Sector Experience
Consumer Goods
Manufacturing
Media & Entertainment
Retail
Technology
Experience
Innovation eXponent
Management Consulting
Founder/Owner
4/2012 - Present
Strategic, creative, and product solutions to corporate and startup clients. Focus on leading clients pursuing new business segments, implementing technologies, and leveraging Far East supply resources to serve new opportunities. Providing market research, consumer insights, and product strategy planning expanding business core competencies in a consumer facing product line. consulting with ThinkGeek and Yvolve Sports lead to full-time senior positions.
Hasbro
Operations
VP Global Design
4/2004 - 3/2012
Promoted to ensure brand relevance within the first division to globalize business footprint. Directed 54 staff across three global sites in handling product design, graphics, editorial and print production functions. Coordinated typical yearly assignment of 30 new products, 70 refreshes, 300 puzzles and 55 exclusives with 100% delivery per budget, cost and schedule.
Hasbro
Operations
Sr. Director, Product Design
10/1999 - 4/2004
Promoted by Hasbro after acquisition to oversee all product design tasks for Milton Bradley and Star Wars brands. Led 12 designers and total team of 16 in creating 48 product offerings and 30 refreshed offerings each year.
Expanded existing electronic games Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Battleship, Star Wars, Simon and Merlin Classic that generated $19M in new revenue.
Expanded existing electronic games Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Battleship, Star Wars, Simon and Merlin Classic that generated $19M in new revenue.
Hasbro
Operations
Director, Product Design
4/1998 - 10/1999
Drove all game, electronic & new technology product development against Star Wars/Lucas Film product delivering $31MM revenue. Origination of new products and game development to fulfill corporate objectives of product innovation and electronic product. Directed a team of 6 designers, 4 interns to design approximately 24 new product offerings & 20 Refreshed offerings per year
Hasbro
Operations
Manager, Product Design
7/1992 - 4/1998
From Senior Designer, to Principal, to Manager during this time, held multiple technical, management and professional positions involving designs of games, electronics and high-tech products, including delivering $31M in new product revenue for Star Wars/Lucas Film.