Coach, motivate and develop a team of product developers over multiple licensed brands and $30M worth of business. ​Key collaborator w/ cross-functional teams.* Lead teams to retain a broad vision of all seasonal development and brand in an effort to increase annual sales dollars by $10M across 2 brands* Collaboration between the PD team and cross-functional partners* Identify risks during the development process; communicate recommendations while elevating risks* Generated department-wide training materials

Launched a new $5M watch brand. Established budgets while overseeing profits/losses. Set, oversaw & drove seasonal developmental calendar to assure on-time delivery while identifying potential risks.* Shortened development lead time for new brand by 60 days, saving $50K, setting new standards for other brands in the company* Collaborated with licensors and overseas partners to assure brand standards and images were retained* Developed new standards for prepositioning to compress manufacturing lead times with alongside Hong Kong & China partners, and other cross-functional teams* Led conversations during approval process with license partners re timeline and product development * Supervised and drove seasonal calendar milestone dates to ensure deadlines, while resolving rising issues and adjusting as needed

Partnered with overseas vendors on new material research, development & innovation. Negotiated, approved & managed pricing for all seasonal projects. * Daily communication with China factories to create new product each season* Guaranteed brand standards were kept on all incoming samples and new product specs going out to factories* Created seasonal documents allowing subsidiaries to place orders each seasonStyle set up in SAP system each season* Organized bi-annual Innovation Weeks with Hong Kong office, vendors & suppliers to bring newest innovations to the company

Design, Presentation, and Product Development of men’s bottom collection. Worked closely with Brand Management teams to analyze & strategically maximize sales and profitability.* Partnered with purchasing department on set up of new cloth and trim* Developed and managed technical line art, detailed drawings, fabric, trim details, construction, and spec details

Assisted in coordination of new product research and information gathering as well as responded to needs of the sales team and other departments for packing samples, swatches, color storyboards, etc* Maintained competitive file set* Organized and maintained a current trim and fabric library* Coordinated a central area for trim and fabric samples and ideas from vendors

• Oversee the general day to day operations of both stores• Assist in the hiring of new employees and all human resource issues thereafter• Assist in buying merchandise for the store Researched new merchandise, analyzed quantities for purchase based on previous sales, attended market and assisted in placing orders for the season, analyzed orders placed after market and put them into a spreadsheet format for quick reference, and keep in contact with vendors and sales reps• Assist in planning special events i.e. Trunk Shows, Annual Preview Party, Play days, etc• Creating displays for all new merchandise, as well as window displays• Work with owner/accountant weekly on accounts payables• Work on the Sales Floor assisting customers

• Work on Sales Floor helping customers pick clothes and coordinate accessories• Process freight as it comes in to get it floor ready• Help Brand Manager with floor sets

• Assist in searching for past TCU students in local newspapers• Search the TCU database for possible donors