What made you pursue a career in the cosmetics/personal care industry?
To be perfectly honest, it was a career path that I stumbled upon right out of college. In 2009, as a recent college graduate with a degree in chemistry and experience in inorganic and organic synthesis as an undergraduate research assistant in a medical research group, I always assumed that I would find a career in pharma. However, at that time no pharmaceutical companies in St. Louis were hiring, matter of fact not many people were hiring in 2008.I worked construction for my family for a time and eventually found a recruiter who placed me as a laboratory tech at Chemia Corporation. I spent time learning about perfuming while simultaneously overhauling the systems in place to modernize the processes and business. The variety of exposure that the cosmetic and personal care industry provide has kept me engaged and passionate about my career.