Teach one-on-one music lessons, mostly in-person but sometimes remotely, for students ranging in age from 4 to 82 to learn to play bowed stringed instruments (cello and violin), fretted stringed instruments (mandolin, guitar, bass and banjo), fretless stringed instruments (dobro, lap steel and pedal steel) and piano

• Develop individualized curriculums based on each student’s musical interests, technical skills, and knowledge of music theory

• Teach a process of analyzing songs to identify structure and chord progressions as a framework for developing improvisational skills

• Private students: March 2019 - present, Mountain Music (Oakland): September 2024 - present, Starland School of Music (Alameda): July 2025 - present

Managed teams of technical designers and fit engineers to create seasonal collections of technical outerwear and sportswear products, responsible for garment fit and construction, bill of materials, technical sketches, and costing

• Established metrics for evaluating workload, fit iterations per style, and other aspects of the product development cycle to measure process efficiency using data from PLM systems and Power BI reports

• Developed men's and women's outerwear products for alpine climbing, snowsports, and ski resort uniforms

• Managed teams of product engineers and fit engineers for outerwear and sportswear

• Revamped terminology used for describing the fit of Mountain Hardwear apparel products, including coordinating a multi-season audit of outerwear and sportswear styles to provide consistent fit descriptions for the Mountain Hardwear website

• Developed men's and women's outerwear products snowsports, alpine climbing, and account-specific SMUs

• Managed a team of 2 product engineers and 1 fit engineer for outerwear

• Evolved process for booking fabrics for making prototype garments at global vendor partners

• Analyzed MHW sales by season to come up with product lifecycle case studies for a cross-functional project about product lifecycle and roadmap strategy

• Developed men's and women's outerwear products for snowsports and alpine climbing

• Managed a team of 7 sportswear developers and a team of 6 lifestyle outerwear developers

• Facilitated company move from Alameda, CA, to Denver, CO, by training new and existing teams on business processes and best practices

• Refined processes and calendars with VF Asia (Hong Kong) sourcing office prior to the company's move to Denver

• Developed flatbed knit garments (Black Series, Flight Series) and outerwear collection (Brown Label)