DESIGN PIAZZA LLC, President, Creative Strategy Consultancy - Miami, FL and Milan, Italy. Global consultancy providing change management solutions and innovative design concepts. CEI Piedmont Region inbound investment, export and tourism, Turin, Italy.Directed and moderated the International Forum for Technical Textiles event. CFP, Chiari, Brescia, Italy.Created a 3-year fashion design school course from start-up, set curriculum and taught. Miasuki - Luxury Equestrian Apparel, Milan, Italy. Conceived and directed project from start-up, including personnel selection, design and marketing strategy, brand image and market awareness campaign. Rizoma, Milan, Italy - Luxury motorcycle accessory engineering companyCreated strategy for brand expansion into activewear products. L&C Change Management Consultants, Montreal, Canada.Re-designed entire corporate image.

CEO Design Solutions Consultancy - Milan, Italy and London UK. Developed innovative design concepts and strategies and image building materials, including technical design, fashion, product prototypes, marketing and photography for a global clientele.O Collection, Paris, France.Designed and oversaw production of luxury female fashion collection and marketingprogram for French retail, including brand image and store concept . Goldwin Ellesse, Japan.Designed sport/activewear collection for Japanese market. Ellesse, Beijing, China.Conceptualized retail concept for brands activewear collection. Lenovo / IBM, Italy.Designed booth and directed SMAU promotional trade fair tech events. Framis (NoSo), Italy.Built brand imagery to launch the world first textile heat welding machine. Created marketing strategy and advertising campaign. Spaziale Splendy, Italy.Assisted this start-up in all creative areas to develop a € 10 million business in microfiber towels and bathrobes in 3 years. Lanar, Italy.Re-positioned brand and re-vitalized the image of historic yarn company. Designed Pitti Filati booth and sales materials.Cristina of CanadaDesigned innovative body-toned swimwear collection concept for Calvin Klein collection

VENTICINQUE ITALIA SRL. (Design Solutions Consultancy) Milan, ItalyCEO & CREATIVE DIRECTORDevelopment of innovative design concepts & strategies. Design of leading edge and image products. Internal & external creative personnel management. Creative process coordinationPresentationsPaul & Shark, Italy. Transformed the wholesale marine brand into a major retail brand. restyling products and cutting new style patterns.Seibu Department Stores, Tokyo, Japan. Created in-house total look menswear brand. Co-ordinated Italian manufacturing of menswear lines. Z-Side Store, Canal City, Japan. Created a entire merchandising and purchasing strategy for a new concept Japanese eight-floor department store. Solaris, Italy. (Owner) Fabric convertors, Como Italy. Designed prints and manufactured fabrics for major fashion intimate apparel and sports brands including La Perla, Decathlon, Calzedonia, Nike, Triumph and Adidas. Marlboro Leisurewear, COO Sports Apparel Collection, London, UK and Milan, Italy. Created and launched the first Marlboro Leisurewear collection, cut patterns and oversaw production. Coordinated supply chain and special projects for F1 Grands Prix race teams.Together with Andrea de Adamich, built the company into the first total look sportswear brand with turnover of £20 million in 2 years.

INSOLITO GROUP SpA, CEO Design and Marketing Solutions Consultancy, Milan, Italy. Built the company into a leading fashion design and marketing consultancy group with 50 employees. Created and directed a global structure in Milan, London, Los Angeles & Tokyo. Supervised presentations, shows and events and oversaw production teams. CEO Speedo International Design Group, Montecarlo and USA.Unified all global licensees with a single corporate branding strategy and provided design direction from a creative hub in Milan. Instigated a R&D program that launched the first world record beating ‘Fastsuit’. Designed Olympic team suits for 34 nations. Speedo USA Creative Director.Designed print and performance swimsuit collections which saw Speedo build a 90% market share. Created a marketing and graphic design program for revitalizing the brand image. Designed ‘Animal Goggles’ for kids which sold a million units at launch. DuPont / Invista Lycra, Geneva, Switzerland.Launched DuPont Lycra into the global menswear stretch outerwear market and developed a strategy which went on to build $3 billion revenue. Conceived and directed the Lycra Rendezvous global brand event in Monte Carlo. Created the joint-branding Armani Jeans and Armani Kids marketing projects. Eurojersey, Italy, Initiated a new creative marketing strategy for the launch of Sensitive elasticated fabrics, inIncreasing turnover by 600% over 6 years. Ellesse, Italy. Designed international skiwear and tennis collections, including the men’s French World Champions team suits and women’s Slovakian World Champion teamsuits. Warnaco / Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, USA. Designed for Ralph Lauren ‘Collection’ line and active sportswear for LRX brand. Designed for Calvin Klein jeans and underwear collections.

EARLY CAREERMichael St John Ltd., CEO Mayfair, London, UK.Designed and hand-tailored luxury, customized clothes for men and women, including leading politicians and celebrities. Created leading actor wardrobes for major films. Vidal Sassoon Fashion retail, London, UK. Product Manager and Designer Robert Valentine Ltd, Savile Row, London, UK. Master Tailor and Cutter, Anderson & Shepard Ltd., Savile Row, London, UK. Apprentice Tailor and Cutter