A collection of my best selling products that I have designed while working for Igloo Products Corporation. The Gizmo Backpack, the Packable Puffer for REI, Academy Basics, Walmart Heritage Lunch Companion, Walmart Leftover 9 Tote, Target Repreve® Lily Lunch, Target Nostalgia Lunch, Academy Trek Backpack, Academy Trek Cool Fusion 36, the 2021 Workman Collection, Direct Import Collection for Dollar General, conceptual drawings for 2022 Teamate Collection and just for fun, the BTS Lion Lunch Buddy. Also included is the project that I did for the job interview that awarded me the job at Igloo in 2016. I’m thrilled to have had the experience at such a fun company. : )
Successfully managed and designed outerwear & lifestyle collections for Kids, Ladies, and Men's for Ranchwear and Hunting apparel for Walls Industries. Lead market research to understand our competitors and design strategies to create superior products that fit our customers needs while maintaining a low manufacturing price point. Developed color stories, trend inspiration, print and pattern, graphics, packaging, and silhouettes for each collection. Created stellar presentation boards that displayed our trending collections for our sales team.
First six images are a few examples of pet bed collections that I designed for Dallas Manufacturing. Next group of slides are various projects that I designed for Bioworld and JCPenney.
Extensive experience in textile & surface design working with companies as igloo, Bioworld Merchandising, JCPenney, Dallas Mfg., Walls Industries, and Williamson-Dickies. Developed a technique combining hand drawn illustration & computer aided artwork to create original printed and woven designs for apparel and accessories.
Early in my career I have had the pleasure of working in many areas of product development including graphic design. Here is some of my projects that I have completed for several companies that I have had the pleasure to work with during my career.
Part of being a good designer is doing your research to understand your customer. It’s important to design products that fit the trend of the season as well as fulfill the needs of the category you are designing for each retailer. These are some examples of past trend presentations I have done for various companies.
