Proven talent for aligning business strategy and objectives with established product development and operations paradigms to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Growth-focused thought leader with expertise spanning product life cycle management, merchandising, fast fashion development, marketing and brand development, price right home textiles, global sourcing, program management and execution, cost processing and negotiations, research, market trend analysis, strategic planning, process improvement, account and vendor relationship management, team leadership, training, and performance assessment. Key Product Areas of Expertise: Soft Home Textiles, including but not limited to Window, Bedding, Table, Bath, Memory Foam Bedding Products and Mattresses. Extensive experience sourcing new fiber, yarn and textile technologies with a proven record of establishing fabric trends and launching them first to market. I've led R&D Teams on the creation and launch of product lines featuring Repreve Recycled Yarns, Fiber Encapsulation Technologies, Solar Charging Textiles and Graphine Fiber technologies.Key Skills: Cross Functional Team Management, Project/Product Management, Process Improvement, Textile Evaluation, Development and Cost Negotiations, New Product Development.