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Education

BFA: Pratt Institute​

MBA: Baruch College (CUNY)

Zicklin School of Business

A native of Detroit, MI, I knew from the age of 13 that I wanted to live in NYC and moved to Brooklyn, NY to study fashion design at Pratt Institute immediately after high school.  After earning my BFA in Fashion Design, I started off in women’s apparel but soon landed a position designing kids' apparel and found my true calling.  

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Operating at the intersection of design, corporate strategy, and team leadership, I specialize in creating trend-right, commercial sportswear apparel.

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Over the course of my career, I've established a track record for building apparel design divisions from the ground up, establishing cross-functional SOPs, consistently meeting market calendar deadlines and structuring the design teams that high-volume companies need to scale.  ​

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With extensive experience leading multi-category lines across Kids, Womens and Junior apparel & accessories, my background is rooted in managing DTC youth/young adult lifestyle properties and scaling well-known branded and private-label womens and girls apparel for the world's largest retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Target, Amazon, TJX, Ross Stores, Burlington, Bloomingdale’s, and Nordstrom.

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I also possess an MBA degree in Entrepreneurship from Baruch College (CUNY) which leveled up my project management capabilities,  honed my communication with internal and external partners and infused critical thinking into my design process.

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To stay abreast of evolving skills and practices in the fashion industry, I'm currently focused on aggressively integrating generative AI into design life-cycles to replace traditional concept phases.

Specializations

​​​​Kids/Tween 0-16 Lifestyle Apparel​

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Womens Apparel

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Junior Fast-Fashion Apparel​​

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  • Cut-&-Sew Knits

  • Wovens

  • Dresses

  • Swimwear

  • Denim

  • Jackets/Fashion Outerwear
  • Athleisure

  • Sleepwear

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Accessories Design Including:

  • Handbags + Back Packs

  • Semi-Fine + Costume Jewelry

  • Cold Weather Hats + Gloves

  • Home Decor

Management Expertise

Design Staff + Project Management

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Margin Engineering & Category

IMU Optimization

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Targeted Trend Shopping + Competitve Landscape Analysis

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Licensed Brand Management + Development

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Private Label Development

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Creator-led Start-ups

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DTC + Omnichannel Expansion

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​B2B Wholesale Pitching & High-Value Account Acquisition

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Tools + Software

Adobe CC:

Illustrator/Photoshop

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Microsoft Office:

Word, Excel, PPT

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3D Rendering:

Browzwear Lotta

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Generative AI:

Fashn.ai

Microsoft Copilot

Claude​​

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PLM + DAM:

Bluecherry PLM

Lectra PLM

Claris FileMaker Pro

BeProduct PLM

Productfly

Air

Airtable

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