Experience

Saugatuck Township

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Saugatuck Township Planning Commission Member

  • Jul 2021 - Present



DesignPlan

• Marketing and Design Contract Support

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  West Michigan

• Business, Design, and Product Strategist

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Strategist, Design Planning, Product Marketing Planning, Service Design, Business Process Design.

• Semi Retired

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  Saugatuck, Michigan Design and Product Marketing Strategist and Planner.



Haworth

• United States
• Furniture
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Consultant

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

  United States



Haworth

• United States
• Furniture
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Marketing Manager - Workware Technology (strategist, design, development, launch)

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2016

  Holland, MI strategy, forecast, design, development, pricing, planning, launch, project management, sales support

• Product Marketing Manager - Wood Solutions Group (vision, strategy, planning, P&L, design)

  • Dec 2009 - Jul 2012

  vision, strategy, 5 year plan, platform strategy, design, development, project management, P&L, quality, manufacturing strategy, launch



DesignPlan

• Principal

  • Sep 2003 - Dec 2009

  Marketing - Design Strategy - Vertical Market Strategy - Innovation and Design within Business



Danze Incorporated

• Director of Design

  • 2005 - Aug 2009

  Defined product portfolio strategy, conceived and implemented new products through launch. Managed product portfolio quality and financial performance. Led Asia based R&D, design and engineering teams.



FRONTGATE

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Product Development

  • 2004 - 2005

  Led the in-house design team. Lead new product design and development with global sourcing base. Oversight of new product photography and merchandising with in-house teams.



Moen Incorporated

• United States
• Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Innovation and Design

  • 2000 - 2002

  Lead and managed internal design group and outside creative resources. Lead new product innovation with executive team.



Steelcase Inc.

• Director of Design

  • 1993 - 2000

  Lead and contributed to design and innovation for systems furniture, casegoods, lighting, acoustics, storage and information management systems, and advanced concepts. Lead the integration of advanced concept processes into mainstream Steelcase work processes. Lead the integration of design into ISO 9000 certification.



Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mid East District VP and Board Member

  • 1997 - 1999

  Set theme, goals and event project plan and it's execution for 2 district events. These district events were perceived as of a quality on par with national events. Worked with my peer board members to set strategy for the national organization of IDSA.