Director Of Technical Servives
Posted on: 2010-05-27
Do not include contact info here unless you want it to be visible on the search engines. You have been warned.
Karen Dean-Hines
5500 Highland Dr. #1013
Little Rock, Arkansas 72223
(501) 954-7071 home
(678) 777-8233 mobile
Qualifications Summary
Experienced chemist with an unblemished record of success and creativity. Adept at handling multiple projects with equal competency. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficient managerial and organizational skills.
Professional Experience
J.M. Products Little Rock, Arkansas 5/07-11/13/09 (Business closed)
Ethnic Hair care company medium size
Notable brand (Isoplus)
Director of Technical Services (Cosmetic chemist)
Product Development
Implemented and developed Quality Control program
Assisted with the development of contract manufacturing business
Developed and implemented consumer and salon testing programs
Management and inventory of raw materials
Production planning
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation High Point NC. 4/06-5/07 (lab relocation)
International (Fortune 500) cosmetic raw material supplier
Technical Development Chemist (Cosmetic Chemist)
Product development
Provided Technical assistance to sales and marketing personnel
Provided customers with technical expertise on new or existing products.
Provided reformulation services where applicable
Researched conditioning polymer interactions
AJA Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia 3/03-11/05 (corporate downsizing)
Contract manufacturer (less than 100 employees)
Director of Technical Services (Cosmetic Chemist)
Directed all technical operations
Supervised compounding Personnel
Product Development
Wrote S.O.P’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for laboratory and compounding areas
Advised and assisted owner of company concerning regulatory affairs and compliance.
Interacted with customers to provide technical expertise on old and new product concepts
J.M. Products, Little Rock Arkansas 4/01-2/03
Ethnic Hair company (medium size)
Director of Technical Services (Cosmetic Chemist)
Notable Brand (Isoplus)
Product Development
Quality Control
Provided technical advice to marketing and sales on new product ideas and product improvement of existing brands
Worked to improve quality issues, thereby eliminating product waste.
Reformulated existing products to improve sales
Integrated natural concepts into product development
L’Oreal/Softsheen, Chicago, Illinois 4/99-8/00
Ethnic Hair care
International Fortune 500
Cosmetic Chemist (formulator)
Product Development
Bronner Brothers, Atlanta, Georgia 8/93-10/98
Ethnic Hair care (medium size)
Notable Brand (Nu Expressions)
Senior Chemist (Cosmetic Chemist)
Product Development
Supervised Compounders
Coordinated S.O.P.s (Standard Operating Procedures)
Supervised production personnel in absence of plant manager
Generated 200,000 in revenue via quality control, formulation cost reduction and waste management.
McCrone Associates, Atlanta, Georgia 3/91-12/92
Analytical Chemist (Environmental chemist)
Operated Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
Wrote and modified sample preparation procedures
Generated $100,000 in revenue for company via project management and data efficiency
Ecotek LSI Inc, Atlanta, Georgia 6/90-1/91 Environmental Chemist
Wet chemistry Parameters
Sample preparation
Education
Bachelor of Science/Biology-Chemistry
Alabama State University
MBA 2010-present
Strayer University
Certificates of Completion
Cosmetic Raw Materials
Ethnic Raw Materials
Three-Day Hair Care Symposium
Hair Color
Developmental Creations
Isoplus Natural Remedy
Isoplus Natural Collection
Isoplus Prosystems
Bronner Brothers Pump It Up
Bronner Brothers Nu Expressions
African Royale Oil Moisturizer
Affiliations
Society of Cosmetic Chemist