Dominic G. Kanoy
Cosmetic Product Developer, Color
Cincinnati, OH · (513) 555 0133 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/dominicgkanoy
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years in color cosmetics development for two brands
INDUSTRIES
Mass color cosmetics, specialty retail brands, contract manufacturing partners
SPECIALTIES
Shade development, color matching, complexion formulas, launch execution
SYSTEMS
Centric product lifecycle management, Excel, Minitab, Oracle NetSuite
CREDENTIALS
Member, Society of Cosmetic Chemists
EDUCATION
Bachelor of science in chemistry, Miami Valley State University
Executive Summary
Color cosmetics developer with six years taking foundation, concealer and powder projects from brief to first production run. Owns shade development and color matching with contract manufacturers, reads instrument and visual results together, and keeps launches on the retailer calendar without letting shade accuracy slip.
Signature Achievements
- Developed a thirty six shade foundation range from a twelve shade base, matching across four undertone families.
- Cut shade approval rounds from five to two by agreeing tolerance limits with the manufacturer before submission.
- Landed nine complexion items on the retailer launch date across two seasons with no delayed shipment.
- Took eleven percent out of the cost of a pressed powder by reworking the filler system without changing payoff.
- Ran consumer panels of one hundred twenty users that supported the wear claim used on the carton.
- Cleared three formulas through twelve week accelerated stability at forty five degrees Celsius with no separation or shade drift.
Professional Experience
Cosmetic Product Developer, Color
Ivory Ridge Beauty, Cincinnati, OH 2022 to present
Complexion category for a brand of about ninety people, running twelve to fifteen projects a year with three contract manufacturers.
- Write the brief, review submissions and run shade matching under standard lighting and with a spectrophotometer before approving a master.
- Manage stability, preservative efficacy and packaging compatibility testing schedules so results land before the production commitment.
- Hold the bill of materials and cost target for each project and challenge component or filler choices that push it.
- Check ingredient declarations and product listing records with the regulatory lead under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act.
Associate Product Developer
Queen City Cosmetics Group, Cincinnati, OH 2020 to 2022
Development team supporting lip and cheek products for two owned brands.
- Logged submissions, ran bench comparisons and prepared samples for internal wear tests.
- Kept the project tracker current so marketing always had an honest date for artwork and launch.
Licensure and Certification
Member, Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Good manufacturing practice training for cosmetics, 2024
Education
Bachelor of science in chemistry, Miami Valley State University, 2020
Certificate in cosmetic formulation, 2022
Core Skills
Shade development · Color matching · Complexion formulas · Stability testing · Cost of goods · Contract manufacturers · Claim support · Centric · Minitab · Project tracking