Samuel Hoornaert

Senior Laboratory Technician at Procter & Gamble

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Dynamic professional with a passion for organization and science. With 10 of experience, I have honed a unique blend of expertise in organization, coordination and procedural roles. As lab leader, I established workflows, I consistently delivers exceptional results and trained more than 50 lab technicians. Dedicated to continuous growth, embracing challenges, and making a positive impact. My professionalism, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive information have earned me a reputation for trustworthiness. I take a proactive approach to problem-solving and excel in building productive working relationships. Operating in high-pressure environments, I thrive on delivering results and supporting executives in achieving their goals.

Experience

  • Procter & Gamble (Full-time · 8 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Technical Specialist
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

      Lab specialist in disruptive packaging, responsible in lab management, safety coordination and prototyping. Guarantee the Quality Assurance of lab operations and materials, following on a regular basis on stability testing of packaging materials for consumer goods. Main operator and maintenance of technical measuring equipment.

    • Senior Laboratory Assistant
      Apr 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Working in the design and responsible for the making of Perfumes for trans-categories within Procter and Gamble and Product testing with new Perfumes. Lab Team Leader within department and material manager, coordinating lab technicians within lab and resolving any organizational or technical issues. Responsible for improvement automatization and digitalization of Chemical Management. Training new hires and working closely with perfumers and suppliers for new in-market perfumes.

    • Laboratory Assistant
      Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Compounding perfumes and applied products for consumer testing. Co-deputy for lab coordination and lab safety with improvements of stock managements of chemicals. Backup for software development.

  • Laboratory Assistant at Procter & Gamble
    May 2017 - Dec 2017 · 8 mos

    Supported in the team Research and Development in the Hand Dish soap Department. My responsibilities consisted of making the dish products and, depending requested parameters, performing series of tests, measuring viscosity / pH using an array of scientific apparatus (Brookfield, Anton Paar). Checking stability and color of products over long period of time in different storage conditions. Analyzing produced data from experiments and sending reports to supervisors.

  • Production Operator at Coca-Cola European Partners
    Apr 2017 - Apr 2017 · 1 mo

    Production operator in the pilot plant of the Coca-Cola company R&D department in Anderlecht. Responsible in the assistance of the batch making, Hot filling, labeling and packaging of new formulas for consumer tests. Temporary replacement for three weeks.

  • Laboratory Assistant at Procter & Gamble
    Mar 2016 - Feb 2017 · 1 yr

    I worked in the team Research and Development in the Hand Dish soap Department, mainly Dreft. Checking new formulations on their variability and stability using pH, viscosity, color and density.

  • Quality Control at Fenzi Belgium
    Oct 2014 - Nov 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Control of physical and chemical properties of chemical products for industrial applications. Also responsible for administration. Routine work consisted of taking samples from production to check stability and color (colorimeter).