Reporting to the President, IFG (Innovative Fitness Group)

- Launched as a bootstrap start-up, Maison Nee Design Studio helps guide clients and brand partners in exploring and discovering white spaces, cultural whys, consumer sentiment, and design opportunities guiding businesses in innovation, strategy, creative ideation and new points of view.- Partner with data science (algorithms) to strengthen the creative process; leverage the most relevant consumer insights, cultural and business trends to help inform and iterate product design strategies, decisions, brand positioning and innovations.- Develop smart-working solutions and digitization of design, product development, sample making, showroom and buying processes.- Maison Nee helps brand partners lead sustainability efforts in materials, manufacturing, messaging and processes. - Thriving in a culture of cost-discipline, Maison Nee consistently meets and exceeds established OKRs as laid out by brand partners and clients. - Maison Nee bridges the gap between creative direction and financial strategies with a mission to create consistent product, assortment and collections that yield the highest possible ROI. Brand Portfolio and Partnerships-* Bonobos - Men's * Fila - Men's * Abercrombie & Fitch - Men's * Gap - Men's * Tapout - Men's * Everlast - Men's, Women's & Kids * TJX Private labels - Men's & Women's * Walmart - Women's Sportswear* IFG Group- Men's & Boys active - Private Label and Branded Licenses* PS Brands (www.planetsox.com) - Men's, Women's & Kids - Fashion and Active/ Lifestyle for Private Label and branded Licenses. * Eastman Footwear Group (http://www.efny.com) - Men's & Women's - Launch of Legwear/ Hosiery and winter wear. * MSJC Design (http://msjcdesign.com/home) - Trend Forecasting & Development.

Reported to the President I CMO

- Write, adapt and implement design courses based on current industry needs for upper divsion, BFA Fashion Design programs.- Integrate conceptual development, collections/line building and prototype making by blending the traditional hands-on and the artisanal with modern digital-studio techniques.

Focus Area : Reported to the CEO ; Integrating global creative direction, product strategy with commercial requirements for a seamless brand experience and profitability across multiple channels - Flagship/Specialty retail, Company stores, Wholesale, Special projects, Collaborations and DTC. Product Categories : Lead concept, color, print and design direction for all product categories for Men's, Women's, Kids, Footwear and Accessories. - Head of Design, Merchandising and Visual. - Drive product, brand voice and creative strategy with emphasis on newness and innovation to further elevate brand authority. - Strategize new and existing business opportunities to maximize potential of brand while maintaining brand integrity. - Created a consistent brand aesthetic with an inspiring storytelling that is emotionally, technically and culturally rich to the consumer.- Establish and evangelize product vision, brand campaigns, Go-To-Market strategies to board of directors, analysts & investors. - Re-imagine how customers shop by presenting the brand in-store & digital with a narrative based, story-telling visual merchandising. - Improved product life-cycle for agility. Oversee timely execution of a 36-Week sketch-to-shop,10-Releases/ Drops a year cycle.- Direct development of consumer facing creative assets - runway, photo-shoots, in-store visuals, video, copy, social & digital content. - Collaborate with budget owners to manage open-to-buy plans reconciled with selling potential, top-line sales and financial targets. - Reduced discounting & inventory levels with strategic pricing architecture and refreshed buy-plans. - Accountable for net revenue growth, margin improvement, CAGR, P&L and achieved EBITDA per targets. - Drive consensus, clarify decision rights and inspire alignment between objectives and Go-To-Market strategies, cross functionally. - Led a high-performance creative, cross functional, multi-disciplinary team of 51. - https://us.benetton.com/

Focus Area: Reported to the CEO; Overseeing Mens, Women's/ Juniors & KidsProduct Categories : Cut & Sew Knits, Graphic Knits & Male Underwear. • Managed cross gender graphic knit categories, multiple brands, male and female. • Evolved female graphic knits business from a core-logo basic entity to a trend based, speed to market, fashion category. • Turned around male underwear from a small category into a big business. • Created assortments specific to each store level - US domestic, Web-exclusive, Tier 1 and International flagship stores. • Reported into the CEO, mentoring a team of 16 designers. • Travelled seasonally with the CEO to domestic, European and Asian markets to identify white space opportunities. • Partnered with merchants & planners to identify trends, develop business plans to maximize volume and revenue potential.

Focus Area: Mens & Boys Product Categories : Athleisure, Active & Lounge • Lead an entire category from a cross-branded perspective including overall design direction, development and workload. • Ensured consistency in iconic brand handwriting and differentiation for each individual brand. • Researched and developed newness in fabrics, fabric innovations, graphic techniques, trims, wash and wash effects. • Significantly contributed in achieving the highest possible IMUs and margins without compromising quality.

Focus Area : Mens & Boys Product Categories : Active, Athleisure and Cut & Sew Knits • Responsible for full product design process, including trend research, mood board creation, designing and sketching. • Developed fleece/ Knit outerwear as sub-category within the area, adding incremental revenue to the department. • Was instrumental in growing a predominantly cold-weather category into a significant year round business.

Focus Area : Reported to the SVP Design; Women'sProduct Categories : All. Total brand direction. • Responsible for creative direction and development of full collection for ELLE and LC Lauren Conrad exclusive brands. • Implemented a fast-track, 30 week, concept to consumer design calendar delivering 4 seasons, 12 collections a year. • Unified brand aesthetic and key looks in differing businesses (brick & mortar, regional store distortions, internet-only).• Adjusted product strategies to address in-season business performance and/ or consumer insights. • Lead and aligned a high-performing team of designers (apparel, graphics and CAD) to create brand-enhancing product. • Travelled, researched and liaised with all third party collaborations, special projects and celebrity associations with the brand.• Contributed toward incremental IMU gains by effective design engineering, fabric consolidation and tighter assortment edits. • Accountable for design development deadlines and ratios. Set, allocated and ensured effectiveness of department budget.

Focus Area : Mens & Boys Product Categories : Cut & Sew Knits and Sweaters • Worked closely with design director to design, develop and execute seasonal assortment by category, by delivery. • Extensive travel to Asia to facilitate product development, sourcing of fabric and trim. • Use of Web PDM to translate design sketches, construction details and product summary into streamlined tech packages.

Focus Area : Mens & Boys Product Categories : Cut & Sew Knits and Sweaters

Focus Area : Women's Product Categories : Woven Bottoms • Actively involved with the setting up of AI/ Style-manager documents with sketches and style details, per season.• Designed and developed templates for embroideries, prints and other embellishments.

Focus Area : Mens & Women's Product Categories : All.