Highly driven and versatile Design Director with over 25 years of experience leading the design process, driving project aesthetics, and articulating creative vision within a multitude of products and categories in the apparel, accessories, and home goods industry.
•Extensive knowledge of branded and licensed product development within the men’s, women’s, and children’s categories.
•Expert understanding of garment and accessories construction, materials, fit, printing and embellishments, trims and packaging.
•Ability to identify white space and market opportunities while exceeding established business directives, and developmental standards to grow bottom line.
•Proven ability to lead teams across multiple product categories while strictly adhering to brand/license standards, milestones, and deadlines of the critical path calendar.
•Passionate about innovating departmental processes and cultivating talent through effective coaching and mentoring in order maximize performance.
•Ability to execute graphics, illustrations, prints and patterns in a diverse variety of mediums and styles.
Creative experience with the following licensed properties and brands:
Anheuser-Busch • Cartoon Network • Coca-Cola • Corona • DC Comics • Discovery Channel • Disney • DreamWorks • Dr. Suess • Garfield • Gecko Hawaii • Grinch • Guinness • Harley-Davidson • HBO • Hershey's • Marvel • Miami Ink • Kentucky Derby • Nickelodeon • NCAA • MLB • NBA • NFL • NHL • Nascar • Orange County Choppers • Peanuts • Pixar • Sesame Street • Sony Pictures • Star Wars • The Beatles • TV Land • Universal Studios • UFC • Warner Bros.
Arizona Jeans Co. • Dickies • Desert Dunes • Ed Hardy • Everlast • Free Planet • Fubu • G.H. Bass • Greg Norman • Hanes • Joe Boxer • Kangol • K2 • Mossy Oak • Penguin • RealTree • Snap-on Tools • St. John's Bay • US Polo Assn • Van Husen • Weatherproof