Full service industrial design and development services - specializing in athletic,casual and safety footwear, soft goods, branding, strategy, trend analysis, prints, color and materials. Clients include I.F.M.E Japanese kids footwear brand and Honeywell footwear brands • Strategy, trend, upper and sole unit concepts, finished boards, materials, color, tech packs • Honeywell footwear brands: MUCK boots rubber/neoprene, XTRATUF marine, OLIVER safety footwear, NEOS

Multifaceted, fast paced role designing and managing the baseball promotional samples for the roster of Major League Baseball and Nippon League professional baseball athletes signed to NB • Quickly became a key contributor to the team. I rapidly assimilated into the team culture and learned the team sports business specifics to help ensured the athletes had great samples in time for their Spring Training 2015 season, in turn enhancing the NB brand presence • Created design boards of custom promotional cleats for our key players reflecting the athlete’s style,special interests, team, and performance needs applying color, materials, graphics, and patterns. • Interacted with professional players to ensure the samples met their specific needs • Facilitated a visual tech pack standard, and created tech packs for all sample requests • Corresponded daily with Asia to manage all sample requests, questions, timing, and concerns • Improved upon the tracking report, then managed daily keeping the team informed • Devised and constructed a document displaying all samples to assist with spring training meetings • Developed a color and symbol palette for MLB baseball team colors to support the design team

• Visual Prototype Team New Balance ~ 2008 to 2014 ~ performance categories and kids Go to person of a team responsible for hundreds of SMU/color up/material up projects a year.Effectively serviced a variety of teams and key accounts, ensuring product excellence throughout the design and development phase. Accounts included J-crew, Kohls, Sears, Shoe Show, DSW, Forzani • Dynamic specialist role in a fast paced and demanding environment • Employed a universal approach with expertise and understanding across a range of disciplines -designer, color merchandiser, factory contact, process guru, educator, problem solver, photographer, project manager, delegator, presenter, materials specialist, continually learning • Gained buy in with executives, and implemented extensive process improvements through the introduction of a project management and collaboration system which dramatically streamlined our team’s workflow and communication improving customer satisfaction • Enhanced the visual quality of design boards introducing Photo Real/Grey Sample boards enabling improved decision making by our customers • Partnered with an executive to develop and an OGSP plan for the VPT team and presented to VP • Trained associate propelling her to become a key contributor to our team

Joined company as member of running/trail team, then moved to other categories including thewalking, adventure, international, lifestyle, sandals, women's and training teams • Produced a wide range of innovative and successful projects from a $8 FOB running shoe for emerging markets to $200 Made in USA stability running shoe of presidents • Designed iconic m/w991 Made in USA running shoe, million pair m/w714, and award winning running styles- m/w714 Runners World best buy- spring 2001 mt/wt904 best update • Major contributor to the Design Intern Program: hiring, supervising, and mentoring dozens of junior designers • Effectively partnered with Developers and Marketing in a triad product team environment • Partnered with cross functional team members- Pattern Engineers, CAD Designers, Costing Specialists, and Textile Designers to create excellent product • Traveled extensively to Asia to work with factories, as well as European and domestic travel to research the marketplace, trends and attend trade shows • Featured in Footwear News article about Women in Design • Took a leadership role training others, delegating work, and coaching entry level designers through the design process • Partnered with Senior Designers colleagues to produce all design team events to foster creativity, strategic brand initiatives, and cohesive design language across product line

Created product for the urban and suburban marketplace within the running, walking, women'ssport casual, lifestyle, and cross training lines within a global company • Traveled monthly to the NYC FILA Design Studio, as well as domestic travel to research fashion, color, and sportswear market trends • Extensive experience with trend spotting and shopping samples in the urban marketplace • Chosen to relocate to new design office in Portland,Oregon

Interned the summer of 1991, then returned as a staff designer in 1993-95. Introduced to the industry, and learned from great designers, developers, and pattern makers.

• Manufacturer of point of purchase displays for the cosmetics industry • Clients included Loreal, Clinique, Lancome, Maybelline • 2D Sketched concepts, built mock up models, and created mechanically drafted technical drawings for tabletop and floor displays manufactured on site • Partnered with model shop technicians to ensure accurate translation of drawings

Design Intern ~ Summer 1989 • Manufacturer of hard goods- electric shavers, coffee makers, and air cleaners • Assisted and interacted with European visiting designers gaining global design perspective