Experience

Farmacy Beauty

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present



The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Global Skincare Product Development

  • Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

• Assistant Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

  Global Skincare Product Development



Colgate-Palmolive

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2018

  Scientist- Implementation & Support for Cleansing Liquids Personal Care Products-Special assignment integrating PCA Skin and Elta MD skin care into internal system -R&D project lead for Softsoap launches including bodywash, hand soap, and foaming product-Create project timelines and identify R&D milestones to support scheduled launches-Develop product specifications and aesthetic standards and evaluate for quality-Work cross functionally with Product Development, Packaging, Marketing, Supply Chain, Fragrance, and Quality to ensure scheduled launch-Conduct research on trending ingredients/claims and develop formulations, including skincare-Travel to manufacturing plants nationally to provide support on scale-up process, evaluating final products to ensure they conform to standard quality-Qualify new raw materials and implement into new and existing formulas-Internally recognized for a 3Q17 You Can Make a Difference award due to a first place win at In-Cosmetics Formulation Challenge-Contribute to claims trackers from a formula and ingredient perspective-Co-leading Colgate Women's Network planning and executing networking/ leadership events

• Associate Scientist

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  Associate Scientist- R&D Developmental Rotation Program (June 2016- June 2017)Participated in a 1-year rotational program consisting of three rotations, see below.Product Development- Personal Care Products ( 5 month rotation Feb 2017-June 2017)-Optimized a cleansing backbone formula to have significantly improved foaming profile, texture, rheology, skin feel, and sustainability.-Screened various surfactant types and ratios, contributing to the development of a cost-efficient cleansing formula incorporating premium surfactants. -Contributed to ongoing competitive landscape assessment by running various experimental analysis tests.-Organized and conducted a home-use test to gain consumer insight.Global Quality (2 month rotation Dec 2016-Jan 2016)-Successfully completed design and organization of Global Quality Newsletter- First issue, to be easily -manipulated as a template on publisher for future Global Quality Newsletters. -Collected contributions from all Global Quality Leaders and integrated content into the newsletter.-Wrote articles and recorded a video interview with VP- Global Quality Toothbrush to be linked into the newsletter.Implementation& Support- Oral Care (5 month rotation July 2016-Nov 2016)-Successfully ensured and executed product launches and consumer studies worldwide.-Collaborated with marketing, consumer testing groups, product development, manufacturing, and upper management to move projects forward towards launch.-Managed four projects with competing priority levels and strict timelines-Reviewed product batch sheets and completing formula side-by-side comparisons.-Conducted research on oral care products in development including testing in categories such as stability, aesthetics, flavor analysis, etc, and tabulating the data for ease of reporting results.-Responsible for ensuring that our formulations met all safety regulations for US and globally.-Proved regular reports, updates, and presentations to upper management.

• Intern

  • Jun 2015 - May 2016

  1 year Internship (June 2015-May 2016):-Project based internship in Early Research Oral Care. -Working on polymer applications and next generation mouth wash technology.-Successfully worked on five projects simultaneously.-Contributing author on multiple Invention Records, now currently in patent review.-Responsible for ensuring that our formulations met all safety regulations for US and globally.-Developed the color scheme for a high-profile mouthwash consumer study.-Proved regular reports, updates, and presentations to upper management.



Batis Marketing Concepts

• Intern

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  -Contributed to the development of long-term strategic and tactical Beauty development and marketing plans for prestige beauty brands and national apparel retailers - in Fragrance /Color/Haircare categories within a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment-Provided ongoing detailed analyses of the marketplace: Brands, New Launches, Competition, and Trends from primary research (store visits), printed materials, industry reports, social media and online research.-Generated ideas for new product development, product naming, package design, and Point of Purchase display/signage materials-Compiled ingredient lists and research formulas to offer suggestions for new product development.-Organized color product samples and updated seasonal color library-Provided administrative support to the team on an as-needed basis



TOCCA

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Product Development Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  -Contributed to the development of long-term strategic product development and marketing plans for Tocca products. -Participated in the development of Gift Show 2015 marketing and booth set up. -Conducted product research and competitive analysis.-Generated ideas for new fragrance development, package design, and marketing through a final project which was presented at the end of internship. -Contributed to the development of long-term strategic product development and marketing plans for Tocca products. -Participated in the development of Gift Show 2015 marketing and booth set up. -Conducted product research and competitive analysis.-Generated ideas for new fragrance development, package design, and marketing through a final project which was presented at the end of internship.



L'Oréal

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

• R&I Summer Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Research and Innovation Summer 2014 Internship.-Studied various film formers for research project to evaluate their long wear potential in lip and eye categories, then created a database of films studied for their observed properties as well as qualitative experimental data results-Created various batches of lipstick and eyeshadow independently developed from current formulas. -Presented research to Executive Vice President of Research and Innovation along with other upper management.