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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

New York, New York

*Manage the development of tabletop and gift products to grow the $14M+ business for Ralph Lauren Home brands, including RL Collection, Polo and Hospitality.*Drive the iconic brand esthetic in product designs by directing the use of refined materials, elevated finishes, and well-considered details in the product development process.*Lead cross-functionally with design, merchant, planning and production operations teams driving on-time product delivery seasonally.*Select and collaborate with strategic vendors to build commercially viable products that meet cost targets.

North Bergen, Nj

Led a team of 3 designers and 2 merchants through the creation of 5 seasonal trends impacting $10M+ textile product opportunity for major retail accounts.Managed the development of trend and product vignettes promoting 50+ new product launches at the NY home fashions market week.Collaborated with merchants, sourcing, and marketing teams, improving the brand style continuity across 4 home textile categories resulting in incremental sales.

New York City

Created global seasonal trend boards offering directional product insights for retail buyers.Built market analyses establishing product strategies for new product concepts and merchandising opportunities.Curated and developed 100+ brand-focused seasonal home décor products for showroom and line review meetings increasing the product adoption rate.

Mooresville, Nc

Led a team of 3-6 designers through the design and development of 10+ decorative home product categories contributing to $1B+ private brand sales in 2000 stores.Established a new development process, including project cadence, timeline, and deliverables resulting in improved creditability and cross-functional team engagement.Led the cross-functional team through market data and style trends analysis and customer insight resulting in new private brand opportunities.Launched and grew the allen+roth holiday décor assortment from $1mil to $8 mil in 4 years.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Translated corporate trends into saleable products, including rugs, doormats, pillows, curtains, bath storage, furniture, and accessories achieving merchandising objectives.Collaborated with the cross-functional team in the design and development of 10+ multi-million dollar soft and hard¬ product assortments for 1800 stores.

Minneapolis, Mn

Led the development of new hard product standards and testing protocols, elevating the quality and the reducing defective rate of tabletop products.

Greater St. Louis Area

Led the development of technical specs and product standards for 3 categories, including tableware, decorative accessories, and accent furniture launched in 500 stores.Managed Associate Technical Designer developing 100+ hardline products thatdelivered quality and value that supported the House Beautiful brand strategy.

Cincinnati/Cleveland, Oh

Designed, developed, sourced, and bought products for $20M+ furniture categories sold in 30 retail stores.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Master Of Design, Home Product Development

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List from 2000 – 2003 | Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year Award Nominee | University.

Interior Design

Activities and Societies: IIDA Student Chapter | Co-op work experience - BHDP Architecture, Cincinnati, OH, Jun-Sep, 2002; LVMH- DFS.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Architecture And Studio Arts

Activities and Societies: Member of AIA student chapter.Liberal Arts education with a major in the professional architecture program.