Prachi Thakare
Mumbai
Summary
A passionate research scientist with over 7+ years of experience in FMCG industry, leading innovation of personal carwe products. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, problem solving & decision making skills and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Research Associate
Colgate Palmolive
Mumbai
09.2020 - Current
- Independently lead end to end product development initiatives (new product innovations for driving growth, relaunches, funding the growth projects) from product conceptualization to implementation on ground as per technology grid to achieve sustainable business growth
- Independently lead pilot plant operations and ensure 100% compliance to product safety, regulatory, quality requirements to operate with speed throughout product life cycle
- Lead body cleansing, face care & hair care projects end to end by meeting required business expectations
- Risk assessment mapping ensuring quality compliance to accelerate timelines of projects to deliver sustainable business solutions
- Played a pivotal role in driving growth by developing breakthrough disruptive innovations in face care & body cleansing categories for India market
- - Launched Palmolive face care range, 9 variants which was first ever for Colgate Palmolive India market within 9 months, having breakthrough innovations as Palmolive souffle scrub & Palmolive face clay mask as first ever globally in Colgate Palmolive
- Lead supplier qualification for raw & packaging materials to provide required support for packaging qualification
- Lead quality standards of storage & handling of Raw material, Packaging material & finished goods handling & traceability
- Lead communication, troubleshoot technical problems related to manufacturing processes at plant and coordinating with cross functional teams both internal & external on product brief, claims, costing, formulation, artwork & packaging to ensure smooth launch as per timeline
- Identify consumer needs and trends & lead ideation of new products
Research Project Trainee
Dow Chemicals Limited
Mumbai
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Worked as intern in Home & Personal Care division
- Assisted in various personal care projects, troubleshooting, understanding formulation challenges and suggested innovative solutions & protocols to assess product performance
Senior R&D Officer
Marico Limited
Mumbai
07.2015 - 08.2018
- Worked on product development of male grooming products eg. hair gels, pomades, hair food, creams, beard creams.
- Worked on product development of commercial products both for India & Middle East market. Development of protocols for the performance assessment of hair gel products.
- Product development and analysis of skin care products like body lotion, facewash, face cream, face wipes, etc. Development and analysis of new skin care products like body gel, body oil for Indian market.
- Development of baby care products for Bangladesh region which included baby wash (mild & sulphate free), baby oil, etc.
Research Trainee
Colgate Palmolive
Mumbai
07.2014 - 05.2015
- Worked on the formulation and batch making of Personal Care Products (hair care products like shampoos, conditioners, bar soaps).
- Worked on preservative alternatives to formulate a paraben free preservative system in shampoos
- Colour Development in bar soap formulation.
- Analysis of personal care finished products & support in raw material inventory management
Summer Intern
Colgate Palmolive
Mumbai
05.2013 - 07.2013
- Worked as intern in Oral Care (OC) Department
- Worked on a project -‘Comparative study of colorants for the application in oral care products
Education
M.Tech -
Institute of Chemical Technology, ICT
Mumbai, MH01-2020
B.Tech -
Institute of Chemical Technology, ICT
Mumbai, MH01-2014
Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.C.) -
Ramnivas Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai.
Mumbai, MH01-2010
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) -
J.B.Vachha High School, Dadar, Mumbai
Mumbai, MH01-2008
Skills
- Technical Presentations
- Research and analysis
- Documentation skills
- Creativity and Innovation
- Training and mentoring
- Quality improvement activities
- Risk Management
- Strategic Thinking
- MS Office
Accomplishments
- YCMAD award for ' Globally first 100% Made in India: Palmolive face care range - period 1 2022
- Won five Innovation Record awards for development of innovative personal care products in Jan 2022
- Won MD's Above & Beyond Award under Action Squad category in May 2024
- 1st rank in Science subject in the S.S.C. Examination-March 2008 with a score of 98%
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt - Linkedin Learning (2020)
Affiliations
- Published journal article; "Prachi Samant, B. M. Bhanage, Green Technology in dyestuff industry, Chemical Industry Digest, 2014, 27(8), 49-63" (A review article).
- Attended conferences- IFSCC Ecaterina Merica Cosmetic Education Programme, Mumbai, India (2018), Convention of Colorants, Gandhinagar, Gujarat January (2013)
Languages
English
First Language
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Konkani
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Senior Research Associate
Colgate Palmolive
09.2020 - Current
Research Project Trainee
Dow Chemicals Limited
06.2019 - 11.2019
Senior R&D Officer
Marico Limited
07.2015 - 08.2018
Research Trainee
Colgate Palmolive
07.2014 - 05.2015
Summer Intern
Colgate Palmolive
05.2013 - 07.2013
M.Tech -
Institute of Chemical Technology, ICT
B.Tech -
Institute of Chemical Technology, ICT
Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.C.) -
Ramnivas Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai.
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) -
J.B.Vachha High School, Dadar, Mumbai
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