• Expanded customer base through strategic testing resulting in adding 2 major retailers, 1200 new doors.• Successfully grew brands over an 18-month time frame through strategic planning for both in store and e-commerce. • Managed team of designers, product developers, and merchants establishing operational standards resulting in condensed development calendar and increased PLM accuracy. • Supervised and developed associates by training and mentoring, managing workload, building a team based work environment, and establishing performance expectations. • Lead corporate initiatives focused on technology, eco fabrics, performance enhancements, and engineered profitability.• Financial analysis including sales to stock, turn, color selling, monthly open to buy, inventory management, seasonal projections, and overall profitability through product life cycle. • Built detailed business and assortment plans by customer for both in store and ecommerce.• Launched Original Penguin tailored, Jack Nicklaus tailored, Savane tops, and Savane tailored. • Fostered supplier partnerships during negotiation of cost and product specifications seeking out mutually beneficial opportunities to lower cost and ensure quality standards are met. • Focused assortment planning by reducing overall developments by 45% and reducing sample cost by more than $65K annually. • Built strong cross-functional relationships with sales, sourcing, planning, purchasing, and marketing.• Developed dynamic product presentations for customers, management, and company wide meetings.• Traveled Europe to identify new trends and product opportunities for the sportswear division. • Developed product and manufacturing plan for expanded tailored production including visits to Asian and Indian manufactures, trim suppliers, and R&D center in Shanghai. • Developed product specific videos and marketing materials in partnership with Marketing.

• Managed internal margin analysis, customer recommendations, and pricing strategies for the United States.• Drove margins up by 400-700 bases points directly impacting overall EBITA positioning the company to have the most profitable year in its history. • Leveraged consumer research to gain market share establishing Haggar as the #1 supplier in dress pants and #2 in casual bottoms in department store and national chains reported by NPD. • Exceeded projected annual sales.• Designed and implemented product life cycle management process resulting in tighter inventory control and decreased end of season give backs.• Aided in the launch of company ecommerce web site. • Developed career paths for team members resulting in advancement opportunities for team members.

• Introduced the best selling dress pant in North America, consistently selling 6-8% a week at a maintained AUR of $32.40 for 50 consecutive months. • Positioned Haggar as the #1 dress pant resource according to NPD.• Managed the design, development, and merchandising for Haggar Dress/Tailored, Kenneth Cole, and Private Label Divisions.• Designed new product launches for major retail partners.• Extensive European and Asian travel for trend development, product development, and vendor management. • Designed and implemented PLM check list and sign off process resulting in a 95% accuracy ratio.• Spearheaded corporate transition team through the acquisition of Neema Clothing.• Designed the Pro-Football Hall of Fame “GOLD” jacket.

• Oversaw the design and development of J. Ferrar, Simply for Sports Men’s and Boys, City Streets.• Managed a 98% on time development for multiple product categories across brand portfolio. • Grew basic men’s fleece business by 58% leveraging fabric and style productivity. • Launched screen tee 3 pack resulting in $2.2M in new first season placements.