Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Founded Doria on behalf of international investors to create a new brand in the competitive mobile
accessories category. Grew revenue rapidly while building internal development and operations capabilities.
Established remote/hybrid work structure in 2012 as a competitive advantage to attract best talent.

Sales & Marketing
•   Grew revenue from zero to over $40MM annual sales; Doubled revenue every 2 years
•   Raptic brand consistently ranked in the Top 10 by NPD for the Mobile Phone Category
•   Established sales to Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Verizon and Meijer
•   Began and grew successful Amazon Seller Central and D2C (Shopify) ecommerce business; Surpassed
$10MM annually within 2 years.
•   Oversaw internal and external marketing efforts including line review preparation, international trade shows,
product launch promotion and general PR

Product Development
•   Strategized and developed a best-selling product lineup of differentiated hero products for phone,
headphones, and watch
•   Led all product and package development across a variety of categories including protective cases,
wireless charging, and power stations (large battery packs with inverters)
•   Broad electronics development experience including power stations (large battery packs), qi wireless
chargers, GPS tracker with wireless connectivity, and app integrated fitness trackers

Operations, Supply Chain & Finance
•   Held complete P&L responsibility for Doria
•   Annually Increased profit (margin and dollars); Decreased operations costs as a percentage of sales
•   With increased sales annually, consistently reduced days of inventory and inventory aging despite
increased reliance on sea freight
•   Successfully led biannual pre and post IPO audit efforts for six years
•   Developed complete supply chain operation including production sourcing, US and EU based 3PLs for both
wholesale and ecommerce and freight forwarder relationships
•   Sourced and managed alternative production outside of China including Indonesia, Singapore and most
successfully, re-shoring high volume production to the USA
•   Legal issues management including defense of IP, trademark registration and legal defense

General Manager

Led a team of 8 professionals in the marketing and development of toy products sold at Walmart, Target, Toys R
Us and internationally.

•   Head of product development team competing in the swim/summer seasonal and active toy categories
•   Developed licensed product under multiple brands including Disney, Nickelodeon, and Sea-Monkeys
•   Held responsibility for Asian sourcing, product development, production ramp up and supplier social
compliance
•   Cost management and negotiation

Director of Product Development

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Owen School of Management, Vanderbilt University