Created a consulting practice to provide product design direction, knowledge, leadership, and management skills. In addition, provide consultation for business expansion internationally as well domestically through partnerships and new licensing opportunities.• Designed multiple annual seasonal footwear lines. • Performed shopping, trend research, material sourcing, sketching, and CAD rendering. • Up to date with current trends, bringing new ideas through competitive shopping, material sourcing, and vintage research for clients.• Daily communication with China production teams to provide specific direction on new development or specific customer’s requests. This process entails reviewing sketches and discussing production issues to ensure alignment with customer needs and requests. • Work with factories to assure the correct materials and components price properly for each style. • Assure timely execution of initial prototypes & final sales samples.• Travel regularly to China to oversee fittings; follow up on changes and fit corrections.• Work closely with vendors on QC and fit.• Ensure the factory meets the customer’s calendar.• Manage travel budget.

Designer's Women's shoes currently sold in South America- Ecuador.Working in expanding the line in Latin America and other parts of the world. The brand is fashion forward with an eye toward quality craftsmanship and materials for the modern woman.

Serve as brand manager for European based comfort shoe manufacture overseeing brand development and representation as well as identifying and managing retail partner network.• Develop and manage the overall domestic sales strategy, forecast, and operations budget.• Interface with overseas headquarters to manage sales inventory, turn and gross-margin activity, domestic production buys for the USA, and provide recommendations for rebuys or replenishment.• Direct interaction with key accounts and retailer network to manage B2B and B2C sales.

• Oversaw the design/development from concept to production for American Rag, Forever21, Style & Company, DSW Private Brands, and JC Penny Private Brands.• Responsibilities included: color & trend research, sourcing, material development, technical sketching & detailing, used of Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop when needed.• Traveled domestically & internationally to research trends.• Attended major tradeshows: FFANY, WSA, MICAM, LINEAPELLE, TREND SELECTION.• Frequent travel to visit customers to discuss line developments & merchandise plans.• Frequent travel to overseas offices and factories to implement footwear and material developments.• Subsequent follow up included production monitoring of materials.

• Responsible for the design, development & merchandising of the main collection for Nina Shoes.• Worked directly with Design Director from concept to implementation of ideas.• Assisted sales team on all design requests.• Duties included technical sketching & detailing of initial prototype development & final development.• Performed color & trend research to establish future trends.• Prepared seasonal trend boards & look books .• Sourced materials locally & internationally.• Daily communication with overseas offices.• Responsible for ordering sample lots for sales force, marketing, & licensing teams. • Frequent communication with production team in house as well as overseas to ensure accuracy on components.• Liaisoned between design & internal departments.• Attended major tradeshows: FFANY, WSA, Micam, Lineapelle, Trend Selection• Responsible for presenting future trend forecasts to buyers.

• Concept learning of design.• Assisted sales on all open design issues by line presentation.• Assisted on sketching and detailing.• Studied markets, shop retail to stablish future footwear trends.• Prepared seasonal trend boards and look books.• Responsibilities included sending initial spec sheets for prototype development.

• Served as direct assistant to VP of Sales and Sales manager with major accounts JCPenney and May company.• Monitored $98 million seasonal business for JCPenney which entailed all aspects of sales, marketing, and merchandising.• Worked with sales manager on close outs and special off-price programs.• Studied markets, shop retail to establish trends.• Assisted sales executives with tracking, sales, and ordering processing.• Maintained close relationship with all department store accounts and specialty store accounts updating them on shipping, and order status.• Responsible for sales force samples distribution.• Assisted in presenting the line to major accounts during market weeks.• Supported house account executives in all communication with buyers.• Assisted all national sales representatives on a daily basis with various issues.• Assisted during major trade show (MAGIC).