Christina Slack

Research and Development Chemist, Floor Care @Bona

Charlotte, NC, US

Lead development and testing of innovative product systems.• Coordinate, monitor, and perform field testing of new systems as needed.• Utilize both new and existing products to develop solutions for various market applications.• Conduct competitive product evaluations and benchmarking of relevant products.• Perform qualitative, application, stability, and compatibility testing on current Bona core products and products under development. • Responsible for writing technical reports after the completion of a project.• Use instrumental analysis such as viscosity, pH, hardness, hydrogen peroxide content, particle size, rheology to problem solve.• Evaluate new and existing specialty chemicals and polymers for suitability in development projects.• Assist in redesign of existing products to meet customer requirements.• Assist in production scale-up of new prototype products including all monitoring and evaluation of field testing prior to final approval and production.• Proficient in Formulator software for internal formula maintenance.