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