Twenty-five plus years as a product marketing professional in direct mail and B-B contract merchandising. Broad based experience in direct mail and catalog, specifically in the product buying and merchandising with tie-in experience in creative and advertising services, catalog development and production, product promotions and sales campaign generation, vertical and niche product marketing strategies development, project management, cost containment, and best practices initiatives.Specialties: Catalog design and production process improvements, catalog/collateral cost savings or containment, effective product merchandising, pricing analysis, competitive analysis, private label merchandandising, supplier negotiations, vertical market development and project management across multiple company departments.