A fascination of problem solving is what drives me. I’ve always had an afinity for solving problems, and my education in industrial design gave me the tools to do so efficiently. Attention to detail, photography, idea generation, painting, drawing, sculpture, form developmentand merchandising are skills that I have cultivated into strengths over the course of my career. I work very well within a team or I can be a solid and perceptive leader if need be.

EXPERIENCE

CONCEPT ONE ACCESSORIES
New York, NY
December 2005 - Present
Designing men's and boys cut & sew and knit headwear, cold weather,
bags and small leather goods. Responsibilities include merchandising of
seasonal lines across several brands and private label. Sample approval,
overseeing production both in office and overseas at several factories.
Obtaining licensing approval, and presenting product to the sales team.
Brands include Block headwear, Argyleculture, Blac Label, Enyce,
Sean John, Akademiks, Domo, Hang Ten, Pony, Dirtbag, DC Comics,
South Pole, Aeropostale, Frankie & Minx, several rock bands and
private label for various retailers.


HYBRID PRODUCT DESIGN + DEVELOPMENT INC.
Brooklyn, NY
2007
Designed a line of uniforms which compliment Hybrid’s
redesign of the New York city taxi.


FASHION ACCESSORY BAZAAR
New York, NY
August 2004 - November 2005
Designing Accessories for the junior market, in both license and
private label. Responsibilities include gathering data on fashion
trends, Creating presentation boards, and making sure samples
from factories are correct.

PRATT INSTITUTE (H.E.O.P. Program)
Brooklyn, NY
Spring 2001-Present
Drawing instructor for pre-college summer program and
Tutor in drawing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
model building and fashion illustration.

"DATE" DIRECTED by EVA SAKS
June 2003 - October 2003
Production Designer on "Date" a short film commemorating the tragedy
of 9/11 written and directed by award winning Director Eva Saks.

WINTER INTO SPRING FESTIVAL @ CHASHAMA
New York, NY
March 2003
Technical Director on "Golem Stories".

DAP ENSEMBLE
March 2003 - April 2003
Technical Director on Dap Ensemble's rendition of "Icarus"
at Sade Sharin Studios.

ACTIVE EYE
New York, NY
February 2003-March 2003
Designed and manufactured props for Active Eye's rendition
of "Woyzeck" at The Culture Project.

SMITH PALMER + FAMULARI
Queens, NY
August 2002-November 2002
Launched graphics division, design graphics, presentations,
sinage, way finding systems and products for various
recreational and medical institutions.

TOUCH DESIGN STUDIO
Brooklyn, NY
Fall 2001-Spring 2002
Consulted on various projects and modeled a number
of their products in Alias.

WCB
Brooklyn, NY
Summer 2001
Designed graphics and some business imaging.

NESI APPAREL
New York, NY
Oct. 1999-Dec. 1999
Apparel design, packaging and photo editing.