Design Leader experienced in leading design for private and public companies including brands like LOVESAC, Skullcandy, mophie and ZAGG among others. Shipping products for over 10 years. Currently at Lovesac creating the next generation of Designed for Life products that bring comfort and technology into the home. Integrating sustainability into lifestyle products to help people buy better so they can buy less. At Skullcandy, I directed Industrial Design, CMF, Prototype Lab and Structural Packaging as we created the next generation of the original lifestyle audio brand. Focusing on connecting to core youth audience inspired by the global board sports culture. Through “The Workshop” I oversaw Design of our collab products with some of the coolest brands in the space such as our Skullcandy x Burton Collection. I got to bring new school flavor to an iconic brand. Before Skullcandy, during my time at ZAGG, I led Design and organized a Design team that was part of massive growth from $200 million in my first year to nearly $600 million in yearly revenue in my last year. Along that journey, we acquired brands like mophie, Gear 4, HALO & BRAVEN and teams I led were a key part of growing and establishing new design processes, language systems and products that helped grow each of their categories. Managed a global team that included Designers in Utah, California, Ohio, London & Shenzhen and were able to create new products for a house of brands that included: ZAGG, mophie, Invisible Shield, Gear 4, IFROGZ, HALO & BRAVENMy passion is ultimately in bringing a new flavor to the products that people use everyday through really cool brands.
Listed skills include Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Strategy, Concept Development, and 37 others.