Reporting to the Chief Design Officer of the Pottery Barn brand, provided award-winning leadership in directing a team through the design and development of Furniture, Lighting, Upholstery, and Finishing products at scale for commercial, residential, and VIP high-net-worth customers.

Grew product portfolio to $1.5B with as much as 10% revenue increases and 20% net sales increases every year for 10 years.

Led and continuously developed a powerful team of directors, managers, and creatives, overseeing the prosperity of 28 employees through comprehensive 30/60/90-day training model, annual reviews with 2-way communication, individualized career plans, ad hoc in-the-field mentoring, and structured 1:1 coaching.

Implemented and refined processes, policies, infrastructure, and controls to support concepting, design,

assortment strategy, and production of 400+ product SKUs every year.

Helped manage multi-site design and installation products for VIP clients, requiring extensive custom design work.

Earned,developed, and maintained trusted relationships with 30 offshore manufacturers throughout the Asia Pacific while negotiating favorable terms and ensuring on-spec, high-quality production.

2015-2018 Temporarily took oversight of Williams-Sonoma Home collection to bring it up to just under $100M through new design strategy, processes, and systems, tighter relationship with offshore manufacturers, and a freshly

invigorated team.

Reported to VP, managed 10-person team through the product development lifecycle, including ideation, prototyping, costing, sampling, presentation and buy-in, and manufacturing process design.

Instituted best practices in home goods and hard goods product design, project management, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge-sharing to elevate innovation and efficiency.

Established regular cadence for lifecycle concepting and product reviews, in addition to building full-scaleshowcases.

Assembled, led, and inspired a cohesive team of managers, designers, analysts, and technicians, while

engaging regularly with Ecommerce and Marketing teams, earning a coveted award for Excellence in

Leadership.

Translated market trends into on-brand Pottery Barn products, leveraging value engineering to maximize profitability and units sold.

Reported to and collaborated with the the Vice President of Design & Prouct development on seasonal concepts.

Managed & led team to deliver seasonal concept presentations and product assortments.

Launched the brand's first Bed & Bath division

Recognized as “Designer of the Year” within first full year.

Joined the founding design group for West Elm, playing a part in defining the new brand’s image as a

trendsetter in modern design.

Was the first furniture designer hired for the brand.

Conceptualized and designed high-end and mid-market home products in Dining, Occasional, and Bedroom

categories.