Body Art Alliance
Melissa Gagnier-Solis started their work experience as a Water Sanitation Volunteer at Peace Corps from September 2005 to December 2006. Melissa then worked as a Civil Engineer at Black & Veatch from February 2007 to February 2011. Following this, they joined Painful Pleasures as the Chief Operating Officer from March 2011 to January 2020. Currently, Melissa holds the position of President & Chief Operating Officer at Body Art Alliance, starting from January 2020.
Melissa Gagnier-Solis received their BSE and MSE degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan from 2000 to 2005. Melissa continued their education at the University of Maryland from 2007 to 2009, earning an MSE degree in Program Management Engineering.
Body Art Alliance
Body Art Alliance is a family of leading global brands that serve artists and customers in the beauty, cosmetic, permanent makeup, tattoo and body jewelry markets. BAA brings together world-class creative and innovative minds to propel our trusted brands and their products to the next level, so that our global broadline distribution capabilities can deliver them to artists everywhere. Whether we are designing the world’s first truly wireless machine, formulating vegan pigmented ink, developing threadless body jewelry or partnering with leading artists, innovation is at the center of everything we do.