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Led multi-site PMO of fifteen project leaders supporting global product development for 4 beauty & home brands of various sizes which represented over $2.5 billion in annual sales.

Led a high-performance team of six project leaders accountable for the global commercialization of new products supporting eight sub-Brands and $2.3 billion in sales annually for BBW.

Led a high-performance team of two project leaders accountable for the global commercialization of new products supporting three sub-Brands and $1.2 billion in sales annually for BBW.

Managed end-to-end new product development activities for BBW Signature and Anti-Bacterial sub-brands representing $1.0 billion in annual sales.

Performed production scale-up of new personal care products supporting $650M in annual sales.

“Tier 1” automotive supplier specializing in the design and manufacturing of sunroofs. Project Leader for all design and production aspects of the 2005 Honda Odyssey sunroof Managed engineering responsibilities for the design and installation of all new model mass production equipment – including an automated work cell which provided a 5% manpower reduction and achieved a “zero defect” quality goal

A Brand within the portfolio of L Brands, BBW is one of the world’s leading specialty retailers with a focus on creating the best fragrance products for your body and home. Worked on various technical service initiatives designed to increase supplier production, solve product manufacturing issues, and gain efficiencies throughout the Brand Managed sourcing responsibilities for a product category contributing $12 million in annual sales

Leader of a speed based, agility focused PMO accountable for global product development. 15 years leading development for BBW and most recently expanded to supporting Victoria Secret and PINK brands. Current development portfolio equates to over $6 billion in sales across 4,500 product styles annually.