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Austin, Texas Area

Provide the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that the company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and people systems in place to efficiently grow the brand and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. Responsibility for day to day management, long-term strategic leadership, and oversight of the core functions directly influencing the growth of the business: Sales, Marketing, Product Innovation and Customer Service.

Austin, Texas

Responsible for developing marketing strategy to extend and grow better-for-you household cleaning brand, Lemi Shine. Led brand strategy, promotion and product line extensions to feed aggressive revenue growth. Introduced formal, insights-driven stage and gate development process leading cross-functional team that launched innovative new products in adjacent segments with major retailers nationwide. Developed and managed fully integrated campaigns across traditional, digital, social, influencer, retail and PR, utilizing both agency and in-house resources. Recruited and directly led team of specialists comprised of Brand Management, Creative, Shopper Marketing, R&D and Customer Service.

Recruited to lead challenger brand re-positioning and establish best in class marketing program to accelerate growth. Directed extensive primary and secondary research to develop consumer segmentation and positioning to successfully transition from niche brand to complete household cleaning brand built on unique selling proposition. Drove and executed complete package overhaul to align with positioning.

Led Central’s consumer pest brands. Responsible for driving both top line and bottom line growth through directing research-driven innovation, cross-functional product development teams, sales execution, consumer promotion and strategic brand development.

Promoted to manage broad brand portfolio P&L and advance strategic brand consolidation roadmap for the entire SBU. Developed SKU profitability analytics, designed brand consolidation objectives, and conceived formal brand marketing plans.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Promoted to manage and grow regional brands and develop cross-functional business processes to integrate, stabilize and manage acquired brand portfolios.

San Ramon, Ca

Promoted to manage and grow Private Label and Control Label garden product lines in all aspects, from forecasting and production planning to packaging, new product development and pricing.

San Ramon, Ca

Hired to build data analysis systems to manage brands and grow business.

Mba, Entrepreneuship

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science