Résumé · Senior Design Director

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Senior design leader with 16+ years bringing technical apparel and accessories from early concept through commercialization at enterprise scale — comfortable where design, engineering, and responsible material innovation meet.

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Location

Chicago, IL

Profile

Concept to commercialization, at enterprise scale.

Co-founded and scaled Damen + Hastings — Randa's first company-owned brand — from concept to a national wholesale partnership with Kohl's. Appointed Product Group Lead for Randa's ESG Committee, embedding low-impact materials and circularity into early-stage concept development across the company. Led enterprise-wide adoption of CLO 3D digital prototyping — cutting physical samples 66% and speed-to-market 35%, in partnership with Target's 3D Product Creation team. Industrial design background, comfortable at the intersection of design, engineering, and responsible material innovation.

16+
Years in design leadership
11
Licensed global brands
66%
Fewer physical samples
35%
Faster speed-to-market

Selected innovation impact

Where I've moved the needle.

Enterprise digital prototyping

Researched, selected, and rolled out CLO 3D across Randa — built the international 3D design team, set technical standards, and secured executive buy-in across Product Development, Operations, and IT. Outcome: 66% fewer physical samples, 35% faster speed-to-market, 2 weeks cut from the development cycle, and 75% of approvals moved to digital.

Concept-to-commercialization, owned brand

Co-founded Damen + Hastings — built the brand identity, product line, design system, and retail framework. Scaled from a Chicago pop-up to a national wholesale partnership with Kohl's, including a Made-in-USA collaboration with Pintrill.

Sustainability across the product org

As Product Group Lead on Randa's ESG Committee, direct the cross-category sustainability roadmap across all product directors — and pioneered Randa's earliest leather sustainability initiatives before formal ESG programs existed.

Emerging-tech translation

Founding member of Randa's AI Trailblazers group, rolling out generative AI tooling (Vizcom.AI, image generation, research workflows) into trend research, concept ideation, and design across the company.

Experience

Sixteen years, one company, five levels up.

Promoted from Assistant Designer to Senior Design Director at Randa Apparel & Accessories — the world's largest men's accessories company.

2021 — Present Current

Randa Apparel & Accessories

Senior Design Director — Men's Leather & Accessories

Chicago, IL · 6 direct reports, 20+ cross-functional influence. Portfolio: 11 licensed global brands — Levi's, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Columbia, Cole Haan, Tommy Bahama, Dickies, Kenneth Cole, Dockers, Red Wing, Guess — plus private label for Target, Walmart, Macy's, Costco, Kohl's, and JCPenney.

  • Mentor and lead a high-performing team through the full innovation pipeline — from insight gathering to prioritized roadmap to commercialization — driving cross-functional alignment across design, product development, sourcing, merchandising, sustainability, and operations.
  • As Product Group Lead on Randa's ESG Committee, embed low-impact materials, circularity, and responsible sourcing into early-stage concept development for every product director.
  • Maintain custom calendars and innovation timelines for multi-brand programs; present project status, risk, and readiness at internal stage reviews; manage external partnerships with global manufacturers and licensed-brand teams in coordination with sourcing and legal.
2019 — 2021

Randa Apparel & Accessories

Design Director
  • Elevated product design strategy for men's leather goods and accessories across licensed lines and retail channels, driving brand alignment and commercial consistency.
  • Strengthened alignment between design, merchandising, and sales — tightening the loop between creative direction and commercialization to reduce costly late-stage revisions.
2016 — 2019

Randa Apparel & Accessories

Senior Designer

Conceived, named, and co-led Damen + Hastings from concept to a national launch at Kohl's (see Innovation impact). Pioneered Randa's earliest leather sustainability initiatives, evaluating responsible material alternatives before formal ESG programs existed.

2014 — 2016

Randa Apparel & Accessories

Designer

Owned the full design process from concept ideation and material selection through factory handoff and production approval. Built deep working knowledge of global manufacturing and construction standards.

2010 — 2014

Randa Apparel & Accessories

Assistant Designer

Foundational accessories design across licensed brand programs — product construction, material sourcing, trend research, and global manufacturing.

2008 — 2010

Fossil Group, Inc.

Assistant Designer

Foundational accessories design experience across licensed brand programs — product construction, material sourcing, trend research, and the pace of a fast-moving global accessories business.

Education

Industrial design foundations.

2008

The Art Institute of California, Orange County

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design
Prior · 2 yrs

University of Kansas — School of Fine Arts

Foundational coursework · Art & Industrial Design

Tools, methods & domain

The toolkit.

3D & digital prototyping

  • CLO 3D (department champion)
  • Vizcom.AI & generative AI workflows
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Gerber Yunique PLM

Product

  • Industrial design & technical spec
  • Materials development
  • Global manufacturing & construction standards
  • Concept through factory handoff

Leadership

  • Innovation roadmap & stage-gate review
  • Budget & vendor management
  • Cross-functional partnership
  • Sourcing, legal & commercialization

Sustainability

  • ESG at portfolio scale
  • Low-impact materials
  • Circularity in early-stage concept development
  • Responsible sourcing

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