Consultant for Personal Care Products: Cosmetics, Skin Care, Cosmetic Ingredients, Formulation and INC Regulations

Technical Consultant #1718

Synthesis chemistry for personal care products.
Expert in product applications in the personal care industry such as body lotions, deodorants, hand bactericides and sunscreens.
Extensive knowledge of chemistry, formulations and use of antiperspirants, deodorants, lotions, silicones, esters, emollients, moisturizers and controlled release personal care products.
Understanding of back-label regulations and how to establish INC names.
Understands the connection between technology and commercial opportunity for success in personal care cosmetic industry.
Expert witness for patent infringement and expertise to help define terminology and interpretation of technical information.

Undisclosed Company, Consultant, 2009 - Present

Utilizing almost 40 years of experience in the personal care cosmetic industry; with particular experience on supply-side and consumer-side issues.
Focused on siloxane and antiperspirant chemistry/application/customer issues; skin and hair formulation and claim support; and, back-label ingredient statements and INCI assignments.

Kao Brands Co, (formerly The Andrew Jergens Co), Cincinnati, OH, 1998 - 2009

Sr. Principal Scientist and Technical Brand Leader for the Cure'l product line, responsible for all development and technical direction, including market research.
Developed a new sub-brand of (4) products Cure'l Extreme Care) to solidify a newly purchased brand, resulting in first year sales of greater than $10 million.
Redeveloped a line of 4 existing products and 3 new sub-brand products within 12 months for launch with estimated sales of $80 million.
Developed new protocol to define performance criteria for hair.
Developed and manage a close working relationship with Kao/Japan research and development and outside suppliers/institutions for co-development and commercialization of new products.
Manage intellectual property for Product Development (including laboratory notebooks and confidential development agreements), and developed in-house technical training/educations as part of mentoring program.

Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI, Sr. Personal Care Industry Specialist, 1986 - 1998

Directed technical product commercialization that resulted global silicone leadership in the personal care market, resulting in significant new product sales and market share growth.
Identified customer needs and coordinated technical effort for new and existing products.
Technical coordinator for key personal care customers, including Proctor and Gamble (P&G) L'Oreal, Estee Lauder Companies, Alberto Culver, and Unilever.
Led cross-functional teams charged with improving quality of 2 resulting in quadrupling capacity, eliminating reject batches, and improving customer perception of quality and consistency.
Coordinated technical business alliance activities in polymer entrapment technology and antiperspirants; growing business over 30% annually for 3 years.
Key global customers managed were Proctor and Gamble (P&G), Gillette, Estee Lauder, Alberto Culver, and Unilever.

Wickhen Products, Huguenot, NY, R&D Director and Business Manager New Product, 1973 - 1986

Supported 25% annual growth into new markets with existing and recommended new skin care products and technology.
Invented new polymer entrapment technology resulting in 5 patents.
Developed 25% annual growth into new markets with existing and recommended new product/technology.
Started and headed up research and development department with 10 direct reports.
Responsibilities also included analytical method development, raw material purchasing, and management of the pilot plant.

Amerchol Corporation, Edison, NJ, Chemist, 1970 - 1973

Bench synthesis chemist responsible for alkoxylation, lanolin derivization, and glucoside chemistry.
Developed new sunscreen.
First to work on methyl glucoside chemistry in personal care industry.

Credentials

Contributing editor for R&D Highlights and Course Instructor
Advisory Board & Contributing Regular Column Editor
International Nomenclature Committee Chairperson
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
Hans Schaeffer Award; Society of Cosmetic Chemists - Most Innovative Paper
Quality and Supply Improvement Award; Dow Corning Corporation
Manufacturing Achievement Award; Dow Corning Corporation
Controlled Release Society - Consumer & Diversified Products Technical Seminar Committee

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Publications and Patents

17 patents on antiperspirants, functional siloxanes, controlled release technology, skin/hair formulation.
Contributing author for 3 books and author of 1 book on subjects of antiperspirants, functional siloxanes, and dermatology.
Over 50 global presentations on antiperspirants, functional siloxanes, skin care, hair care, color cosmetic, controlled release, innovation techniques, chemistry of cooking.
Author of extensive list of published papers.