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Santigie Mansaray

Bloomfield

Summary

Dynamic research and development professional with a proven track record in the consumer goods industry, specializing in innovative personal care, beauty care, surface care, and fabric care products. An expert in sustainability practices and regulatory compliance. Excel in cross-functional collaboration and creative problem-solving, driving successful product launches that enhance performance and market presence. Passionate about continuous improvement and delivering exceptional results.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

R&D Associate Fabric Care & Surface Care

Reckitt
Montvale
04.2021 - Current
  • Led the development of innovative fabric care formulations, optimizing surfactant and active blends, suspending systems, and encapsulated fragrance profiles to achieve superior freshness, sanitizing, and softening performance while meeting sustainability goals, resulting in a new product launch with significant market penetration.
  • Formulated fabric softeners with customized fragrance profiles, ensuring optimal softening and fragrance longevity performance across diverse fabric types, while adhering to regulatory requirements.
  • Conducted laboratory research to identify and evaluate novel surfactant systems and suspending agents, leading to the development of a high-performance biocide fabric softener and sanitizer with improved softness and fabric sanitization.
  • Formulated various biocide surface care products, such as multi-purpose cleaners, kitchen cleaners, bathroom cleaners, etc.
  • Work on innovative projects related to improving sustainability, including using compaction (tablets) to minimize water usage in products.
  • Worked in EPA registration and GLP compliance.

R&D Scientist & Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Henkel Corporation
Stamford
06.2019 - 04.2021
  • Formulated hair care-related products, shampoos, conditioners, hair creams, etc.
  • Followed the requirements of product development processes and followed through with action plans to meet the goals and timelines of the projects.
  • Reviewed beauty care formulas and raw materials for compliance with U.S. and Canadian regulations.
  • Reviewed beauty care artwork for compliance with U.S. and Canadian regulations.
  • Supported regulatory affairs and product safety teams in product compliance and registration with the FDA, Health Canada, and ECHA/BPR legislation.
  • Create safety data sheets (SDS) for finished goods.

Formulation Chemist (R&D)

Conair Corporation
Stamford
02.2019 - 06.2019
  • Formulated hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, and styling products.
  • Worked closely with various marketing, manufacturing, and chemical groups to develop novel products and be involved with an in-house cosmetologist and salon in evaluating the newly developed formulas.
  • Make new formulations, evaluate the formulas, run stability tests, and be responsible for documentation.
  • Worked with a Brookfield viscometer, a pH meter, mixing blades, a hot plate, a stability oven, and a packaging machine.

Formulations Lab Technician (R&D, Global Skin Care)

Unilever Home and Personal Care
Trumbull
08.2018 - 02.2019
  • I assisted with multiple projects for the Simple Skin Care brand.
  • Responsible for the formulation and batching of skin care products, including lotions, sleep masks, facial toners, cleansers, creams, face wipes, etc.
  • Conduct stability tests of in-process and finished products, such as pH, viscosity, rheometer, temperature, and UV flashlight testing.
  • Manage stock inventory, and conduct diagnostic tools experiments.
  • Worked with a Brookfield viscometer, pH meter, mixing blade, hot plate, stability oven, UV light, HPLC, UV tattoos, and rheometer.

Education

Bachelors (B.S.) - Biology, Chemistry, Psychology

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

Skills

  • Formulation development
  • Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  • Consumer-localized testing
  • Home Used Testing
  • Industrial Scale-Up Batching
  • Clinical studies
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Laboratory research
  • Product testing
  • Laboratory techniques, including using a viscometer, rheometer, pH meter, serial dilutions, gel electrophoresis, gravity column chromatography, MALDI mass spectrometer, and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • Sustainability practices
  • Research methodologies
  • Inventory management
  • Innovation management and experimental design
  • Project management
  • Technical leadership
  • Technical and scientific writing
  • Cross-functional collaboration and teamwork
  • Creative problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Effective communication (verbal and written communication), including public speaking,
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft SharePoint)
  • Time management
  • Interpersonal skills, including relationship building
  • Adaptability and goal-setting
  • Business intelligence
  • Training and onboarding
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Self-motivation and continuous improvement

Accomplishments

  • Received 2nd place award from Toastmasters Area 32, District 83 International Speech Contest

Certification

  • EPA GLP Training
  • MS Project
  • Sustainability in Action
  • Power Industrial Truck
  • 46 Licenses and certification from Linkedin Learning

Timeline

R&D Associate Fabric Care & Surface Care

Reckitt
04.2021 - Current

R&D Scientist & Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Henkel Corporation
06.2019 - 04.2021

Formulation Chemist (R&D)

Conair Corporation
02.2019 - 06.2019

Formulations Lab Technician (R&D, Global Skin Care)

Unilever Home and Personal Care
08.2018 - 02.2019

Bachelors (B.S.) - Biology, Chemistry, Psychology

University of Bridgeport

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