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California, United States

San Rafael, California

Novato, California

Drove development, training, and support of project management methodologies. Led cross-functional teams in delivering enterprise projects for developing new products and executing digital merchandising and marketing strategies to bring marketing campaigns to life. Directed multiple projects as a project manager leading a team of internal stakeholders and external vendors in delivering business solutions.● Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans, including dependency-driven project schedules.● Defined project roles and responsibilities in close collaboration with team leads, including project scope and business objectives to ensure a cross-functional understanding amongst stakeholders.● Performed project tracking utilizing appropriate tools and clear and concise status reports; proactively identifying potential risks and issues and tracking stakeholder progress against commitments.● Managed creative & UX team design operations and production. This included managing project workflows, and communication channels, leading team meetings, daily scrums with the engineering team, and design reviews to boost productivity, provide transparency, opportunities for feedback, and support to unblock any issues impacting work in progress or potential risks.● Supported digital merchandising and content teams to boost campaign performance, and improve the customer journey and overall customer experience by leveraging site analytics and customer engagement metrics to inform improvements, content changes, or site enhancements.● Examples of product launches I’ve led end-to-end include, Blokz lenses, Blokz Lens Tints, FL-41 lenses, Eyeglasses, Sunglasses, Safety Eyewear, Gaming Glasses, and accessories. Some brand partnerships include Transitions Lenses, The Chicago Bulls Collection, Cynthia Rowley Collection, Rashida Jones Collection, Iris Apfel Collection, Timo Weiland Collection, San Francisco 49ers Collection, and George & Claire Kittle Collection to name a few

Berkeley, California

Supported the product development process as a project manager, collaborating with sales, creative, product, industrial design, and supply chain teams. Maintained strong relationships with vendors, negotiated costs and ensured the design vision was preserved. Managed the critical path and resolved issues to deliver high-quality products on time.● Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans and dependency-driven project schedules.● Coordinated with vendors to resolve production challenges and maintain the design vision.● Managed critical path from concept to pre-production, ensuring adherence to deadlines and resolving prototype/sample issues.● Managed structural packaging design and production.● Managed new product entries into SAP in addition to maintaining the integrity of product specifications and pricing.● Led team meetings and provided project status reporting.● Led end-to-end project management for product development projects for 5 in-house company brands and several private-label accounts. In-house brands included Charcoal Companion, Pizza Craft, Not In My Backyard, Patio Companion, and De La Terre. Private label accounts included, Walmart, Sur La Table, Canadian Tire, McCormick Grillmates Barbeque Tools, and Steven Raichlen to name a few. This included project management for manufacturing, industrial design, structural packaging, creative design, sales, and supply chain workstreams.● Some products I’ve had the opportunity to work on include:○ High-heat ceramic cookware○ Patio furniture, candles, ceramic and metal diffusers○ Pizza stones○ Cutting boards○ A wide variety of BBQ tool kits, tools, and accessories○ Cast Iron pans and accessories○ Copper and stainless steel pots, pans and tools○ Indoor and outdoor smokers○ Barbecue grills○ Pizza ovens○ BBQ electronics such as thermometers

Novato, California

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and launch new product collections for key accounts.● Negotiated with vendors and suppliers to secure competitive pricing for product materials.● Coordinated prototype and sample production, approvals, and shipping.● Developed presentations for product line reviews.● Collaborated with sales, industrial design, and creative teams on product design, packaging, and sales collateral.● Maintained the product database to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all product data.● Led end-to-end project coordination for product development projects for 6 in-house brands serving several retail accounts. In-house brands included TrustyPup, SmartyKat, PoochPlanet, Petlinks, SHERPA, and goDog. Assigned retail accounts included Walmart, Ross, Canadian Tire, TJ Maxx, Homegoods, Petsmart, and Petco. This included project coordination for manufacturing, industrial design, structural packaging, creative design, and sales workstreams.

Santa Rosa, Ca

Provided meeting and event planning, design, and production for private clients as an operator in the Bay Area.● Managed all aspects of event and logistics planning to meet strict deadlines while adhering to the provided budget.● Built strong, lasting relationships with vendors, venues, and industry professionals for ongoing and reliable support.● Provided destination management services including, planning and research, marketing and promotion, partnership and team building, community relations, transportation, leadership, and project management.● Coordinated audio-visual and multimedia support, catering, and decor for meetings and events.

Castries, Saint Lucia

Led project coordination for corporate incentive programs, meetings, and events for Hyatt Regency clients as their preferred vendor on the island of St. Lucia.● Coordinated event and meeting management services including, vendor coordination, shipping and receiving, event registration, staff training, creative and multimedia services, catering, decor, security, and team-building activities.● Coordinated transportation and logistics including, VIP airport transfers, event transfers, and private tours.● Provided administrative and operational support including, conference room setup and breakdown, coordinating internal staff meetings, IT support, and office inventory management.

Castries, Saint Lucia

Owned and operated a brick and mortar juice bar and cafe in the heart of the financial center. We served healthy juice smoothies and supplements. delicious soups salads and submarine sandwiches. With a staff of 5, we operated a store also offering delivery service to local businesses, and catering services for events.

Bachelor'S Of Arts

Photo & Video Post Production

Completed program coursework in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Typography.