Leading operational efficiency at the enterprise level while forecasting and tracking a seven-figure annual budget. On a day-to-day level, I steer the success of creative channel logistics by overseeing creative asset lifecycle management across the board, strategizing and evolving workflow efficiencies. On a global level, I shape a cohesive corporate experience that interlaces all corners of the business, drives high-priority and high-budget initiatives, and saves time, energy, and money. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS — As principal architect of RH’s creative channel tech stack, I've consistently integrated new enterprise software while redesigning and rebuilding internal custom creative workflows. Software implementation and integration includes: Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Asset Management, and Content Management Systems.— As language translation strategist, I currently manage the international translation of all company RH print and web collateral into seven languages, including units of measure conversions.— As a member of the steering committee for RH’s Digital Strategy Team, I am responsible for ensuring that ADA compliance of the company’s visual assets is met.Departments I liaise with:— Executive Leadership— Creative & Art Direction— Product Development— Marketing— Merchandising— IT & Engineering

Promoted to lead and expand a robust internal post-production agency across print and digital, I perfected a fluid and responsive approach to lightning-fast creative changes coinciding with the company's exponential growth. Working across departments while forecasting and tracking combined project budgets of $8–10M annually, I ramped internal staff by 200%, introduced external production houses into the workflow, and applied out-of-the-box tech solutions to handle a 5X increase in creative asset production YOY.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS— Integrated domestic and offshore production houses into the larger RH creative channel workflow and managed vendor relationships to create a highly nimble hybrid production model.— Directed a department-wide initiative to upgrade internal color proofing for both print and digital, and to further refine the prepress print review process.— Created recruitment and training programs to develop and support new internal talent.Teams I led and managed:— Catalog Retouching (3K pages/year)— Ecom Retouching (24K uniques images/year)— Dynamic Media— Asset Management— Sample Coordination— Finish Librarians— Proof Printing— Color Management— Prepress Operators— External Vendors

I built and led an e-commerce website post-production department from scratch, along with a companion asset management team, consisting of senior retouchers, digital asset managers, and product color and finish production assistants. Heading up cross-functional digital imaging strategy, I created entirely new processes for these burgeoning teams. The first-ever workflows included eight company leaders, five diverse departments, and multiple external vendors, producing 30K+ product photos annually.

As lead photographer and retoucher for web, print, and catalog, I directed photo projects for a broad client base including Banana Republic, Pottery Barn, and Mighty Leaf Tea. Taking an active role in growing the studio, I recruited and managed a diverse roster of retouching artists, freelance contributors, and other creative talent. During my time at Lesh, we were the single studio chosen to shoot all product photography for the initial launch of the Banana Republic website.