Experience

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  Luxottica

  • Italy
  • Luxury Goods & Jewelry
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Account Manager - Store Construction

    • Nov 2017 - Present

    I work cross-functionally to manage all new construction, open remodels, and relocations for Sunglass Hut @ Macy's and Oakley locations in North America. Responsible for overseeing Brand satisfaction and financial consistency from project kick-off to final punch and closeout.

  • Senior Manager - Brand Presentation, Retail Center of Excellence – Sun Brands

    • Aug 2016 - Nov 2017

    I collaborate with Brand peers (Product, Retail, Wholesale, Finance, Legal, Visual Merchandising, IT, Loss Prevention), internal and external design counterparts, and partner groups at our global headquarters in Milan, Italy to ensure design and merchandising continuity across all SGH brand projects and to assure alignment to the Global and North American Brand goals. Key highlights:• Coordination of space allocation, planning, design, and merchandising requirements for all major and minor new, relocation, and remodel projects across all 553 Sunglass Hut shops at Macy's, the #1 Store Segment for Sunglass Hut. Key wins were a double-digit penetration growth in relocations & remodels with net sale increases from $230.9MM to $234.5MM at a 2% comp.• Design coordination and roll-out of a new North American kiosk design program in coordination with the Global Store Experience team in Milan seeing (on average) an 18% lift post remodel.• Coordination of the North American Digital Front Door initiative both as a pilot program for the Sunglass Hut brand as well as the roll-out across all the relevant Luxottica brands (Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Pearl Vision, and Oakley) which affected approximately 1500 stores.Working with cross-functional partners, I ensured that all store plans were complete and accurate and that the necessary brand requirements were met (space, productivity, and adjacencies). I partnered closely with our internal store design team to ensure a seamless blend of creative design and technical planning. Additional tasks include:· Developing and evolving store design concepts and standards for the brand.· Ensuring compliance with building regulations and landlord design criteria.· Integrating store designs with all internal corporate standards and requirement.· Manage the store design process and relevant contributors including internal brand design resources, external design consultants and landlord design teams.

  • Manager - Store Experience & Merchandising – Sunglass Hut (Luxottica NA)

    • Nov 2013 - Aug 2016

    As a Store Experience Manager with Sunglass Hut North America, my tasks included coordinating all project related communications, updates, adjustments, tracking documentation to relevant brand stakeholders, visiting proposed stores sites and active projects as needed, adapting global design standards to meet US market-specific needs, including the design of any US specific store fixtures, and a strong understanding of visual merchandising / merchandising, ensuring that store design and product presentation is seamless.

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  FRCH Design Worldwide

  • Director

    • 1994 - Sep 2013

    As a Design Development Project manager, I am accountable for project excellence that aligns to my client’s strategic goals and that positively impacts their business. I have built strong client relationships both domestically and abroad, possess in-depth knowledge of my clients needs, and have ...

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  Visual Japan

  • Visual Coordinator

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

    My first job in a design studio environment. It was a life changing experience that exposed me to not only great design and great retail, but to a still fascinating culture. The things I experienced and learned while there still resonate in my career today. I am thankful for the opportunity that ...

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  Nature Company

  • In-store Visual Coordinator

    • 1988 - 1990

    This is the job that introduced me to art and science of visual merchandising and, through working with a talented team; I discovered the power of visual in retail – both good and bad. I am thankful to Jerry Federle for focusing my energy in this direction - A great company that is no longer with...