Jeffrey Cruz

Supervised and trained staff of 3 analysts, 4 Lab assistants, and co-op students, coordinated projects and workload.
Developed new formulations in skin care and color cosmetic products from concept to finish and duplicate prototypes including serums, creams, lotions, mascara, lip products, concealer, foundation, eyeliner and gel.
Scaled-up formulation from bench to pilot and full scale batches.
Worked closely with Sales and Marketing, Stability, Regulatory, Quality Control and Compounding Departments in dealing with projects from the development stage to commercial production.
Sourced out new raw materials and direct communication with raw material manufacturers and suppliers to be current with latest developments and market trends.
Involved in continuous improvement in laboratory and manufacturing capabilities.

Assisted in the development of new formulations based on client’s needs and market demands.
Modified the existing formulas of skincare and color cosmetic products.
Validated the correctness of developed formulas by challenging their repeatability.
Performed shade matching and development of new shades as requested by customers.
Checked each raw material for global regulatory compliance and against specific client’s restricted list before its use in a formula.
Recorded all formulas including the procedures and all applicable test results on Coptis (Software for Cosmetic Laboratories).

Demonstrated capacity to sample and label mixed material for validation according to process protocol sampling plan.
Performed physical testing of powders such as sieve analysis, density, and flowability.
Involved in plant audit for GMP and safety compliance.
Operated, cleaned, and maintained equipment in all aspects of drug manufacturing process such as granulation, compression, and coating.
Performed SAP transaction and several computer controlled operations.

Supervised and trained staff of 4 Analysts, 9 technicians, coordinated projects, budgets and workload.
Planned, organized, directed, and controlled the activities such as inspections of material flow and operating condition of various process units, materials handling, gathering, preparation and analysis of samples of raw materials, in-process and finished products.
Performed chemical experiments, tests and analyses using techniques such as spectrophotometer, cement physical and chemical separation techniques and coal proximate analysis as per ASTM standard testing method.
Implemented requirements of ISO 9002 and performed Internal Quality Auditing functions