Experience

Icelandic Design

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Director

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Responsible for all key decision making -- managing design inspiration and direction, time lines, product development and technical packages for over 300 SKUS across 3 brands. Organize and produce marketing materials such as photoshoots and annual catalogs and Web and Tradeshow PR. Assist Director of Sales for key accounts and major sales opportunities. Responsible for all key decision making -- managing design inspiration and direction, time lines, product development and technical packages for over 300 SKUS across 3 brands. Organize and produce marketing materials such as photoshoots and annual catalogs and Web and Tradeshow PR. Assist Director of Sales for key accounts and major sales opportunities.



Apparel Valley

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President/Owner

  • Mar 2010 - Feb 2013

  Managed, designed and branded e-commerce site for women's fashion boutique for women 45+, turning a failing company into a profitable one by increasing sales by 379% in 2010, and 213% in 2011. Developed and created all marketing materials (digital and print) for events and promotions. SEO (search engine optimization) work for organic and paid searches. Reduced return rate from 14% to 2.5% through better decision making and marketing (product descriptions, product images, creating fitting guides, etc.



InterConnections 21

• Jackson Hole, WY

• Education Program Director

  • Jun 2005 - May 2010

  Created globally minded educational programs for students K-12, based on our mission to "Think Globally, Act Locally." Planned over 45 major events, including: *UN Student Conference on Human Rights with over 1,000 participants world-wide *Local and International Model UNS *Fundraising Events (raising up to $220,000/event) *International Student Service Trips Wrote grants of up to $300,000 Worked in the classrooms and in the schools to develop student lead clubs and programs. Empowered youth plan initiatives and then supported them in logistical planning ranging from local tree planting initiatives to international service trips. Managed day to day responsibilities - created and maintained the budgets, facilitated board meetings, managed database and website updates, created quarterly newsletters.



Project STEM

• Bozeman, Montana, United States

• Educational Consultant

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2009

  Applied for and received 501c3 status for non-profit organization dedicated to K-12 STEM programs. Applied for and received 501c3 status for non-profit organization dedicated to K-12 STEM programs.



Three Rivers Montana

• Belgrade, Montana, United States

• Counselor / Field Specialist

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

  Wilderness Therapy Program based in the beautiful outdoors of Montana. Helped teens with substance abuse and emotional disorders through 8-12 week intensive outdoor backpacking/hiking program where students and faculty survived in the outdoors using only the bare minimum and No Trace Left Behind Practices. Learned essential skills like bear hangs, bow drills to make fires from scratch and how to enjoy the outdoors with minimal impact. Wilderness Therapy Program based in the beautiful outdoors of Montana. Helped teens with substance abuse and emotional disorders through 8-12 week intensive outdoor backpacking/hiking program where students and faculty survived in the outdoors using only the bare minimum and No Trace Left Behind Practices. Learned essential skills like bear hangs, bow drills to make fires from scratch and how to enjoy the outdoors with minimal impact.



Yoga Today LLC

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Yoga Instructor

  • Mar 2006 - Jul 2007

  Demonstrated Online Yoga Instruction for Yoga Classes for National Following. Part of a Think Tank that helped pioneer the concept of online yoga. Demonstrated Online Yoga Instruction for Yoga Classes for National Following. Part of a Think Tank that helped pioneer the concept of online yoga.



Colgate University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2004 - Mar 2005

  Teaching Assistant for Prof. Matthew Schertz on Moral Education and the Development of Empathy. Teaching Assistant for Prof. Matthew Schertz on Moral Education and the Development of Empathy.



Evergreen Lodge

• Front Desk

  • 2004 - 2005