Experience

Mannington Mills, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Custom Solutions Designer for Mannington Commercial

  • Sep 2021 - Present



The Dixie Group

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Development Designer for AtlasMasland Contract Carpets, Inc.

  • Jan 2001 - Sep 2021

  ▪ Utilize my creative abilities and industry software to create broadloom and tile carpet designs within the parameters of the following machines: 12th gauge Infinity, 10th gauge ColorPoint and CYP Tapistron, 10th gauge 2E, 1/8 and 1/4 Gauge Omnigraph, MLCL, 10th gauge Enhanced, Overtuft, PCUC and others. ▪ Software: Ned Graphics Aqua Suite (Tuft, Texcelle, Tiling Pro, True Coloring and Yarn Book programs), Microsoft Office 360 (Word, Adobe Acrobat DC, Excel, and Photoshop). ▪ As part of a team-oriented environment, I played a part in the creation of many successful products for AtlasMasland Contract Carpets, such as Amenities (all patterns) and Living Series-Amenities Supporting Patterns and Aspire Supporting Patterns, Living Series Spirited, Room Service, Meteorite, Shift Your Attitude, and the Top Collection among many others. Request a Dropbox link for my partial portfolio. ▪ Duties: • Yarn selection and coloring for custom and running line products and evaluating color match for yarns as well as piece-dyed carpet. • Creating simulation output for in-house and customer presentations. • Gather pattern and color trend research for future product introductions by attending trade shows and visiting design firms. • Effective collaboration with manufacturing staff and departments including machine operators and mechanics, yarn, dye lab, and sample technicians, as well as interior designers, sales representatives and end-users to create products to fit specific customer needs and respond to market trends. Show less



Beaulieu America

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Product Development Designer

  • 1999 - Dec 2000

  ▪ Utilize my creative abilities and industry software to create broadloom and tile carpet designs for the following machines: 12th gauge Infinity, 10th gauge Enhanced, 1/8 and 1/4 Gauge, Overtuft, PCUC and others. ▪ Software: Ned Graphics Tuft and Texcelle • Yarn selection and coloring for custom and running line products and evaluating color match for yarns as well as piece-dyed carpet. • Creating simulation output for in-house and customer presentations. • Gather pattern and color trend research for future product introductions by attending trade shows and visiting design firms. • Effective collaboration with manufacturing staff and departments including machine operators and mechanics, yarn, dye lab, and sample technicians, as well as interior designers, sales representatives and end-users to create products to fit specific customer needs and respond to market trends. Show less



J & J Industries / Invision Carpet Systems

• Dalton, Georgia, United States

• Product Development Designer / Design Manager

  • 1995 - 1999

  ▪ Utilize Ned Graphics Textile Design Software and Tuftco Design Software to create broadloom and tile carpet designs for the following machines: 12th gauge Infinity, LCL, 10th gauge Enhanced, Overtuft, PCUC and others. ▪ Responsible for all design functions of the Invision line, including developing running line and custom products from trend research and design concept stage, through color development and product construction to providing design input for marketing, including sample vehicles, event planning and product introduction. • Yarn selection and coloring for custom and running line products and evaluating color match for yarns as well as piece-dyed carpet. • Creating simulation output for in-house and customer presentations. • Gather pattern and color trend research for future product introductions by attending trade shows and visiting design firms. • Effective collaboration with manufacturing staff and departments including machine operators and mechanics, yarn, dye lab, and sample technicians, as well as interior designers, sales representatives and end-users to create products to fit specific customer needs and respond to market trends. Show less



Shaw Industries

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer, Networx Printed Carpet Tile

  • 1993 - 1995

  ▪ Designed carpet tile patterns, selected dye colors for the dye injection machine and created special tile layouts for Networx division. ▪ Managed the custom tile design process by reviewing, adjusting and approving printed tile strike off samples for pattern integrity and color match before shipment to the customer. ▪ Designed carpet tile patterns, selected dye colors for the dye injection machine and created special tile layouts for Networx division. ▪ Managed the custom tile design process by reviewing, adjusting and approving printed tile strike off samples for pattern integrity and color match before shipment to the customer.



Interior Accents

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interior Designer

  • 1992 - 1993

  ▪ Commercial and residential interior designer. ▪ Designed, specified and ordered custom furniture, draperies, lighting and other interior elements for residential and small commercial clients. ▪ Managed jobsite installation of finishes and furniture and accessorized spaces to give them a finished look. ▪ Commercial and residential interior designer. ▪ Designed, specified and ordered custom furniture, draperies, lighting and other interior elements for residential and small commercial clients. ▪ Managed jobsite installation of finishes and furniture and accessorized spaces to give them a finished look.



Mitchell x Mitchell, Inc.

• Chattanooga, Tennessee

• Senior Interior Designer

  • 1990 - 1992

  ▪ Commercial interior planner and designer. ▪ Interior space planning for medium to large commercial projects. ▪ Manual and computer drafting of floor plans, elevations, and architectural details. ▪ Furniture, finish, artwork and accessory selection and specification for commercial spaces including Coca Cola, Krystal Restaurants, Olan Mills Studios, and several residences and medical offices. ▪ Commercial interior planner and designer. ▪ Interior space planning for medium to large commercial projects. ▪ Manual and computer drafting of floor plans, elevations, and architectural details. ▪ Furniture, finish, artwork and accessory selection and specification for commercial spaces including Coca Cola, Krystal Restaurants, Olan Mills Studios, and several residences and medical offices.



SMALLWOOD, REYNOLDS, STEWART, STEWART INTERIORS, INC.

• United States

• Interior Planner and Designer

  • May 1987 - Aug 1990

  ▪ Interior space planning and architectural design and drafting (manual & computer) for large commercial projects. ▪ Finish, furniture, equipment and accessory design and specification (including artwork, systems furniture, custom furniture and custom carpet and rugs) and drafting FF&E plans for large commercial projects. ▪ Presentation of design concepts to end users. ▪ Creating elaborate finish boards with photos, fabrics, carpets and accessories that gave the client an overall vision of their project. ▪ Worked with our model department to help build 3D models of spaces for presentation. ▪ Developed the firm’s first process for inventorying a company’s existing furniture for re-use in a new project. ▪ Managed FF&E for large projects including C&S Bank Headquarters, Charlotte NC and Georgian Terrace Historical Restoration, Atlanta, GA. Show less