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Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Overseeing business development and product strategy as a partner to a host of retailers in North America and worldwide. We are a textiles manufacturer located outside of Coimbatore, India, and produce our goods with integrity, the strictest quality standards, and a commitment to environmentally sound practices - we are run nearly entirely by solar and.

Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Swift House was established as a parent company to several branded initiatives coming to market in the near future. Stay tuned for more information as I get these passion projects off the ground!

New York City Metropolitan Area

Offered consulting services within the realm of home furnishings, based on my 20+ years in the field working with some of the industry's most distinguished brands. I can provide expertise and insight into merchandise and assortment strategy, trend and design direction, product development/end-to-end timeline management, domestic and international sourcing.

Greater New York City Area

• Lead product development, design and merchandising teams across 6 licensed, 3 owned, and 10+ private label home textiles brands. Licensed relationships include Lacoste, Ted Baker, Scott Living, Splendid, Vera Bradley.
• Managed a global team of 20+ professionals, instituting an entrepreneurial/ownership mindset that drove increased employee retention, productivity and fulfillment.
• Cultivated relationships with nearly all North American retailers. Led teams to awarded placements and established preferred supplier status for private label businesses including Martha Stewart Collection, Whim by.
• Shifted team mindset and workflow to support a more proactive culture - presenting incremental opportunities to retailers to both drive revenue and position the company as a vital and trusted source of ideas and.
• Nurtured an ever-evolving global network of 50+ vendors, focusing on sustainable and ethically sourced qualities, quality optimization, and speed-to-market initiatives.
• Continuously analyzed and optimized in-market assortments through sales analysis and competitive research to ensure product mix enhances the brand and drives productivity.

New York, New York

New York, NY

• Led global merchandise strategy for bedding, bath, floorcovering & table linens for the Ralph Lauren and Lauren Ralph Lauren brands, with placement in 700+ retail locations across 40 countries. Ensured seasonal line.
• Oversaw merchandising and product development for European and Japanese bedding licensees, building the latter into the most profitable of 9 home licensees.
• Influenced creative strategy and design direction on product assortments to expand the assortment breadth, create meaningful commercial successes and drive incremental revenue.
• Led efforts, in partnership with sourcing team, to re-source production of core programs to achieve opportunistic pricing and improved margin. As a result, both increased margins and reduced retails of top-selling.
• Relaunched Lauren Ralph Lauren bedding as a trend-relevant and productive brand in global wholesale channels, with goals of reinvigorating the brand and reestablishing prominence within key retailers. As a result.
• Developed territory-specific merchandising strategies for international Ralph Lauren Home bedding & bath businesses with the objective of driving productivity and growth. Through effective management of product.

New York, NY

New York, NY

• Proudly helped launch the Martha Stewart Signature brand, an all-encompassing multi-channel decorating resource.
• Developed assortment plans, style guidelines, and development schedules for furniture, decorator fabric, flooring, rug and paint lines in partnership with General Merchandise Manager, Style Director, and licensed.
• Created and supervised time and action plans to ensure timely completion of product development, collateral and promotional materials.
• Collaborated with Design and Style departments in the creation of and updates to a 15,000-square foot brand showroom.
• Analyzed sales data and applied findings to the creation of future assortment plans.
• Expanded consumer awareness of the Martha Stewart Signature brand through the development of effective cross-platform marketing campaigns, large-scale consumer events, and custom programs with retailers.

New York, NY

New York, NY

New York, NY

Performed interactive advertising sales and campaign planning functions for this content, community and shopping portal, a partially-owned subsidiary of Hearst Communications.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration & Marketing, Minor In Communications

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi

Studies Toward Certificate Program, Interior Design