Services

Value Creation Across Verticals

Specialties -> Materials | Consumer Goods | Clean Tech | Fashion


For Corporates

Innovation & Sustainability Program Management

Open to salaried or contract positions within innovation, R&D, and sustainability-focused engineering or program management roles.

For Startups

Startup Contracting & Venture Capital Deal-Flow Liaising

Hire me as a contractor for a timeframe of weeks to months to wear any and all hats to help you get your startup off the ground. Support ranging from Chief of Staff / organizational help, to outreach, to operations, to product / package development, and scale-up strategy.

For Community

Mentoring & Community Engagement

Giving back to my community through mentorship and community engagement events.

  • MSWAB – Organics Committee volunteering (Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board).
  • Biodesign Challenge – “Expert Consultant:” Mentor to high school teams.

Testimonials

“Ella is very knowledgeable about sustainable packaging solutions.”

  • Roy P. Díaz, PhD, JD, Vice-President-DIPI International Head of Instrumental Cosmetics & Digital, L’Oréal

“I worked with Ella from the product design and UX perspective on several projects around skincare in the L’Oréal innovation team – I really valued her intuitive mind, curiosity, and organized methodology to problem solving and managing expectations with our stakeholders. Always forward-looking, consumer empathetic and positive in approaching the ideation process; I’m grateful to have built workshops and created products with Ella as a vital partner, and have personally learned a lot from her approach!”

  • Bill Bickford, Industrial Design & Packaging User Experience Director, L’Oréal