Excited to be working for Barcelona, Spain based Tailored Perfumes which has global fragrance licenses for brands like Reebok and Pepe Jeans. With our state of the art development and production we also produce fragrance for brands like Zara and Mango. Unlike many fragrance development companies, we have a strong distribution network in 100 countries with offices in Florence and Miami. The parent company does a major global licensed fragrance business with brands from companies like Disney and Mattel.

Worked with internationally recognized fashion model, Bernard Fouquet, to create a French luxury brand based on his lifestyle and love of timeless fashion with eclectic elements. Collaborated in development of the brand concept, image, market positioning and creation of the product collection. Participated in sales presentations resulting in successful placement with some of the world's most highly respected fashion stores.

Passport Brands, Inc. was the licensee of the Marithe & Francois Girbaud brand in the United States. As President of Passport Brands, responsible for directing all operational aspects of the business including: product development, merchandizing, sourcing, sales, distribution and marketing.

As one of the founding partners of this global licensing and brand development business based in Barcelona and New York, took the lead in working with brands in Europe to extend them into apparel and other consumer products.

Denim Direct represented highly regarded denim factories in Colombia, Mexico and China) in pursuing business opportunities in the U.S and Europe. The efforts included frequent travel to the factories to direct (and provide hands on assistance in) denim product development. The product development process included constant shopping of the denim market, visits to retailers and communication with industry contacts to be aware of denim trends and innovation.

- As the head of the denim division, responsible for directing the product development, merchandizing, sourcing and purchasing of all denim for twelve company owned brands and several major private label denim programs.- Responsible for identifying denim market trends, developing sales strategies and making sales presentations tailored for target customers of retail accounts.- During FY 2009, new denim strategies and expanded denim product offerings resulted in a strong increase in denim sales to over $40 million annually.

- Responsible for the strategic, sourcing and operational functions of this designer, marketer and wholesaler of better men's and women's casual bridge sportswear.- Sales of the Robert Graham Men's Collection increased to $8.9 million in 2004 compared with $2.2 million in 2003 with Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom as major accounts.- Directed launch of Women's Collection for spring 2005, with initial placements in Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales.- Expanded both Men's and Women's Collections to include broader product offerings through the use of sourcing in China -- including premium jeans made with Japanese denims with sophisticated finishes and washes.

- As CEO responsible for all final decisions concerning strategy, product development, pricing, distribution, sales, sourcing, marketing, credit, finance and operations.- Directed the growth of the men's and women's Boss Jeans line from inception in 1990 to net sales of $413 million during the period from 1994 through 1998.- Re-launched the Marithe & Francois Girbaud brand, generating sales of $235 million ($198 million men's and $37 million women's) from mid 1998 through 2002.

- Established global sourcing operations in Asia for the production of jeanswear and sportswear (including denim and non-denim bottoms, knit and woven tops and outerwear) spending several months per year working with agents and factories in eight different countries leading to a 100% import business. - Conducted a systemic, ongoing review of all aspects of operations and strategy while reporting directly to the CEO with recommendations for changing from a domestic pant manufacturing company to marketing driven jeanswear company. - Instituted monthly senior management meetings to develop strategic plans, establish budgets, evaluate strengths and weaknesses, review operational changes and create time and action plans with assigned responsibility.