Join us for a full day course by George Deckner on Innovative Tools to Empower Formulators
October 15, 2019
The Artistic Institute at Zotos International
100 Tokeneke Road
Darien, CT 06820
Registration & Breakfast: 8:00 - 8:30am
Course: 8:30am - 4:45pm
Topics to be discussed
Seven Habits of Highly Successful, Innovative Formulators
Top Personal Care Innovations - The Past and The Future
Tools of Innovation - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Priciples of Modeling Formulation Performance, Developing Successful Front End Innovation Platform Technologies
The Green Formulator’s Toolbox
Biography: George Deckner has over 40 years of personal care technology and product development experience working at Procter and Gamble, Charles of the Ritz Group, and Revlon. While at Procter and Gamble, he worked in skin care product development, active delivery technology, and most recently in the Oral Care Advanced Technology Innovation group. Before being appointed a Victor Miles Research Fellow, he also served as Associate Director Exploratory Formulation for skin care product development. While at Proctor & Gamble, George was one of the top inventors, with 354 granted and filed global patents (201 U.S. patents). He helped develop many of the core platform technologies used in numerous personal care products commercialized under the Olay, Bain de Soleil, Pantene, Pampers, Crest, Vicks, Clearasil, Noxzema, and SK2 brands.
Previously, George was a Senior Chemist, skin care manager, and Director of Exploratory Formulation for Charles of the Ritz Group. During this time, George received the President’s Cup Award for outstanding business contribution and developed numerous marketed skin care products sold under the Bain de Soleil, Jean Nate, Yves Saint Laurent and Charles of the Ritz Brands. George retired from Procter and Gamble in 2013 and founded Deckner Consulting Services that develops proprietary personal care technology and provides formulation training to the industry. George is a current emeritus fellow of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and also writes a formulation technology blog for the UL Prospector.