• Highly Accomplished Apparel & Footwear Industry Executive who makes sound decisions to reflect positively on global multibillion-dollar product line initiatives in alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals, and who works to attain a competitive advantage and generate robust growth via solutions-centric critixxxxxxl thinking for insightful results.
• Visionary Professional who rises above global challenges to improve the bottom line and achieve winning outcomes, including leading 600+ staff while quickly adapting to evolving scenarios to optimize resources and reach high profit and productivity levels, as well as resolving in-depth issues with international partners to boost success.
• Ambitious Self-Starter who has worked as a Professor at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in L.A., and who additionally excels within international environments having lived and worked for 5 years in Hong Kong.
• Excellent Communixxxxxxtor who develops synergistic relationships with cross-geographixxxxxxl decision-makers, including domestic and international high-profile retailers, brand owners, and factories, and who leads multi-level industry professionals by example and with integrity to inspire confidence and forge strong teamwork to meet objectives.

Global Head of Innovation, Xxxxxx, XXXXXX (2014 2017)

• Xxxxxxpitalized on the opportunity to lead a forward-thinking global team of innovators, market developers, and project managers to promote a fusion of innovation and information technology for a growing $1-billion product portfolio.
• Proactively gathered insights into future trends and new technologies to create an innovation pipeline aligned with strategic sales goals, including leveraging IT to drive innovation with an in-depth understanding of digital printing and factory automation and involvement in design, testing, and production processes for largest RFID implementations.
• Served as a go-to industry expert tasked with collaborating with retailers and C-level brand owners to align with supply chain and business strategy goals, and provided credibility in market insight, materials, and supply chains.
• Partnered with global factory sales teams to identify opportunities for automation at the factory level, including packaging automated label applixxxxxxtion systems that actively reduced labor necessary for UPC price ticketing applixxxxxxtion.

  Continually delivered new product releases on aggressive timelines and within budget.

  Achieved breakthrough innovation via leading-edge solutions for a $1-billion product portfolio.

  Successfully managed business xxxxxxse to drive a xxxxxxpital investment budget of $6+ million annually.

  Signifixxxxxxntly reduced time from program concept to approval to generate $20 million in annual revenue.

  Launched and managed the L.A. Customer Design and Innovation Center, including directing the state-of-the-art facility where customers xxxxxxn engage with materials, innovations, industry experts, and prototyping equipment.

  Drove exclusivity agreements of $20+ million annually by presenting unique innovation and branding solutions.

  Partnered with influential fashion industry organizations (i.e. WGSN and AAPN) on customer-related events that brought experts together in a collaborative and informational environment.

  Generated first-year product revenue for automated label applixxxxxxtion systems of $2.5 million and a pipeline of $20 million, including identifying a $40-million market for transparent heat-applied labels in footwear that drove $1.5 million in first-year annual revenue and a $20-million pipeline.

Director Global Product Development, Hong Kong (2010 2014) ￨ Greensboro, NC (2008 2010)

• Strategixxxxxxlly steered a 600-member global team in 15 countries in transforming to a centralized organization by partnering with IT to automate and streamline business processes and achieve multimillion-dollar annual cost savings.

Director Global Product Development, Hong Kong (2010 2014) ￨ Greensboro, NC (2008 2010)

• Contributed talent in managing an annual budget of $50 million while streamlining global business processes, applixxxxxxtions, and team structures; supporting incremental sales pipeline of $250 million; and handling end-to-end design on high-profile customer programs in excess of $2 million annually with advanced supply chain requirements.
• Led teams in reviewing complex supply chain scenarios and defining cost-effective, yet optimal purchase of materials.

  Increased ASP 8% via deep dive costing / pricing analysis and adjustments on lower margin markets.

  Successfully aligned sample efforts with global commercial sales objectives to drive overall profitability.

  Served as business lead for a large-sxxxxxxle facility Oracle ERP implementation to generate $300 million annually.

  Drove incremental growth by 150 points by leveraging sales / cost analytics to identify areas to adjust prices.

  Achieved annual cost savings of $500,000 by consolidating resources from multiple loxxxxxxtions to a Sri Lanka hub.

  Created a custom variable data order entry system to support key requirements of apparel and footwear industry.

  Led world-class prototype development, including creating an innovation and prototype center producing 25,000+ custom prototypes annually, reducing sample cycle time 50% and saving $12 million in 3-year SG&A costs.

  Drove $620 million in revenue by leading the team in programming complex price, xxxxxxre and content, and compliance information, as well as automation and accuracy of variable data management.

  Transformed global costing and pricing processes, including initiating a custom global pricing tool to reduce time and complexity, provide accurate global costing, and simplify complex pricing scenarios.

  Streamlined global business processes, applixxxxxxtions, and team structures to save $10 million, reduce data entry error rates 20%, and improve development time.

IT Director Supply Chain, Greensboro, NC (2005 2008)

• Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward directing a details-focused team of 30 IT and support staff across 6 countries in meeting or exceeding supply chain goals, including cost-effectively managing a budget of $20+ million.

  Developed and led a dynamic IT strategy that inspires, motivates, and supports employees and customers.

Manager Global Network Security, Xxxxxx, XXXXXX (2001 2005)

• Played a vital role in managing a globally based team of IT security professionals and strategic outsource partners in providing industry leading cyber security, monitoring, and training initiatives in alignment with companywide goals.

  Successfully led services for a Fortune 500 company operating in 50 countries with a $3-million budget.

Bachelor of Science in Sociology

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