WORK HISTORY
Agile & strategic design innovation leader across wide range of brands. Thoughtful mentor for exceptional projects. Synthesize diverse concepts into compelling solutions. Integrate proven methodologies with inventive ideas & techniques. Savvy liaison & effective communicator to diverse stakeholders.
EXPERTISE
Brand & Design Direction
Multi-Discipline Design: Industrial, Product, Packaging, Graphic Communications
Product Development & Merchandising
Project Leadership & Digital Asset Management
3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping
Software - Mac/PC
Design - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketch, Figma
3D/CAD - Solidworks, Rhino, Graphite, AutoCAD, KeyShot, Maxwell
Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook
EXPERIENCE
Senior Manager Retail Design June 2020 - Present
Directed & designed successful retail design solutions for multiple Fortune 500 companies
Managed multi-faceted Design, Production & Implementation teams
Key partner liaison ensuring successful launches through keen insights into today’s top retailers
Multi-Discipline Design: Human-centered Retail Solutions, Merchandising, Graphic Communications, Experience Design & Direction
Categories - Beverage, Household, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical
Creative Consultant - Direction & Design September 1997 - Present
Self-Employed - New York, NY
Directed successful product and packaging for multiple Fortune 500 companies
Managed multi-faceted Industrial Design teams
Multi-Discipline Design: Industrial, Product, Packaging, Graphic Communications
Categories - Beverage, Household, Office, Petroleum, Pharmaceutical
Senior Design Manager March 2018 - Present
Jonathan Adler - New York, NY
Launched Amazon’s 1st exclusive home collection within 6-month schedule
Turnkey Services: concept, development, packaging and production
Key sourcing & quality control liason to Asian manufacturers
Brand & Seasonal Direction - Now House by Jonathan Adler
Furniture/Decor, Tabletop, Storage & Organization, Packaging
Press - Apartment Therapy, Architectural Digest, Brit + Co, Bustle, Better Homes & Gardens, Cosmopolitan, Domino, Elle Decor, Harpers Bazaar, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, NY Times, Pop-sugar, Refinery29, Real Simple
Associate Design Director July 2016 - October 2017
DwellStudio - New York, NY
Developed brand & seasonal direction for Wayfair’s Lifestyle Brands
Directed hardgoods team for mulitple license categories
Created key tools linking creative, merchandising & license directions
Brand & Seasonal Direction - DwellStudio, Birch Lane, AllModern, Perigold
Furniture/Decor, Office Products, Baby Goods, Packaging, Merchandising
Partners - Magnussen, Klaussner, Staples, Global Views, CSS
Press - Architectural Digest, Elle Decor
Design Director Nov 2010 - June 2016
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia - New York, NY
Primary design voice to Martha’s largest partnerships: Home Depot & Macy’s
Key director for new licensee pitches, product development & launch
Brand & design liaison to foreign & domestic manufacturers
Furniture/Decor, Storage & Organization, Office Products, Kitchens/Bath, Architectural Products, Lighting, Packaging, Merchandising
Partners - The Home Depot, Home Decorators Collection, Macy’s, Staples
Press - Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, The Martha Stewart Show, Town & Country, Today Show
Design Manager/Product Design Lead June 2007 - Jan 2009
The Nanz Company - New York, NY
Directed successful bath collection launch & new product initiatives
Managed multi-faceted design & merchandising team
Custom Architectural Products, Packaging, Merchandising
Press - Elle Decor, World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, Oprah Winfrey Show
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID)
Auburn University 1997
Photo Editor - The Auburn Plainsman, 1994-1995
Featured Alum - Auburn Magazine, Sept 2015