- Day to day collaboration with a diverse cross-functional team comprising of Engineering, Legal, Marketing, Procurement, Production, and Sales. - Shape the product vision and KPI’s for all Innovation programs for DexKo, outlining product requirements, orchestrating resources from various departments, and steer the team through critical milestones. - Investigate, gather, and analyze expansive multi-channel datasets, drive decisions by communicating to C-Suite stakeholders via technical presentations and influence. - Develop product solutions by gathering user insights, customer needs, and leveraging internal tribal knowledge, resulting in strong Product Visions for DexKo Global. - Responsible for identifying opportunities in product improvement, portfolio gaps, and opportunity adjacencies resulting in a robust Horizon 1/3/5 roadmap strategy. - Experienced launching programs from inception to commercialization by balancing consumer insights, business goals, and branding requirements. - Adaptable and steadfast in a fast-changing economic climate in which my strategies need to reflect contingency plans via creative design thinking in my approach to projects.

Responsible for Global Food Brands, (Ball, Calphalon, FoodSaver, Rubbermaid). Starting in the strategy and planning phase, all the way through final development before handing off to the R+D Team. Portfolio responsibility included NPD for countertop appliances, cutlery + cookware, glass “canning”, and durable/semi-durable food storage. My direct-reports and I developed more than 70 SKUs shipped globally.- Owned monthly roadmap strategy meeting for the Business Unit with Marketing and Engineering Leadership; presented monthly updates to Design Leadership - Delivered new platform programs for multiple brands with 95% adoption rates by Executive Leadership- Design Leader, synthesizing communication between Design, User Research, Engineering, and Marketing teams throughout all project activities to ensure effective collaboration on projects totaling over 100MM CAPEX- Daily project trade-off decisions; right sized on design, cost, timing and product leadership, helping reduce churn and keep the teams on track

- Led strategy for the next generation of Contigo and Bubba family of products, balancing design and product margin- Managed team of 3 designers, leading them to successful deliveryof new product concepts to the business in a challenging market- Drove the charge on a new process for generating and archiving Master Art documentation- Presented design assets to the Business Leadership on a weekly basis- Managed project resource planning, budgeting and process development

- Led Design Team for BabyJogger and NUK brands, equipping them with knowledge and inspiration to achieve greater design excellence in their project through strategic and critical thinking - Pioneered new product development methodologies for the business, which accelerated timelines and reduced churn- Presented designs and strategy to the Business Unit Leadership team on a bi-weekly basisCritical team player in the development of an adjacent suite of products for BabyJogger

- Category lead for all NPD delivery and mentor to the design team- Trusted advisor to the Baby Business Unit teams on design process and strategy as it relates to future roadmaps- Defined and developed an entirely new brand language for BabyJogger products through extensive research, collaboration, and strategic execution

- Conceptualized next generation car seats and lightweight performance strollers for Graco and BabyJogger- Used consumer insights to support innovative design solutions, addressing key user needs and aligning them with the business needs- Worked closely with Engineering to develop product specifications and validate prototypes- Accountable for the successful design implementation of all products from concept to completion

- Self startup Design Firm, leveraging years of experience in Product and Package design. Managed all client relationships, design strategy, proposals, and direct reports. Notable accolades include the development of tamper and theft proof packaging for Perrigo, trademarked as the SmarTub™ generating millions in revenue and receiving multiple utility patents.

- Collaborated closely with buyers, engineering, and ELT to establish design strategy to meet consumer needs in a highly competitive mass market. Successful in launching new products for Ty Pennington and Lands End brands.