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Seattle, WA, US

• Directly advising the CEO on brand strategy, corporate structure, financials, and project timelines to best position Ricco Global for sustained growth & profitability.
• Collaborating with the C-suite executive team to qualify the market impact & business potential for over a half-dozen startup initiatives.
• In under one month providing quantitative & qualitative research-based guidance for which initiatives to prioritize.
• Building comprehensive go-to-market roadmaps & growth strategies.
• Created a cohesive brand story & pitch to properly prepare our first initiative to go out for a $10M+ seed funding round.
• Leading all design & creative in categories ranging from hospitality & co-working to beauty & sexual wellness.

Scotts Valley, California, US

• Served as acting Design Director for over 3 years - leading Giro’s footwear, softgoods, and accessories categories from research and line planning through concept, design, development, and commercialization.
• Led Giro’s footwear category to back-to-back years of record sales & profits in 2020 and 2021, growing the category 300% to $15M in net sales - all while simultaneously reducing SKU count by over 20%.
• Launched over 60 new models in 6 years, resulting in a 100% overhaul of the footwear line between 2016 and 2022.
• Championed and led innovation initiatives in the flat pedal shoe category, resulting in the creation of Giro's patented Mute Foam system and nearly 400% annual category revenue growth - cementing it as a core piece of.
• Directed, managed, and led a multidisciplinary team of interns, junior designers, developers, vendors, and independent contractors - both domestically and overseas.
• Collaborated with product management, engineering, and operations teams to create strategies & proposals for out-of-cycle product & line expansions.

Scotts Valley, California, US

• In less than 1 year successfully designed, developed, branded, marketed, and launched an independent footwear brand into the functional fitness market - a space dominated at the time by established, multi-billion.
• Connected with underserved consumers via a grassroots Kickstarter launch, raising over $60k in 30 days with another $10k in additional pre-orders shortly thereafter.
• Transformed the business to an operational direct-to-consumer, e-commerce brand after fulfilling all pre-orders in fewer than 3 months.
• Created & ran multi-channel paid & grassroots marketing & social media campaigns.
• Directed & managed logistics, finances, customer service, and outside vendors - both domestically & internationally.virtueathletic.com
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• Created a top-to-bottom redesign of CrossFit 760's brand identity to become the foundation of their expansion from a single location in Southern California to over a dozen gyms across multiple states and 2 continents.
• Directed the creation of products, business strategies, brand identities, icons, standards guides, and marketing materials for individual clients - from ideation to production & commercialization.
• Managed all project budgets, timelines, financials, and client relations.

• Led all Swenyo product design, development, and product line management across multiple categories including textiles, furniture, lighting, storage & organization, and apparel.
• Grew Swenyo’s assortment from 25 SKUs at launch to over 700 SKUs in less than 2 years.
• Managed a product line that included internally designed, externally designed, OEM, drop-ship, and wholesale product assortments.
• Led regular overseas development trips to perfect our designs, oversee production, and establish & maintain vendor & partner relationships.
• Directed, managed, and led junior designers, developers, vendors, and independent contractors.

Encnitas, California, US

• Led Vapor Studio’s internal Industrial Design studio team and select Brand Design projects.
• Led projects from research & strategy through blue sky ideation, design, development, production, and implementation.
• Directed & managed interns & junior designers, including those at our Vapor Studio Asia - our satellite studio in The Philippines.
• Directly managed clients, project resources, and timelines.
• Clients included Adidas, Oakley, Spy Optic, Skullcandy, Columbia, Chaco, and Alpinestars.

Encnitas, California, US

Atlanta, GA, US

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Coraopolis, PA, US

East Aurora, New York, US

East Aurora, New York, US