About me

Versatile Accessory Designer with over 12 years of experience and 8 years of senior team management experience at top worldwide brands, with industry knowledge & design of more than 60 seasonal markets, with a passion for creating beautiful product, specializing in disruptive design ideas, artful, & best seller aesthetics, with a passion for quality & timeless designs, a focus on the marriage of style & function, high level of attention to design detail, dynamic seasonal story building & strategic line building, a sharp eye for color coordination, textiles, and early market trend spotting, driver of team efficiency & productivity, values alignment with cross functional partners, and has strong relationships with factories & suppliers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas

TOP TO BOTTOM DESIGN DIRECTION, RESEARCH, PRESENTATION AND EXECUTION OF ACCESSORY COLLECTIONS INCLUDING:
High quality hand illustration - impactful mood board presentations - palette building - brand building - line building - high level of construction make & material knowledge - fully skilled in Adobe CC Creative Suite - Illustrator & Photoshop CADs - CADTools Software - custom hardware design & Rhino 3D printing - Microsoft Office Excel - print repeats - embellishment layouts - pattern making - jewelry making - metal smithing - design - detailed full-size tech specs - specializing in the design off wallets, gifting, belts, shoes, luggage, soft accessories & jewelry, and handbags

Design Direction to Concept Building to Branding to Market Research to Mood Boarding to Illustration to Sourcing to Development to Factory Placement & beyond