Leads R&D, and Marketing Department team efforts in fast-past conditions, from concept-to-execution phases, while concentrating on competitive advantages in target markets. Upholds brand recognition as well as consistency for all marketing goals. Astute at understanding needs of program and product types with the technical capability to strategically guide and manage resources. Strong at building, promoting, and facilitating collaborative strategies to drive the best product outcomes. Accomplished at critiquing, guiding, and evolving the work of engineers, designers, and other team members for maximized output.

Oversees conceptual, as well as the physical development of new company product through quantitative testing demonstrations and analysis. Manages, along with implements trending aesthetic design feature improvements to existing company product. Coordinates between in-house and outsourced vendors; aiding in overall achieved design results for product components. Investigates relative opportunities, leading to collectively strategizing with top-tiered management for company product expansion into new type markets. Launches new product introductions via self-directed collaborations between R &D, engineering, graphic, and marketing departments.

Plans and directs all aspects of company departments including print/web marketing, sales, accounting, engineering, design, production, together with customer service. Acquires contracts for the production of numerous 3D digital web and print renderings for commercial/residential clients. Secures commissions for crafting and engineering various high-quality, one-of-a-kind custom products for discriminating clients. Accomplishes exceptional fabrication results for products that satisfy client demands of aesthetics as well as function.

►Director of Design (January 2014 - January 2015)Led the development of new products and collections. Managed the improvement of existing products and product lines. Directed engineers and draftsmen who use CAD for product development. Ensured that drawings and designs were completed on time; adhering to established standards. Strategized with top-level management collectively to achieve company’s ultimate design goals. Led and directed the work of others. Collaborated and implemented designs for company’s multiple showroom locations.►Research & Design Engineer (August 2012 - January 2014)Investigated competitive products in order to improve on final engineering solutions. Created engineering drawings for the purpose of building prototypes and instruction sheets through the use of hand sketches along with computer generated models. Transitioned projects from concept to production using innovative techniques, materials, and processes. Collaborated with clients, vendors, out-of-house designers, and others involved in the development / implementation of projects.►Quality Control Engineer (August 2011 - January 2012)Determined quality improvement framework through statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes. Established statistical reliability by BIFMA demonstration testing and reliability modeling of prototype samples. Reported summarizations of all collected and analyzed data; making recommendations. Developed 3D models of prototypes and designs for Neocon showplace installations.

Conducted wide-scale visual management of multiple Natuzzi showrooms, galleries, and stores. Appointed to oversee product selections, 2D graphic layouts, and merchandise installations that comply with the Natuzzi brand in North and South Americas. Performed marketing statistical analysis on selections of new products in galleries. Educated national, international customers and sales representatives bi-annually about new product introductions inconjunction with installation processes. Conceptualized and developed design exhibits along with executing their installations to establish a brand presence. Partnered in design vignettes for the 2010 Architectural Digest Show along with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Operated AutoCAD and DataCAD programs daily to complete full architectural drawings sets. Skilled at all interior and architectural design phases that include schematics, design development, construction documents together with producing detail drawings and selections of finish/fabric materials. Appointed to organize all interior finish selections, schedules, and wall/floor finish drawings. Produced 3D digital model renderings as invaluable visual aides in presentations to clients. Independently designed products and displays for various client projects.

Responsible for creating and preparing professional-grade, 3D model digital renderings as instrumental presentation materials for existing as well as prospective clients. Conceived and executed appealing 2D graphic layouts for employer/client promotional marketing visuals. Generated high-quality hand renderings, along with scaled physical models that exceeded employer/client expectations of accurate representations.