History
2017
CLETA LLC (Norwood, NJ) Jul 2017
CEO
2016
Englewood LAB (Englewood, NJ) Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
Senior Director of Operation
- Planned and completed major expansion to add power filling facility at the original site
- Built 2nd location manufacturing plant for Skin Care filling and Packing area and Color Cosmetic filling & Packing area. Facility size: 155,000sq in Totowa, NJ
- Designed Production layout and Engineering Utility Capacity based on Production equipment demand.
- Established Color Cosmetic Business: Budget (Construction and Equipment), Production Design and Planning, and staffing plan
2013
COSMAX USA (Solon, OH) Sep 2013 - Mar 2016
Director of Operations
- Planned and completed establishment of Power factory, Lip/Mascara factory and Skin Care factory facility size: 335,000sq in Solon, OH
- Managed and coordinated construction vendors (General contractor, Electric, HVAC, Chiller, Steam, Air, Sprinkler, etc)
- Configured existing ERP program to fit U.S market.
- Purchased, installed, and successfully tested all processing equipment (Skin care mixer, lip stick mixer, Mascara mixer, Henschel mixer, Atomizer, Ribbon mixer, Sieving mixer) and filling equipment (Lip stick filler, Lip Gloss filler, Pen eyeliner, Mascara filler, Hot pour filler, traditional type pressed powder machine, wet type pressed machine, multi pressed machine, Jelly Dome type machine)
- Set up RO system (installed with USP standard, passed validation) & QC Laboratory facility
- Established QA/AC, Purchasing team (Certified ISO 22716, Certified Cosmetic GMP)
- Managed Daily/Weekly/Monthly production schedule, conducted and managed production result analysis.
- Managed and planned capacity requirements, Prepared Customer Audits/ Migrated audit results (corrective action plan)
- Reviewed production capabilities in regards to tooling/equipment, and conducted ROI analysis for procurement of new equipment for new products.
- Completed all line set up (focused area in Lip stick (Hot pour product), Powder and skin care assembly)
2012
Englewood LAB (Englewood, NJ) 2012-2013 AUG
Director of Operation May 2012 – Aug 2013
– Directed all departments of operation to include:Customer service, Costing, Purchasing, IT, Manufacturing, Assembly, Inventory Control & Warehouse
Director of Production Jan 2008 – Apr 2012
– Directed a staff of 80+ employees in the areas of batching, filling, component purchasing (overseas), warehousing, inventory control and information technology
Director of R&I Jan 2007 – Dec 2007
– Managed staff of +7 in the R&I with new product development and formulations of cosmetic skincare and OTC products
– Ensured formulation and preparation for laboratory batches in compliance with cGMP, quality and regulatory
2002
Altwell (Dae Jeon, Korea) Mar 2002 - Dec 2006
Senior Chemist
- Formulated for new product (Skin Care) and conducted stability testing
- Established reliable scale-up process (laboratory to production)
- Effectively communicated manufacturing procedure and trained compounders to analyze batch size, kettle size, proper equipment, to maintain efficiency and follow GMP procedures
1999
COSMAX Korea (Hyang Nam, Korea) July 1999 - Feb 2002
Chemist
- Developed emulsion products; lotion, cream and sun cream (OTC), mask products
- Developed 30+ products per year