Makayla Chipka

About Makayla Chipka

Strategic regulatory compliance and quality leader with a proven track record of building and scaling programs across furniture, textiles, lighting, plumbing, children’s and pet goods as well as human and pet consumables. I specialize in bridging complex product regulations with practical, business-minded implementation, from factory audits to customer satisfaction metrics. I’ve led global supplier onboarding and qualification systems, developed Reasonable Testing Programs, and partnered cross-functionally to embed compliance into design, sourcing, and operations. With expertise in US/CAN and EU/UK regulations, I’ve helped protect brand integrity and reduce regulatory risk across the product lifecycle. As the founder of Synthegrity, I support brands as a compliance consultant and expert witness across a wide range of product safety and analytical matters. My expert witness work spans both consumer product safety, including labeling, compliance programs, and regulatory due diligence, and analytical chemistry casework involving drug of abuse testing, contamination analysis, and method reliability. I have also worked directly with third-party laboratories to establish new analytical chemistry testing facilities, guiding them from ideation and service planning through architectural design, equipment specification, method development, ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, and CPSC recognition. Across all areas, I help legal teams, businesses, and laboratories translate technical and regulatory complexity into clear, actionable strategies grounded in scientific rigor. Core Focus Areas: Analytical Chemistry - Consumer Products and Drug of Abuse Product Testing & Certification Global Supplier Quality Audits Corrective Action (CAPA) & Continuous Improvement Consumer Product Safety | Labeling | Claim Substantiation Executive Reporting | Regulatory Risk Mitigation CPSC | FDA | EU | UK | Chemical Compliance (Prop 65, PFAS, BPA. RoHS, REACH) Expert Witness & Strategic Consulting Let’s connect to discuss collaboration, expert witness support, or compliance consulting.

Experience

1. Manager of Product Compliance and Regulations

   Arhaus

   Oct 2023 — Present · Hudson, OH, US

   Responsible for managing all product regulations, standards, and testing protocols ensuring Arhaus is following industry standards and adhering to regulatory standards. Acting as the primary liaison between Arhaus, and the testing labs – ensuring a consistent program supporting the global needs of Arhaus and their partners. Has ownership in teaching/training, and building the base knowledge of the internal and external teams to support the designing, developing, and reviewing of product.Manages Arhaus product regulations, standards, and testing.• Continuously review federal, state, and local regulations, standards, and testing requirements to ensure Arhaus compliance & updates testing protocols as required.Serves as Technical expert to internal/external customers; teaches and trains QA and QC team on what to look for when inspecting/reviewing a product. • Provides recommendations for managing product compliance to leaders of quality, sourcing, and product.• Provides training/support to cross-functional teams and suppliers on federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. • Updates Sourcing, Quality, PD, Buying, and Planning of potential risks that could impact inventory.Learn, understand, and support the processes associated with supporting our internal/external customers & partnershipsRequests, reviews, and provides follow-up for required test reports• Determine which tests are needed for products and communicate with suppliers; support PD.• Requests test reports from suppliers/agents as needed, in a timely manner to ensure adherence to product development calendar.• Review test reports as received and provide guidance as needed on failures; update cross-functional partners as appropriate.Manages high-risk product related concerns• Works with legal when there is a failed report or product issues that cause potential risk to Arhaus (new and existing SKUs).

Education

• Harvard University

  Free Coursework

  2025

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS

• Ashland University

  Bachelors of Science

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  Regulatory Science Certificate