About Me
Passionate print and pattern focused footwear designer. Specializes in mass production and cost saving practices for highest profit. Seven years experience in cut and sew casual footwear.
Experience
-Designed slipper three years in a row that sold one million pairs individually for Costco (2017, 2018, 2019).
-Grew men's business 30% over a 2 year time period.
-Managed 130 skus per season.
-Designed best selling slipper at Walmart for men's line. 200k pairs first season, 600k pairs second season. 3.8M total sales (Dearfoams sales not Walmart retail sales).
-Cost engineered slipper to save 30 cents/pair working with product development. 360k saved.
-Managed 5 separate brand lines simultaneously.
-Designed top selling Sydney style for Dearfoams Suede- greatest profit 2022 and 2023.
-Creates print repeats.
-Experience in men's, women's, kids, novelty, socks, elevated & special make ups, genuine suede & shearling, cemented, and side stitch cut & sew.
Has experience fully managing own lines from concept to proto approvals while working with cross-functional teams and adhering to strict gross margins and deadlines. Flexibility and adaptability working with different product categories, gross margins, consumers, technologies and materials.
Team-oriented, enthusiastic and proactive problem solver.