Danny Gee Email & Phone Number

Salo, Southwest Finland, Finland

Established a contemporary furniture business, original works handmade in Finland with traditional artisan techniques. Our pieces are meticulously crafted, using time-honored methods that have been passed down through generations. Each detail is carefully considered, from the choice of materials to the intricate joinery.MODERN DESIGN AND.

United States

• Founded a brand and collection of sustainable fabric based products inspired by life at the shore, including windscreens and reusable and packable bags for beach, travel and everyday
• Designed and executed product including prints, packaging and marketing collateral through full product lifecycle
• Built website and branding for Amazon, D2C and B2B sales and manage all operations for the businessTHOUGHTFUL DESIGN FOR EVERYDAYwww.erdalife.com

Greater New York City Area

• Drove continuous development and innovation across men’s and women’s performance green grass and retail collections
• Increased leadership and team building role as new brands are acquired and expanded
• Focused fashion direction for multiple divisions while aligning product with each brand’s performance DNA
• Global travel and collaboration with suppliers to reinvent signature fabrics and create new proprietary fabric opportunities
• Partnered with cross functional team leaders including sales, planning, global licensing, marketing and technical design.
• Conceptualized and execute all showroom, sales meeting and trade show visual merchandising presentations

• Drove design & merchandising department for an aggressively growing 3 year old start-up compression wear company
• Expanded collection beyond basics into men’s & women’s performance activewear, yoga & running apparel & accessories
• Elevated core compression wellness offering while launching new collections into performance athletic and industrial markets
• Hands-on partnership and travel to mills, factories and suppliers to identify and develop new fabrics and technologies
• Designed and executed the company’s first retail store concept and fixtures, established as a test lab for new concepts
• Responsible for the brand’s styling message; partnered with CMO & marketing team

• VICE PRESIDENT DESIGN & MERCHANDISING OXFORD GOLFJune 2005 – January 2013
• Drove all creative, merchandising and sourcing processes of the division for national retailer, green grass and specialty account brands:
• Oxford Golf – Full product collections targeting top country clubs & resorts
• Links Tech - Pricepoint performance golf apparel for green grass accounts and sports retailers
• Oxford America - College & Corporate collections
• Southern Tide - Managed sourcing strategy for SC based start-up

• SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, Sportswear Division
• Established bottoms design department and was instrumental in building pant businesses across brands in less than 2 years
• Success in driving the department led to increased responsibilities and an extension of product categories into additional brands
• Designed and managed product development process for Heritage brands:
• IZOD: Bottoms, Outerwear, Swimwear, Boxers & Graphic T-Shirts, Special Projects
• Arrow: Bottoms, Jeans, Outerwear, Graphic T-Shirts

• DIRECTOR, CREATIVE SERVICES, Gap Brand January 2001 – March 2003
• Managed graphics department and legal trafficking team while spearheading launch of NY Product Archive System
• Worked with cross-divisional partners and corporate committees on internal initiatives DIRECTOR, GRAPHICS, Gap Brand March 2000 – January 2001
• Refocused graphics department towards “speed to market” while reducing department costsPRODUCT MANAGER, GRAPHICS, Gap Brand January 1999 – March 2000
• Restructured & reorganized graphics department including legal review processes

• VICE PRESIDENT MERCHANDISING, DESIGN & PRODUCTION June 1996 - August 1998
• Managed merchandising, design & production for GlenGate, Aureus, SunIce & VH-1 Fairway to Heaven divisions
• Oversaw all domestic and overseas sourcingMERCHANDISING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGERFebruary 1994 - June 1996
• Implemented design, merchandising and production departments for start up company

DESIGN MANAGER, Apparel Division (ARRAY-New Retail Store Concept) August 1992 - September 1993WOMEN’S PRODUCT DESIGN MANAGER / ASSOCIATE DESIGNER WOMEN’S May 1992 - August 1992

Design Assistant, Women's Collection June 1990-August 1990Internship, Women's Collection April 1990-May 1990

Bfa, Fashion Design

Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree with Honors for Academic Excellence JCPenney Company / Parson’s Student Designer Of The Year 1990

Fashion/Apparel Design

Parson's Mobility Program - Fashion Design

Exchange Program, Fashion Design