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Independent Designer / Performance + Outdoor Apparel Design

Freelance & Contract

<p>Design leader with 20+ years of experience in creative direction and performance and outdoor apparel.  Passionate about minimal, functional design with a contemporary edge. Based in Stowe, VT—a four-season playground that fuels my obsession with great products.</p>

Manage client relationships and project timelines, delivering brand relevant creative direction and apparel design that align with brand vision and consumer mindset. 
Collaborate with fabric suppliers and manufacturers to source materials, oversee sample creation, and ensure quality standards are met.

Independent Designer / Creative Direction / Apparel Design

Directed apparel design team by providing strategic vision and leadership to cross-functional teams in shaping design direction across Men's and Women's apparel collections. Implemented creative strategies aligned with NOBULL overarching objectives
and brand positioning. Executed seasonal design and direction for NOBULL partnerships, overseeing the development of all
CrossFit and NFL Combine apparel collections. Contributed to the creation and delivery of consumer-specific product stories and enhanced brand engagement by collaborating seamlessly with NOBULL senior leadership teams.

Key Accomplishments
• Drove the establishment and growth of strategic collaborations to enhance NOBULL market presence by leading and collaborating
with key brand partnerships.

• Concept creation of performance and athleisure apparel collections, ensuring distinctive and competitive edge in the sportswear and athletic markets.

• Streamlined process and timelines to deliver products to market efficiently by forming strategic partnerships
with product development, product planning and marketing teams, while consistently improving overall operational efficiencies.

VP Apparel

Steered seasonal creative direction in collaboration with cross-functional design teams for all Men's and Women's categories, by directing apparel and graphic design teams. Facilitated collaboration with Reebok brand partners with the development
of all Reebok partnership collections by leading a Special Projects Teams. Optimized process and timelines to bring products to
market efficiently and enhance overall operational efforts with multiple Product Marketing, CTC and Merchandising teams, both domestically and internationally.


Key Accomplishments
• Led discussions for all new partnerships, driving conversations related to collaborative brand design initiatives.

• Contributed to trend analysis, color selection, material development and future innovation vision.

• Conceptualized and delivered compelling brand-enhancing product stories and ensured powerful connection
with consumers by partnering with creative strategy teams.

Senior Director Design Global Apparel

Established and propelled concept direction, vision and narrative throughout all stages of product design, product excellence and business strategy. Guided the Special Projects team, steering the development of all Men's and Women's Reebok CrossFit, UFC
and Reebok Combat apparel collections. Collaborated actively with Footwear/Apparel Innovation teams, contributing significantly to concept product development.

Key Accomplishments
• Led and managed both footwear and apparel design teams with all inline/seasonal product direction and all Reebok partners.

• Executed all Executive Leader product presentations for the training BU, ensuring compelling and impactful communication
of all design led product strategies and initiatives.

Senior Director Footwear Apparel

Executed and initiated concept direction, vision and narrative across all stages of performance design, product excellence and business strategies, specifically for Reebok Training, Reebok CrossFit, UFC and Fashion Colab projects.

Design Director Apparel Special Projects

marc leonardo is an Independent Designer / Performance + Outdoor Apparel Design at [ T E N E T ] Design in stowe, Vermont.

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Syracuse University School of Visual Arts