Global Quality & Regulatory Leader | MoCRA, Hygienic Manufacturing & Supplier Development | Transforming Quality Systems Across Beauty, Health & Consumer Goods

Overview

Quality and regulatory executive with decades of global leadership spanning beauty, health, medical device, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods categories. Experience includes leading large multi-site quality organizations, modernizing enterprise-wide quality systems, and implementing regulatory-aligned programs that reduce defects, strengthen compliance, and accelerate growth. Background includes laboratory operations leadership, supplier quality programs, and corporate quality strategy development across the Americas, Europe, and global regions. Known for building collaborative, high-performance teams and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-focused quality solutions.

Short Bio

Global quality and regulatory expert with deep experience across personal care, beauty, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. Led major enterprise quality transformations, strengthened regulatory compliance, and developed industry-recognized approaches to hygienic manufacturing and supplier development. Frequently engaged as a consultant, educator, and standards committee contributor.

What I Bring

Extensive global experience leading multi-site quality and regulatory functions
Proven record reducing defects, audit findings, and compliance gaps across complex operations
Strong capability designing and modernizing quality systems for global organizations
Expertise in MoCRA, hygienic manufacturing, and FDA/industry regulatory expectations
Deep experience in supplier development, auditing, and inspection readiness
Ability to diagnose organizational issues and implement transformative quality strategies
Strong communicator trusted by C-suite, regulators, and operational teams
Effective trainer and mentor, developing quality talent and academic curricula

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

Hygienic manufacturing systems and risk management
Microbiological and analytical testing laboratories
Quality systems for health, beauty, personal care, and consumer goods
MoCRA compliance frameworks and regulatory interpretation
Supplier quality systems, quality agreements, and component qualification
Enterprise audit programs and quality governance structures
Data integrity programs and compliance remediation
Clinical and consumer trial packaging and assembly operations

Titles Held

Principal Consultant & Owner, Consulting LLC (2018 – Present)
Adjunct College Instructor, James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati (2023 – Present)
Board Director, Obelis USA – Obelis Group (2023 – Present)
Educational Adjunct & Mentor, Pathway for Patient Health (2020 – Present)
Vice President Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs – Corporate, Bureau Veritas / ATL (2019 – 2023)
Vice President Global Quality Assurance – Corporate, Estée Lauder Companies (2018)
Vice President Global Quality Assurance – Americas, Estée Lauder Companies (2011 – 2017)
Vice President Global Quality Assurance – Europe, Estée Lauder Companies (2003 – 2011)
QA Leader Regional Fabric & Global Home Care, Procter & Gamble (2001 – 2003)
Global QA Leader, Fabric Care, Procter & Gamble (1999 – 2001)
European QA Leader, Laundry Products, Procter & Gamble (1996 – 1999)
European QA Leader, Health & Beauty Products, Procter & Gamble (1994 – 1996)

Career Highlights

Provided pre-acquisition due diligence and inspection readiness support for clients across drug, beauty, medical device, and consumer goods categories
Member of NSF Standards Joint Committee defining Standard 527 for Personal Care Products
Developed and taught new graduate-level Hygienic Manufacturing certificate course at University of Cincinnati
Guided industry understanding and implementation of MoCRA regulations as board director and subject expert
Overhauled corporate quality systems for major global testing laboratory organization, improving compliance and reducing quality document closure time by 80% and overdue documents by 94%
Led service recovery and secured additional business at a Fortune 500 CPG client through operational excellence improvements
As VP Global QA (Americas) at Estée Lauder, reduced microbiological incidents in finished goods by 66% and improved lab throughput by 43%
Reduced regulatory inspection observations by 66% while strengthening internal audit completion by 60%
Drove North American plants to achieve 90% reduction in ppm defects
Developed globally implemented QA tools including corporate audit processes, quarterly reporting formats, and online ppm defect systems
Certified third-party microbiological laboratories, enabling significant internal lab capacity increases
Improved supply chain reliability with supplier performance programs reducing interruptions by 26%
Reduced defects at Japan Sales Affiliate incoming inspection by 80%
At P&G, reduced cost of quality incidents by several million dollars and improved defect rates by an order of magnitude
Created new global training programs advancing QA capability for R&D and product supply teams

Education & Professional Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering – Loughborough University of Technology, UK
Diploma of Management Studies – Institution of Mechanical Engineers, PDS

Languages

English- Native

French- Basic

Dutch- Basic

Impact

Transformed global quality systems across beauty, health, medical device, and consumer goods sectors, delivering dramatic, measurable improvements in compliance, defect reduction, and operational reliability.
Reduced regulatory findings, quality incidents, and product defects by orders of magnitude across multi-site global operations, strengthening consumer safety and brand trust.
Drove enterprise-level modernization of quality governance, data integrity, supplier performance, and hygienic manufacturing standards, enabling sustainable growth and regulatory readiness under evolving frameworks including MoCRA.
Elevated organizational capability by designing high-impact training, mentoring talent pipelines, and integrating QA as a strategic partner across R&D, supply chain, and executive leadership.
Guided major corporations, laboratories, and global manufacturers through complex compliance challenges, unlocking revenue opportunities, reducing risk exposure, and shaping industry best practices through standards committees and thought leadership.

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