Experience

Velour Beauty

• Canada
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Product Development Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present



MIYU Beauty

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

• CEO & Founder

  • 2012 - Present



CARGO Cosmetics

• United States
• Cosmetics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Supported the Founder's vision for the creation of innovative new products, packaging and line extensions Stayed abreast of all current and future industry color trends through research and maintaining close relationships with manufacturers and raw material suppliers Identified and sourced key manufacturing partners for both product and package development Worked closely with the graphic artist on developing new packaging as well as updating existing packaging Managed regulatory for all new launches, ensuring that each product was compliant for every market that we entered Managed all testing for new launches Supported cross-functional teams by providing product information for new launches as well as all necessary samples Supported Public Relations on answering technical questions about existing products from our sales teams or customers Spearheaded the approval process to get products into new retail channels



Bliss

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Manager, Product Development

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2008

  Initiated product ideation, as a collaborative effort with team members for the launch of new beauty productsSourced new raw materials and new innovations in cosmetic science, to create competitive prestige skincare and body care productsConducted competitive product analyses, strategized product positioning and point of differentiation, and wrote product claims for specific positioningWorked closely with Marketing to adjust product strategy based on business performance and insightBuilt strong relationships with raw material and manufacturing vendors, managing development process from initiation to final bulk approvalSecured on time launches and quality execution by closely monitoring timelines and cost of goods Approved or rejected production batch samples to meet quality standardsTrained various departments, including Sales, Marketing, and Public Relations on the science behind upcoming developmentsSupported Public Relations to promote new launches to beauty editorsReformulated a series of existing products for necessary updates on technology, regulatory compliance, and Starwood Hotel's amenitiesCreated compliant ingredient lists and managed testing of all products

• Product Development Coordinator

  • Jun 2005 - Feb 2007

  Assisted in regulatory functions including registering products for US and Canada, compiling EU dossiers, researching requirements for OTC productsCreated internal protocols for Stability and Compatibility testingManaged all testing including RIPT, Challenge, Occular, Stability, Compatibility and Efficacy



Shiseido

• Japan
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Intern

  • Feb 2005 - May 2005

  Conducted competitive product and promotions analyses Wrote website copy for new products Supported team on various marketing functions Conducted competitive product and promotions analyses Wrote website copy for new products Supported team on various marketing functions



Groupe Clarins

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Counter Manager

  • Oct 2002 - Jan 2003

  Responsible for driving the growth of counter sales Improved sales team performance through motivational strategies Responsible for driving the growth of counter sales Improved sales team performance through motivational strategies