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Fashion

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Snow

Streetwear

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Yoga

Pottery

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Environment

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Textiles

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Indigenous people

Adjunct Instructor

Education & Training

I am seeking Design Director and leadership opportunities in the outdoor/activewear market.

-Responsible for research, writing and recruiting projects in support of the Executive Search team
-Produce research, white papers, position profiles in the support and development of wholesale, retail and textile related clients 
-Report directly to the CEO

Research Specialist: Wholesale, Retail and Textile

• Prepare discussion topics
• Facilitate discussions and give feed back to students
• Critique student work and propose ways for improvement based on the individual student
• Responsible for all grading
• Hold virtual office hours for personal communication with students
• Product Development: Spring ‘17
• Fabric and Fiber Technology: Summer ‘17
• Fabric and Fiber Technology: Spring ‘17
• Product Development: Fall ‘16



• Freelance apparel design, 
        • market and trend research and analysis
        • concept development: trend, color, pattern, material, silhouette
        • design
        • tech pack creating
        • fittings
        • vendor communications
• Process development
• Serving active, swim, lifestyle, fashion and outerwear markets for Women’s, Men’s and Kid’s



Independent Consultant

•	Launched Men’s and Women’s Performance Activewear division
•	Responsible for creative direction & merchandising strategy for M's & W's Performance division
•	Built, led and developed design team in all aspects of design and product development
•	Product categories included: trek, travel, fitness, water, base layer, outdoor lifestyle
•	Established strong cross-functional relationships
•	Led Men's and Women's technical outerwear division from '12-'13
•	Nominated and winner across multiple years of individual and team "Best of Bauer" awards 



Design Director

•	As Interim Design Director, led design team in the creation of yoga, gym, run, trek & travel apparel
•	Drove new fabric developments and performance standards
•	Designed Spring ’12 run collection in absence of Sr. Designer
•	Member of the Lead Executive Team developing company turn-around strategy

Design Director - Interium

•	As Contract Designer, collaborated on designing the men’s performance line for Spring/Sumer ‘12 
•	Created color palettes for Spring / Fall ‘12 women’s & men’s performance division 
•	Designed and developed performance accessories collection for Spring ‘12


Designer - Contract

•       Contributed to the design of men's an women's Spring '12 line 
•	Executed highly technical sketches and tech packs 

Design Director, Women's
• Led and mentored a team of 12 designers in the creation, merchandising strategy, and development of 7 brands; representing over $307M annually 
• Drove the reinvention of $140M contemporary brand. One Year results exceeded plan by 30%, GM increased by 6.4%

Design Director, Children’s		
• Led 7 designers in the creation of 6 brands representing over $280M annually
• The team was recognized as “Most Successful Team of the Year” for 3 years
• Maintained 100% retention rate of team and promoted 4 team members 



Laura Griffith is an Adjunct Instructor at Centerstone Executive Search, Inc in San Francisco, CA.

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