BRAND, TREND & DESIGN CONCEPT

Inspires and cultivates creativity to elevate brand vision and business strategies that deliver innovative products, omnichannel storytelling, and engaging customer experiences.

Focuses on brand development and building, with proven success elevating consumer-facing products while navigating costing guidelines to consistently support brand integrity.

COLLABORATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

TOMMY HILFIGER: MERCEDES FORMULA 1

Collaborated with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team to creating uniforms for all crew members. Drove synergy between men’s and women’s lines to establish a cohesive power team.

TOMMY HILFIGER: 35th ANNIVERSARY CAPSULE

Modernized the brand’s “prep lifestyle” for the modern consumer. Designed a mixed-gender capsule of classics-with-a-twist: a chino, a button-down shirt, a polo, and a barracuda jacket.

TOMMY HILFIGER: ARCHIVE CAPSULE

Reimagined the brand’s most iconic pieces from the 90’s. Designed men’s, women’s, and unisex styles that honored the brand’s heritage and most recognizable archive designs.

JLO BY JENNIFER LOPEZ

Designed a lifestyle collection inspired by Jennifer’s favorite items: a velour sweatsuit, a one-piece fitted jumpsuit, and low-rise knit denim. Worked closely with Jennifer on style-specific fit, fabric, trims, and artwork. Traveled to Los Angeles to develop color, concept, and design.

SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION

Incorporated new technology at Tommy Hilfiger, contributing to the brand exceeding its corporate goal to achieve 50% sustainability in 2019 denim product, and paving the way for other categories be sourced and produced responsibly.

Built and developed a new Digital Product Creation team, focused on creating cutting-edge digital designs to share key trends virtually with direct consumers and wholesale accounts.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

TOMMY HILFIGER   //   NEW YORK, NY   //   2009–2022

VP WOMEN’S & GIRLS APPAREL DESIGN
2013–2022

Directed design for Women’s Sportswear, Sport/Athleisure, Tommy Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger Underwear & Lounge, Girls’ Apparel & Accessories and Women’s Accessories licensing, and Formula One/Mercedes Benz specialty products, ensuring global vision and aesthetic alignment.

Drove positive business transformation and financial results, contributing $500 million in sales annually. Cultivated and led a Design team. Managed demanding deadlines to optimize time management, promote collaboration, and drive efficiencies from product inception to final execution. 

Collaborated with the Global Creative Director on seasonal color, concepts, sketches, and artwork in New York & Amsterdam to spearhead alignment with European design team. Partnered with EVP Merchandising and Merchandising team to drive business strategy, seasonal vision, styling and fit direction, key looks, and volume drivers.

VP DIGITAL PRODUCT CREATION (3D), WOMEN’S & MEN’S, RETAIL & WHOLESALE
2019–2022

Managed the team that produced 3D product images as digital selling tools for our wholesale accounts and internal retail merchants. Reduced cost by eliminating prototypes, showroom samples, and fit samples. Created digital assets for the Marketing team.

SENIOR DESIGN DIRECTOR, WOMEN’S & MEN’S DENIM, WHOLESALE & RETAIL
2011–2013

Elevated core and fashion fabric and wash range for multiple denim divisions. Rebranded on-product marketing, including hardware and labeling, across all businesses. Sourced and negotiated with vendors in the United States, Mexico, India, and Hong Kong. Partnered with select factories to deliver optimized pricing, quality, product, and brand aesthetic.

DESIGN DIRECTOR, MEN’S & WOMEN’S DENIM, RETAIL
2009–2011

Launched the brand’s startup denim division, Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger. Created all denim branding (hardware, exterior and interior labels). Collaborated with VP Design and EVP Merchandising to develop the perfect denim fits. Traveled throughout the US, Mexico, Europe, and Asia for product development management, trade shows, market trend research, and vintage denim shopping to create an original wash range for the brand.

EARLY EXPERIENCE

CALVIN KLEIN JEANS   //   NEW YORK, NY

Design Director, Women’s Denim & Apparel  

Design Director, Calvin Klein Jeans “Original” & Young Contemporary Women’s

NAUTICA   //   NEW YORK, NY

Design Director, Women’s Wovens, Knits, Sweaters & Denim

JLO BY JENNIFER LOPEZ   //   NEW YORK, NY

Senior Designer, Women’s Wovens, Knits, Sweaters & Denim 

DKNY JEANS   //   NEW YORK, NY

Associate Designer, DKNY Jeans, Women’s Knits & Graphic Tees

Assistant Designer, DKNY Active, Women’s Knits & Graphic Tees

KAREN MILLEN   //   ENGLAND, UK

Assistant Designer, Women’s Wovens & Knits

EXTRAS

FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL   //   BEDFORD, NY
2022–PRESENT

•       Mentor and Critic for Senior Collection & Fashion Show

FASHION STYLIST   //   POUND RIDGE & BEDFORD, NY
2021–PRESENT

•       The Four26 (2023 debut album)

•       Eco-Chic Event (2021 fashion show)

ANTLERLUV, FOUNDER, VINTAGE CURATOR & COLLECTOR   //   POUND RIDGE, NY
2020–PRESENT

•       Kahlo Collective (hand-picked vintage for a curated seasonal collection)

•       Bedford Playhouse (pop-up shop)

EDUCATION

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN   //   NEW YORK, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design 

•       CFDA Award Nominee

•       Silver Thimble Award Winner