Lara Saad, Product Development Engineer

Lara Saad

Product Development Engineer

Quartz Cosmetics

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
Experience
1 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :1 years, 5 Months

Product Development Engineer at Quartz Cosmetics
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2023 to October 2023

Internship-Research & Development AUG-OCT.2023
 Research & Implement a new cosmetic formulation of a whitening face crème & Perform physico-chemical & stability testing
 Identify suitable raw materials and technologies, ensure safety, regulatory compliance & quality control for the new product development.
 Perform physico-chemical & stability testing (Organoleptic, Ph, Viscosity, Heat Shock Centrifuge, Micro tests, Rapid stability testing…)

RESERACH ENGINEER at LA ROCHELLE UNIVERSITY
  • France - La Rochelle
  • January 2023 to February 2023

Research Training : Modeling of Fatty Acid Phase Change Material (PCM) for Energy Storage in Building Walls
• Optimize PCM parameters (achieving more than 50% of temperature reduction)
• Publication submitted 25/6/2023

GRADUATE ASSISTANT at UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • September 2022 to December 2022

• Research Project : Process design for utilization of CO2 in methanol production via combined reforming of methane (production optimization, recycling, reduction CO2, sensitivity analysis & economic study)

• Exams Corrections

QUALIFICATION & VALIDATION at ARWAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LEBANON SAL
  • Lebanon
  • September 2022 to October 2022

• Calibrate and Validate instruments & installations in accordance with VMP in order to comply with cGMP

QUALITY ENGINEER at PATCHI INDUSTRIAL COMPANY SAL
  • Lebanon
  • June 2022 to August 2022

Internship-QA/QC, Lab Management Assistant, Production
• Document validation and reports & evaluate traceability measures.
• Coach & Train personnel (participation in Food Safety System Training ISO 22000 : 2018)
• Conduct daily tests and experiments in the lab on the raw materials and finished products.
• Participate in the process of improving the formulation of a new product

PRODUCTION ENGINEER at S.M.C.L PEPSICO COMPANY
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2021 to August 2021

Internship-Quality Control, Packaging, Production
• Participate in an environmentally sustainable project : Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment of PET Bottles
• Managing CO2 : From Sourcing to Bottling perfection
• Optimizing procedures to achieve superior quality in PepsiCo's beverage production and packaging

Education

Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at UNIVERISTY OF BALAMAND (UOB)
  • June 2023

• Modeling of Fatty Acid Phase Change Material (PCM) for Energy Storage in Building Walls • Designing a new ketchup bottle with no residue, for minimum waste and maximum efficiency (10% waste reduction) • Processing solid waste treatment plant in Lebanon : Converting MSW into RDF & generation of heat and electricity (perform calculations on each unit, material balance, energy balance & PFD) • Process optimization of MMA from Natural Gas for Nail polish production used in the Big cosmetic industries. • Process design for utilization of CO2 in methanol production via combined reforming of methane (production optimization, recycling, reduction CO2, sensitivity analysis & economic study

Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at LA ROCHELLE UNIVERSITÉ
  • June 2023

• Erasmus Plus Program Funded by SWaTH (MS Thesis Continuation) • Research : Modeling of Fatty Acid Phase Change Material (PCM) for Energy Storage in Building Walls

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at UNIVERISTY OF BALAMAND (UOB)
  • January 2022

• I achieved the highest academic standing in my department, ranking first among my peers • Vice President of SSCHE club (Student Society of Chemical Engineers) • Member of Badminton team, Tennis team & UNESCO Club at UOB

Specialties & Skills

Teamwork
Microsoft Office
Aspen Plus
Process Flow
leadership
Microsoft Office
COMSOL Multiphysics
communication

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Expert

Memberships

SSCHE(Student Society of Chemical Engineers)
  • VICE PRESIDENT
  • January 2021

Training and Certifications

Introduction to Life Cycle Thinking (LCA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2023
SWATH MOBILITY (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2023
ELMA MAALOUF AWARD (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2023