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Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Lead the Design and Technical Design teams across three business divisions: healthcare, hospitality and interiors.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for developing and setting profit margins with all associated costs including; fabric, trim, labor, marketing, etc.• Negotiate terms and deadlines with global ateliers.• Work with factories in Italy and alongside factories in NYC.• Source fabrics and maintain relationships with leading international mills in Italy and England. • Products include bespoke suits, custom overcoats, custom shirts, custom cashmere sweaters, custom footwear, custom leather goods, etc.• Featured in GQ, Vogue, WWD, Robb Report and Modern Luxury MANHATTAN magazine among others.• Owned and operated a pop-up atelier in Montclair, NJ from 2014-2016

Greater New York City Area

Engaged in cross-functional collaboration to successfully deliver and execute special projects for Technical Design.

Greater New York City Area

• Reported directly to the VP of Design & Product Development.• Establish standardized processes for the Technical Design department.• Responsible for the entire technical process from development to finalizing specs.• Oversee product across all categories: coming & going, golf, tennis, studio and running.• Utilize personal network with domestic factories for alterations on line adoption samples.

Greater New York City Area

• Transferred to men’s to oversee Technical Design for all Sears Holdings brands – Structure, Amplify, Roebuck & Co, Amplify, Covington, Outdoor Life, Simply Styled, Everlast, David Taylor and Craftsman.• Responsible for all categories; woven/knit tops, bottoms, tailored clothing, athletic wear, sweaters, outerwear, etc.• Train TD’s to lead weekly fit sessions on live models.• Successfully transitioned the corporate in-store calendar from 52 week to 25 week by partnering with the Far East Technical Design teams meeting all deadlines.• Trained new hires on PLM in the Technical Design department.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for Kmart’s largest revenue missy brands that generated over $500M in sales annually.• Oversee direct reports, freelancers and interns in the women’s missy division.• Responsible for evaluating direct reports work performance and development.• Assign daily workload and ensure all deadlines are met.• Interact daily with global offices in San Francisco, Miami, Illinois, Korea, Hong Kong and India.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for all women’s brands; missy, plus, juniors, maternity, sleepwear and swimwear.• Worked on all categories; woven pants, knit pants, woven tops, knit tops, sweaters, denim, tailored clothing, athletic wear, etc.• One of two Technical Designers to transfer from Michigan corporate office (Kmart Corporation) to the NY Design Office for Sears Holdings after the merger.• Trained new Technical Designers in the NY Design Office on brand aesthetics and processes.• Communicated with vendors, factories, overseas agents, sourcing, pre-production and buyers.• Consistently met all calendar deadlines.