Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
20 years designing experience Specialties: Product design, interior design, graphic design, branding, naming, fashion design, accessory design, table top design, furniture design, lighting design, art, installtions, environmental design
Provision of innovation and strategic design services to numerous Philips businesses and diverse other clients in the automotive, travel and retail sectors; respectively, these include General Motors, Samsonite and Albert Heijn supermarkets.
Creative Director Modus furniture (100 million annually) Los Angeles California 10/14 – 3/18 Case goods home furnishing Manufacturer importer (Living spaces, Macy’s, City, Urban barn etc.) Managed a 12-person team of designer’s project managers and freelancers • Managed staff through mentoring, motivating and focused team building skills. • Managed and reviewed all sketches rendering & cads before proto approval • Delegated all workload to designer and project managers, which included managing their daily task, and overview workload • Gather market data on fashion, trends, fabrication, materials, color schemes and designs for annual introductions Personal Design responsibility • Sketches, 3D rendering, cads, and all material selections • Manage all aspects of the “fine art” product development process • Ensure all samples meet all cost/margin goals. Import & design responsibilities • Vietnam, Indonesia & China travel to communicate to our factories all necessary information for best execution of samples for our mass-market customer presentations. • Reviewed/approved all drawings from vendors • Reviewed and fine-tuned all prototype samples for production Showroom responsibilities • Plan layout of all merchandising for all 2-showroom layout • Pre-merchandised all staged vignettes • Physically set up showroom & educated sales on all market intros
VP of Design Classic Home (100 million annually) Vernon California 5/12 – 9/14 Life Style home furnishing Manufacturer importer to lifestyle retail community (Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn) VP of Furniture Design team leader responsibilities • Managed in-house design staff through mentoring, motivating and focused team building skills. • Managed and reviewed all sketches rendering & cads before proto approval • Delegated all workload to designers, which included managing their daily task, and overview workload • Gather market data on fashion, trends, fabrication, materials, color schemes and designs for annual introductions Personal Design responsibility • Sketches, 3D rendering, cads, and all material selections • Manage all aspects of the “fine art” product development process • Ensure all samples meet all cost/margin goals. Import & design responsibilities • Asian/India travel to communicate to our factories all necessary information for best execution of samples for our mass-market customer presentations. • Reviewed/approved all drawings from vendors • Reviewed and fine-tuned all prototype samples for production Showroom responsibilities • Plan layout of all merchandising for all 4-showroom layout • Pre-merchandised all staged vignettes • Physically set up showroom International shows for market research trends and ideas • Paris France - Maison furniture show • Milan Italy - European Furniture fair • Asia shows – China, Malesia & Vietnam
Product Manager/Designer MINKA GROUP ($300 Million annually) Corona, CA 4/09- 12/12 • Product Manager/Designer Kovacs division - High end contemporary designer line of lighting systems, fixtures and lamps • Product Manager/Designer Ambience divisions - Middle to high end transitional line of lamps, furniture and accessories • Responsible for all product development, manufacturer sourcing, licensing, pricing and advertising. • Managed in-house design staff and contracted commissioned designers for both divisions. • Executed projects from concept to production, working with the QC department to ensure overall integrity of product and design. Overseas responsibilities • Extensive Asian travel to communicate with agents, vendors, and factories to establish product timelines from initial sketch to final product. • Reviewed all project quotes • Reviewed all drawings from vendors • Reviewed and fine-tuned all prototype samples for production • Established all sample tracking for shows