Design and innovation exec leading in-house and external product and design teams for clients PayPal, Samsung, Target, TRAC vc, AT&T, MGM, Intel, Paramount Pictures, Hyundai, Wunderman Thompson, Scubapro. Stealth platform for elite creative team deployment urgently anywhere in the world.

Designer manufacturer for line of Kandi Cota™ brand products for home, women’s, kids, footwear, handbags, gift and accessories businesses. Create IP, lead design, production and marketing team for four to six cohesive collections. Negotiated with over 300 high end boutiques, specialty chains & majors buyers to close orders. Delivered product for showroom and tradeshow schedule for 6-10 markets per year. Generated a 63% gross margin and a 3-6X annual increase in revenues. Drove social media marketing strategy for niche target markets in 3 ecommerce and social networks. Acquired licensing deal for with Kany Footwear and developed fashion licensing partnerships.

Hands-on design and innovation exec leading product design, strategy and creative teams for Morgan Stanley, Social Piper, Leeps and other startups. Work focused on product visioning, new product design/ development and legacy product refresh and augmentation. Acquired by geniant.

Led design and product development ideation and UX concept designs in collaboration with a cross functional team of designers, developers, strategists, researchers artists and filmmakers. Clients include Shiseido, NARS, Hyatt, Kodak, Hyundai, Jarden, Dairy Farmers of America, Newell, Castlight, Project Lyme, Samsung, Target and more. COTA was acquired by 17seconds.

Created UX designs for mobile and web homepage, AI-based personalization & recommendation zones for apparel and beauty areas. Developed new mobile and e-commerce re-order program and worked with Product and Engineering to develop site-wide implementation of re-designs for Macys.com 2019.