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Bag and Accessories Designer
Freelance / Consutancy
2013 - Present (9 years)
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Design Director
Design Director at Tumi
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
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Senior Designer
Tumi
2008 - 2012 (4 years)
• Set and managed overall design direction and brand direction for the T-tech brand
• Executed entire product design process, including market research, mood boards, color palettes, product sketches, and spec packages
• Responsible for creating and maintaining over 20 collections of bags, accessories, luggage, and brand extensions
• Traveled worldwide to communicate designs to overseas vendors and ensure design goals were met in production
• Managed licensees to meet brand and company expectations
• Responsible for product development from 1st concept to final product
• Manage and develop new materials with partners, including fabric, leather, & hardware
• Create sketches, cad illustrations, technical drawings, and spec sheets for development
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Bag and Accessories Designer
Freelance / Consultancy
2004 - 2008 (4 years)
• Maintained a creative design studio specializing in Product Design with a concentration on soft-goods, accessories, and equipment solutions.
• Oversaw the entire development cycle of product creation
• Sketched concepts and form for internal review and client presentation
• Created detail spec drawings to communicate design intent to the vendor Evaluated final fit and finish of prototypes and samples