Board Member
This is a private closed-door mastermind with a select group of the nation's most disruptive business owners, real estate investors, technology providers, and marketers.
Office Seating - Consulting VP Research & Design
Designed the Costco $99 Mesh chair - a best-seller for the past 6+ years. Successful due to embedding of exclusive consulting-based research, design and development of retail office seating and materials.
Writer & Researcher
Designed furniture for Trading Spaces brand sold through DIY retail channel. Freelance blogging and articles on sustainable design practices and CARB initiatives.
Founder
Retail fashion, fun and beauty for Tweens and girls of all ages. In less than one year of opening, Pure Girls was voted the “Best Party Spot” by two area publications, Diablo Magazine and Bay Area Parent, and had booked its 400th birthday party.
Product Marketing Manager
Launched commercial product initiatives (now called BBF) and guided channel appropriate Marketing and Merchandising materials, including art planning and direction for photo shoots; trained, interacted and built confidence with sales reps; designed and reset the NeoCon showroom; and researched recommendations for a product plan of new commercial initiatives..
President & Managing Member
Furthering the relationship between design and use, ttools designed and produced a patented line of accessories for mobile devices. Won the regional Working Woman Entrepreneurial Excellence Award for Original Product in 2000 and was featured in such publications as Fortune Small Business and Wired.
Color, Material & Finishes Program Manager
CMF research and design, material sourcing and commercialization. Advised industrial designers like Bill Stumpf, Ayse Birsel, Ross Lovegrove, Stephen Peart, Eric chan and more on engineering choices, material selections and overall CMF aesthetics issues.
