About Me

I’m the VP of Creative at Ovation In-Store, an award-winning display company in New York. I’ve spent over 20 years designing for various brands, specializing in creating engaging shopper experiences that connect consumers, brands, and retailers. My work spans industries from cosmetics and toys to consumer goods and big-box retailers.

CLIENTS / BRANDS

Able Planet · Barbie · Bare Minerals · Bauer · Bed Bath & Beyond · Belk Stores · Benza · Boots No7 · Burt's Bees · CAMP · Catrice · Clinique · Coats & Clark · Cover FX · Crabtree & Evelyn · Crown Affair · CVS · Dolce & Gabbana · Dora The Explorer · e.l.f. Cosmetics · Elizabeth Arden · Emani · Fisher-Price · Gillette · Giorgio Armani · Graco · HEB · Hot Wheels · Imaginext · INC.redible · Kerastase · La Mer · Lancome · L'Oreal · L'Oreal Professionnel · JLO Beauty · Jordana · Matrix · Mattel · Mentor · Moroccan Oil · Motorola · Napoleon · Neutrogena · Nutrafol · Philosophy · Procter & Gamble · Proudly · Pureology · Quirky · Redken · RÔZ · Safilo Carrera · Shu Uemura · Safilo Carrera · Sephora · Shu Uemura · Spalding · Sports Authority · Stage Stores · Sulwhasoo · Target · Teutonia · Thomas The Train · Tom Ford · Walgreens · Wella · Wellie Wishers · YSL


EXPERIENCE

Ovation In-Store
VP of Creative 2012 - Present
· Management of creative team
· Communication with clients
· Concept development of temporary and permanent merchandising solutions
· Sketching, 2D & 3D concept renderings
· Graphic production and management
Senior Designer 2006 - 2012
· Concept development of temporary and permanent merchandising solutions
· Sketching, 2D & 3D concept renderings
· Graphic production and management
· Prototype dress-up and foamcore model-making

The Obb
Toy Inventor/Designer 2006
· Concept development for projects involving Mattel, Kid-Riffic and CDI
· Model-building of various mechanisms and electronics for concepts
· Illustrations and movie preparations for presentations

Bleck Design Group
Designer & Model Maker 2004-2005
· Responsible for functional and aesthetic models
· Concept development of consumer, electronic and medical products
· Concept renderings

Shrader Associates
Freelance Designer
· Development of 3D CAD models for Vacuum-Forming Parts
· Logo and packaging design

Advanced Specialty Metals
Freelance Designer
· Designed tradeshow graphics
· Branding roadmap design
· Digital presentations

Josh Owen Design Studio
Design Intern 2004
· Conceptualization, model-building and 3D renderings of various product designs
· Worked on projects for Benza, Interior Tools, Kikkerland and Umbra

Stephan Copeland Studio
Design Intern 2003
· Worked on NASA Knowledge Sphere for MIT Library
· Material research
· Assisted in constructing full-scale model of the Knowledge Sphere


EDUCATION

University of the Arts
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design with Honors 2004
· IDSA Merit Award Winner 2004
· UArts Deans List 2000-2004
· UArts Promising Artist Award recipient
· Richard J. Schneebeli, Jr. Memorial Scholarship recipient

Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano
Kartell Furniture Workshop 2002
· Development of furniture concepts
· Sketching and mechanical drawing


SKILLS

Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize tasks, design direction, team leadership, communication with clients and vendors, concept sketching, 2D & 3D rendering, model-making and graphic production.

Programs: Adobe Creative Suite, 3Ds Max, Microsoft Office