Christine Gonzalez
Redondo Beach,CA
Summary
Experienced sales and technical professional with over thirteen years experience in the Personal Care Industry. Proven record of driving sales growth and successful product launches.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Business Development- US
Artcosmetics
Redondo Beach, CA
01.2024 - Current
- Added 20+ new potential clients. Brought on two major product launches in February 2025, and thirteen open projects with planned launches in 2025 and 2026.
- Identify and onboard new West Coast brands, and liaise with the Italian team on new projects. Present new collections.
Account Manager- Personal Care
Ravago Chemicals
Redondo Beach, CA
06.2020 - 11.2023
- Managed all major personal care customers in Southern California, accounting for approximately $2.5 million in revenue.
- Able to combat over $250K in supplier churn lost in 2020 (prior to starting) by adding new business and ending both 2021 and 2022 with growth.
- Transitioned territory from only 35% of sales from core suppliers to 85%, strengthening our relationships, and consolidating the SKUs in our local warehouses.
- Spec'd in specialty materials with R&D teams by preparing technical presentations and offering formulation support.
Technical Marketing Manager
HCT Group
Santa Monica, CA
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Curated trade show collections from formula concept through sample development, and presented to customers as part of the innovation team. Formulated skin and hair collection with our partner CM.
- Made key ingredient recommendations for brands, assisted Sales Directors with marketing stories, and offered technical support on formulation for all turnkey projects.
R&I Open Development Scientist
L'Oréal- NYX Brand
El Segundo, CA
07.2017 - 08.2019
- Managed marketing and packaging claims for the brand. Worked with the L'Oréal claims team to coordinate consumer perception studies, or claim justifications, based on formulations.
- Technically evaluated new formulas for performance and to ensure ingredients met L'Oréal standards. Worked with contract manufacturers to troubleshoot formulation and/or production issues.
Formulation Chemist
Cosmetic Laboratories of America
Chatsworth, CA
05.2015 - 07.2017
- Formulated a wide variety of hair care and skin care products, including researching raw materials, preparing batches, troubleshooting, color matching, and testing (pH, specific gravity, viscosity).
- Monitored pilot and production batches to resolve issues that arose during the scale-up process.
Assistant Chemist
Prima Fleur Botanicals Inc
Novato, CA
09.2012 - 04.2015
- Prepared lab batch formulations of various natural, and organic certified personal care products.
- Worked with the lead formulator, product development manager, and production team to help coordinate the launches of new products.
Education
Bachelors - Chemistry
University of California Santa Cruz
Skills
- Technical sales presentations
- Raw material and contract manufacturing sales
- Product development and technical marketing
- Personal care formulations
- Claim substantiation
- Account management
References
Available on Request
Timeline
Director of Business Development- US
Artcosmetics
01.2024 - Current
Account Manager- Personal Care
Ravago Chemicals
06.2020 - 11.2023
Technical Marketing Manager
HCT Group
08.2019 - 06.2020
R&I Open Development Scientist
L'Oréal- NYX Brand
07.2017 - 08.2019
Formulation Chemist
Cosmetic Laboratories of America
05.2015 - 07.2017
Assistant Chemist
Prima Fleur Botanicals Inc
09.2012 - 04.2015
Bachelors - Chemistry
University of California Santa Cruz
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