Entrepreneur, designer and creative leader with over 20 yrs of experience in brand building, leading creative teams, corporate design and overseas production. Highly creative with a keen sense of color and extensive knowledge of product lifecycle. Hands-on, flexible, and willing to experiment where appropriate to get the job done. Launched a successful stationery brand ‘Mellowworks’ which is now in 500+ stores in the US and Internationally, including stores like Barnes & Noble, Paper Source and Mcnally Jackson. Mellowworks has been featured in several national publications and podcasts. - Exceptional conceptual skills and a keen sense of color -Adept at all functions of design from interpreting trends, concept creation, designing a market ready collection to production.- Varied experience designing apparel, soft home goods, gifts and stationery.-Extensively traveled for trend research and product development. - Thorough understanding of textiles, apparel and stationery with on-site experience at factories in India, Bangladesh and China- Well-respected manager and mentor and efficient in utilizing resources to meet deadlines- Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Print production, Website management and development, SEO, Plaid software, webPDM and PLM