Fashion Education

Creative Services Consultancy*Portfolio Review and CritiqueCV/Resume Review and Critique*Sliding Consulting Fee Scale

Lead 18 hour module for the masters students with the focus on sustainable and ethical design.

*Recruited from initial consulting engagement to pioneer new Quick-Time-Response (QTR) business model as senior most creative leader*Leveraged professional network and industry relationships to build and lead 18-member NYC creative team*Inspired and trained team to operate in revolutionary ways in response to sales and trend to accelerate product speed to market*Delivered sales/trend-right product against unprecedented fast-calendar timeline earning reputational excellence with retail client partners*Built brand identities including conceptual development of product lines, aesthetic direction and multiple collection concepts and strategies

*Promoted from VP Design Sigrid Olsen to lead the evolution of existing Liz & Co. sub-brand to total Liz Claiborne lifestyle brand initiative*Managed, trained and developed a creative team of 18 design, color, CAD and fabric research professionals *Built brand identity & licensee alignment with product design and business strategy augmenting sales +$400M*Partnered and aligned with cross-functional merchant, sourcing and sales business teams to optimize sales & product assortments*Created product development calendar with milestone dates affording time bound deliverables

*Managed team of nine designers in three cities: New York, Boston, Hong Kong*Collaborated with Sigrid Olsen to commercialize true core brand identity and evolution to next*Launched Sigrid Olsen Home - bed, bath, tabletop partnering with visual director on showroom & store themes, concepts