Our Executive Team
John Yablonski, Founder and President
John has over 40 years of technical and managerial experience in cosmetics, personal care, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and related disciplines in both domestic and international operations.
He is the author of a variety of publications and presentations addressing preservation, sanitary cosmetic manufacturing, microbial quality control, sanitizer evaluation and microbial guidelines for non-sterile products. For outstanding contributions in the fields of industrial and environmental microbiology, John was presented the1996 NJSIM Microbiologist of the Year Award. He was a founding member of the CTFA (PCPC) Microbiology Committee and the Microbial Content Subcommittee as well as being currently active in the CTFA (PCPC) Scientific Advisory Committee, ASTM, ICMAD and the ASM. Past affiliations included the CTFA Information/Education Subcommittee, the Eye Area Cosmetic Working Party, SCC, NJSIM (Director), SIM, AWWA, SME, AOAC, and IFSCC.
John earned his degrees in Public Health Microbiology from the University of Massachusetts School of Public Health and Health Sciences with additional business and marketing course work at St. Johns University, the University of Michigan and Fairleigh Dickenson University.
Sharon Mancuso, Director of Customer Service
Sharon has over 25 years of managerial and customer service experience with a multitude of companies associated with cosmetics, personal care, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and related disciplines while affiliated with Bio-Control.
She was the co-author of a variety of publications and presentations addressing preservation, microbial quality control and microbiological control in the manufacturing environment. She was a Director for the NJSIM and served 4 years as Secretary for NJSIM being directly responsible for the organizations newsletter as well as monthly meeting scheduling and coordination.
Sharon earned her degree from the University of S.U.N.Y Albany. Following graduation, she worked for 4 years for the New York State Assembly Speaker’s district office as a Legislative Associate. On behalf of the Speaker, she represented and spoke for him at community events, coordinated community initiatives, dealt with related legislative matters and handled various constituent concerns and issues.
Dave Winne, Director of Technical Services
Dave has 30 years experience in the field of cosmetic safety and claims substantiation testing. As Technical Director of a major Contract Research Organization, responsibilities included overall site management and coordination of human clinical trials including SPF evaluations, irritation and sensitization testing, determination of comedogenic potential and custom product claims support. He has marketed such services at industry trade shows throughout the world and consulted for both large and small companies.
Dave graduated with academic honors earning degrees in Biology and Psychology from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton and gained experience as a Research Assistant in its Developmental Psychopharmacology Lab. He also was a Medical Lab Technician in the U.S. Army Reserves and trained at the Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he also graduated with honors and earned a Letter of Commendation.