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Design & Trend Manager, with 18yrs experience in Trend, Product Design
& Development for Private Brand and Licensed Product.

Product Design & Trend Management:

• Seasonal & Product Trend Direction & Manage Deliverable Timeline
• Design Manager for teams of 10+ Designers with a focus on innovative, trend-right product design and timely project management.
• Product Design Management from determining initial trend direction and design concepts through sample design execution for final merchant presentations.
• Simultaneous Category Design Management for design development across 6-16 Departments while partnering with 5-13 Product Managers.
  
• Freelance Design Director for contract freelance designers and their project assignments.
  
  

Product Development:

• Product Development Experience across multiple product categories from design spec to sample execution.
• International Factory Experience visited International factory/vendors a dozen times for product development and design review.
• Creation of Sampling & Spec Standards for communication with overseas factories for effective cost construction, sampling, pricing, materials, etc.

Sales & Merchant Support:

• Sales Experience in both attending merchant meetings with major U.S. retailers to present market trend/creative product proposals and partnering with in house merchant teams to develop fresh product lines with speed to market.
• Sales & Market Competitive Analysis for line planning and identifying new business opportunities, expert selection of trend-right product assortments, source and practice cost-conscious product construction and material strategies to increase profit. 

Professional Experience:

• Trend & Designer Manager 
  Michael's Arts & Crafts Stores, Irving, TX (2016- Present)
  
  
• Product Designer
  Michael's Stores, Irving, TX (2012-2014)
  
  
• Product Design Manager
  Mad Engine, San Diego, CA (2011 - 2012)
  Mad Engine / Logotel Inc, Addison, TX (2010 - 2011)
  
  
• Sr Designer - Jewelry & Accessories
  Cindy Kirk Inc, Carrolton, TX (2010)
  
  
• Sr Designer - Apparel & Footwear
  Concept ONE Accessories, Addison, TX (2007- 2010)
  
  
• Product Designer – Headwear & Accessories
  Bioworld Merchandising, Irving, TX (2004 - 2007)

Education:

• Bachelor of Fine Art   
  Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR (2004)

Software

• Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Office Suite
• MAC Platform