Christine Martin

Associate

Christine is a Data Manager at Stillwater, where she handles the collection, analysis, and integration of diverse data sets. With expertise in data governance, database management, and business intelligence, she collaborates across teams to enhance data accuracy and streamline reporting.

Before joining Stillwater, Christine spent over six years in semiconductor manufacturing, specializing in product development, material qualification, and process change control. She holds a BS and an MS in Chemical Engineering from UC Irvine and Cal State Long Beach, respectively. She is Lean certified and an ISO50001-certified internal auditor. Christine also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Engineering department at Austin Community College.

Contributions

Economics

Arizona and Nevada Brace for Impact as California Refinery Exodus Creates Gasoline Supply Crunch 

June 3, 2025

Valero Energy Corporation’s announcement that it may close its Benicia refinery by April 2026 has sent shockwaves through the western U.S. energy markets. Stillwater has published several articles on how this shutdown, along with the Phillips 66 Wilmington closure by the end of 2025, will greatly impact transportation fuel supply on the West Coast. But...

News

How will Valero’s Benicia refinery shutdown impact West Coast fuel supply?  

May 12, 2025

On Tuesday, April 15th, Valero Energy submitted notice to the California Energy Commission of its intent to idle, restructure, or cease refining operations at its Benicia refinery by the end of April 2026. Stillwater published an article analyzing the potential impacts of this closure on California’s gasoline market (Benicia Blues: Valero’s Shutdown Signals Trouble for...