IFF\u2019s Scent<\/a> Design school in the Netherlands. Following an assignment in Singapore he moved to Brazil for his current Senior SDM role.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen we talk to perfumers our role is kind of a translator. We can explore creativity and also there’s also the discipline of project management so that we can always be on to deliver the product\u2026so I agree that this role is really a mixture of skills.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cGo after for your dream & passion and work on it!!! Be proud of our role where we could be part of the team to create a better experience for the people for the planet and for a better world\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\nMarina<\/strong> is from Sao Paola Brazil and has lived in Vancouver and Madrid. She has been at IFF for over 9 years and is now a Senior SDM at IFF\u2019s office in Sao Paulo Brazil on consumer Fragrance. Her degree is from Pontificia Universida de Catolica de Sao Paolo and has an MBA from FIAP in Brazil.<\/p>\n\u201cEvery product at the end of the day has a huge story behind it that only SDM and Perfumers know about. A part that is gives me a lot of satisfaction is when we create a scent for the product \u2013 and then when you see the product on the shelf I feel like wow my product is on the shelf and everyone is using it. When you hear “Ah I love this product” (especially from\u00a0someone like a friend I think it is so amazing I was the one that had a big role in working with a perfumer to create that product \u2013 and that satisfaction is wonderful for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cIt’s amazing how we create partnerships especially with perfumers. We develop relationships based on trust. It’s a daily work that you need to keep doing and you need to keep pushing them and pushing yourself to understand. It’s a really a vibrant alive environment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nFiona<\/strong> was born in Berlin. Her dad was in the army so she lived in over 20 different locations including England Germany and Gibraltar. She\u2019s always loved history and is particularly fascinated with culture of the senses \u2013 taste and smell. Her first job at IFF was as an assistant in Sales and Marketing. She is now based at IFF\u2019s office in Neuilly France on Consumer Fragrances. In her current role of Scent Design Manager – Product Design Beauty Care she often runs workshop on creativity for the perfumers and SDM teams.<\/p>\n\u201cIt’s all very vague at the beginning and then you enter it and then it’s like entering a whole new brave new world. It’s a very unique role – it’s very magnificent especially if you are a curious person. I’ve always described it as being like an editor or a publisher. I’ve once heard it said we are like thoroughbred horse trainers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n“In order to inspire others you have to inspire yourself and so in order to inspire yourself you have to go out in the world and find new ideas from different sources from all walks of life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe are a global community but also we’re a global community of experts and I love that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nVishala\u00a0<\/strong>was born in Trinidad and lived there until she moved to Florida as a young teenager. She studied biochemistry and taught high school before earning a dual degree \u2013 a Masters in Personal Care Science and an MBA. She is based at IFF\u2019s Bell Works Creative Center in Holmdel NJ working on consumer fragrances.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re probably one of the few roles within IFF where we\u2019re in contact with every other role. We really are the glue that keeps all of these projects together because our hands are in all of the pots. My favorite thing is that we get to interact with everyone on an everyday basis – it’s never the same day twice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cYou get to call your mom and say “Mom go look on the shelf!”<\/em><\/p>\n