EXPERIENCE

NIKE, INC.

March 2018- Current

Senior Color Designer

WHQ - Portland, OR || USA

Color strategy and application expert at a product and collection level. People Manager + Design Leader.

Key Responsibilities: Expertly drives a category color strategy for a group, silo or high profile project. | Skillfully crafts a consumer and brand-right narrative through color. | Obsesses color application on product. | Plans and executes product details, reviews samples, troubleshoots achievability issues. | Communicates and builds confidence in the strategy within the category: Design, Product Management, Merchants, Geographies. | Motivates and delegates partners to execute the work. | Researches consumer trends, insights, competitors, for a focused market segment/category. | Travels | Uses solid presentation skills to varied audiences. | Rotating member of the Color Council. 
Key Competencies: Delivers Results | Creates the future | Visionary | Makes good decisions/Does the right thing | Communicates effectively | Leads & Influences others | Contributes special expertise
Key Partnerships: Product Design | Material Design | Art Department | Cross-functional collaboration and direction | Center of Design Excellence | Design Ops | Brand Design | Sports Marketing | http://www.nike.com/

NIKE, Inc.

July 2015- March 2018

Footwear Color Designer II

WHQ - Portland, OR || USA

Elevates the Nike product experience with a focus on both the art & science of Color. | Drives color excellence through the connection of design, development & manufacturing. | Brings to life the seasonal category color direction that is trend relevant to the category consumer through color application. | Color specialist at the product and collection level. | Plans and executes the product color details and reviews all samples, troubleshoots achievability issues and clearly communicates changes to ensure timely completion of each project. | Builds awareness of current color trends, through fashion, art, design and sports-related products through market research to keep abreast of consumer needs. Provides color support for design team as needed. | Collaborates with the Color Leads to create palettes and color flow and applies based on the category color strategy. | Utilizes strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability. | Researches consumer trends, insights, competitors, for a focused market segment/category. | Travels | Uses solid presentation skills to varied audiences. | Rotating member of the Color Council. | http://www.nike.com/

NIKE, Inc.   

 January 2015- July 2015

Footwear Color Designer I 

WHQ - Portland, OR || USA

Understands color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact category and applies knowledge as appropriate. | Together with Color Design Director, Sr. Color Designer or Color Designer II, creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics that reflect design philosophy, product performance, and appeal to targeted consumers. Comfortably creates category line each season. | http://www.nike.com/

Victoria Beckham

WW FW RTW 2015

Paris Showroom| spring 2014 

Paris, FR

Assisted the London team with showroom development, merchandising, model casting and buyers. | http://www.victoriabeckham.com/

rag&bone

MW FW 2015 || WW FW RTW 2015

Paris Fashion Week | winter 2014. spring 2014

Paris, FR

Partnered with the visual merchandising team to install & stylize the event space | Assisted the sales team. | http://www.rag-bone.com/

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

RTW SS 2014 || HAUTE COUTURE SS 2014/15

Paris Fashion Week | fall 2013. winter 2014. spring 2014 

Paris, FR

Oversaw interns & merchandising | Worked with the International team to ensure a seamless client experience. | http://www.oscardelarenta.com/

The Peninsula Paris // William Furniss Photography   

2014

Photography Assistant | Creative Stylist  

Paris, FR

Photography Assistant to Fine Art Photographer William Furniss | On location Stylist for The Peninsula Paris Press Release photo-shoot. | http://paris.peninsula.com/ | http://www.williamfurniss.com/

Parsons Paris // The New School for Design

2013-2014

Personal Assistant to the Dean of the Fashion Department 

Paris, FR

Connected with textile companies throughout Europe | Organized & executed Galas, Symposiums & Exhibitions.

This Little Piggy Goes Organic

2009-2015

Principle Designer 

 Palo Alto, CA

This Little Piggy is an online boutique specializing in the highest quality, unique, organic apparel for babies | Personally in charge of website, product and lifestyle development, in collaboration with the founder. | http://www.thislittlepiggygoesorganic.com/

Freelance Designer

2003- current Designer| Event Coordinator | Consultant   

LA | PHX | PDX | Paris, FR

Specializing in: commissioned art, design, events, installations, branding, accessories, visual direction, repurposing, styling and visual merchandising.

Education­

Parsons Paris | The Paris College of Art

May 2014 | Paris, FR

Post-Graduate degree in Fashion Design, Textiles and Marketing 

Azusa Pacific University

May 2007 | California, USA

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art & Psychology | Emphasis in Color Theory |4 years Honors College | Psi Chi Honors Society

Other

Works featured in the following exhibitions

Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies | Lace Contest | 2014 | Paris, FR

Creative Textile Development | Fibres | Paris College of Art | 2014 | Paris, FR

Seniored Fashion Show | Jarvis Cocker Exhibition | Parsons Paris | 2014 | Paris, FR

Flamme Eternelle | Thomas Hirschhorn Exhibition | Palais de Tokyo | 2014 | Paris, FR

Grand Opening Exhibition | Photography | PCA | 2013 | Paris, FR

From My Window | Photography | Parsons : The New School for Design | 2012 | Paris, FR