Miyuki Agyekum

Research Scientist @ Herbalife

About

Dedicated R&D scientist with 6 + years of experience in food, food additive, supplement, and pharmaceutical industries. Made new formula recipes and manage the entire manufacturing processes including scale-up process. Developed over 15 new formulas and generated over 125 million yen a year in sales which number to about 1.25 million US dollars. <Some examples of my accomplishments> • Created a new product, and in doing so also created a new demand in the market. URL for the joint release with the largest chips manufacture in Japan: https://www.rikenvitamin.jp/news/assets/pdf/220929.pdf • Filled 3 patent applications. (One of them hasn’t released yet, so there is no information on the patent list.) • Improved the manufacturing process for the existing products; cut the process time by over 10% without decreasing merchandise quality. I get excited about opportunities where I’m able to talk with clients directly and cooperate with other departments. “Helping better the health of people all around” is my career goal. I hope we can create a bright future for everyone together! Please contact me at miyukiagyekum@gmail.com or here on Linked-In!

Country

United States

City

Glendale

Industry

Chemicals

Skill

Comminution, Granulation, Tableting, Mixing, Coating, Microsoft Office, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Research and Development (R&D), Food Processing, Formulation, GHS, Pigments, sweetener, Sugar, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), FSSC 22000, Vitamins, emulsifier

Experience

Research Scientist

Herbalife

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Torrance, California, United States

Process Scientist

Trace-Ability, Inc.

2023-4 - 2024-11 · 1 yr 8 mos

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Research And Development Scientist

Riken Vitamin Co Ltd

2016-4 - 2022-6 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Tokyo, Japan

• Developed over 15 new formula recipes for supplements, medicine, food, and food additives. The sales are over $1.25 million/year. Also, Created 2 new demands in the market. • Cut the manufacturing process time by over 10% without decreasing merchandise quality. • Filled 3 patent applications and presented 5 conferences. • Developed new formulas. - Reviewed scientific literature and made new strategies for studies. - Designed new formula recipes with gel agent, emulsifier, sweetener, pigment, oil, sugar etc. - Studied manufacturing process and tested scale-up from lab to industrial scale. - Proposed and presented samples/merchandise to customers domestically and abroad. - Developed a new protocol for analyzing new merchandise. - Analyzed API and formulation physical properties and content of API, carotenoid, vitamin, flavor using HPLC and GC. - Analyzed amorphous/crystalline form of API in the formulation by XRD, DSC. - Wrote papers about manufacturing and quality standards, and product specification. - Calculated cost accounts for the merchandise. • Developed manufacturing processes. - Led the first-time production on an industrial scale. - Improved the manufacturing process for the existing products. • Followed the regulations and standards. - Followed the ISO9001/14001, FSSC22000 & GMP system and acted as an internal audit leader. - Wrote and executed validation protocols (IQ/OQ) for the texture analyzer and cooling device. - Thoroughly researched the food and chemical regulations in other countries. - Made labels followed GHS. • Managed people - Led other departments (sales, QA/QC, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Production Control etc), raw material companies and commission manufactures for over 20 projects. - Negotiated with new material companies to provide new materials for our company. - Coordinated assistants and delegated work while overseeing their progress.

Marketing and Sales Strategist

2014-5 - 2014-11 · 7 mos

Japan

• Created new strategies to improve the company’s credit card business. My strategy was chosen as runner-up for the most successful. • Analyzed the current company framework, set a goal, identified potential customers, made a strategy etc. • Worked with multinational team members. • Scheduled and modulated the meeting with full-time workers.