - Tracked and reported product quality performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement - Partnered with quality leads in international markets to understand and effectively manage product quality expectations - Proactively translated consumer expectations into appropriate technical requirements - Collaborated to align and protect global product complaint code integrity Show less Packaging Quality Assurance• Responsible for Folding Carton, Plastics, Liquids, and Powder plants- Troubleshot issues through knowledge of components and processes- Collaborated with suppliers and plants to solve component issues and ensure component quality• Leader of SCPQA continuous improvement team• Implemented new lab flow to increase capacity by 33%• Facilitated daily morning staff meetings• Primary point of contact for the SCPQA lab• Responsible for prioritizing all incoming work• Member of team that implemented a new paperless sampling process• Member of rapid response team created to address issues in the Paper Products Plant Show less Supply Chain QA • Leader of team implemented to create a better flow of in-process work from shift to shift• Co-leader of team designed to combine the processes of ICQA and PQA• Member of Kaizen team that updated 62 specifications in one day• HPLC Qualified, able to operate Waters and Thermoseparation HPLC’s and their respective software Empower and Chromquest• Converted Alberto-Culver test methods from paper to electronic, helping move the lab to a paperless system• Responsible for analyzing all tankers on 3rd shift PQA and maintaining the analytical standards• Trained other Lab Technicians on tanker testing procedures• Resolved issues with raw materials and finished products and troubleshoot through communication with other departments• Updated product specifications to align with our vendors and USP• Responsible for coordinating ICQA equipment calibration Show less

  • Research Scientist - Quality Assurance

    Mar 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Quality Assurance Engineer

    Jul 2011 - Mar 2014

  • Associate Scientist I

    Jan 2009 - Jul 2011

  • Lab Technician

    Jun 2006 - Dec 2008
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  Forest hills public schools

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2011

  Girl's jv lacrosse coach

  - Head coach for girl's JV Lacrosse program- Ran practice every day- Coached all games and travelled with team as schedule dictated- Mentored and encouraged girls throughout the season

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  Arbonne

  Oct 2019 - now

  • Support new product development for makeup, skincare and nutrition lines• Manage multiple new product development projects while adhering to project timelines• Recommend formula changes based on stability data for new and existing products• Utilize complaint analysis of current portfolio to identify and prevent issues throughout the development process• Collaborate with Regulatory, R&D and Marketing to align on new product performance and claims• Work with contract manufacturers to establish quality standards and specifications for new products• Manage Stability and Document Control Group• Created and implemented new product specifications for makeup products, collaborated with contract manufacturers to gain alignment• Identified risk with regards to makeup product claims and established new company standard Show less

  • Senior Product Development Manager, Nutrition

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Manager Product Quality

    Oct 2019 - Feb 2022