PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Design & Brand Consultant at Molly O'Brien Design Consulting, LLC,  

Experienced Director, Product Designer & Brand Consultant. Career of 18+ years developing various soft & hard product. Strong, collaborative leader skilled in private brand product development with domestic and international suppliers. Create specialized design & brand concepts, or expand upon existing product/lines to fit clients business needs, competitive marketplace and seasonal trends.  

Specialities: Organizational Management, Process Design, Product Design, Creative & Technical Direction, Surface Design, Color/Material/Finish, Brand & Packaging development, Sourcing, & Trend.

Systems Proficiency: Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, Microsoft 365 (Teams, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, One Note), Zoom, Miro visual digital collaboration tool (https://miro.com), PLM systems (https://www.centricsoftware.com )

PAST POSITIONS HELD 

Director of Hard Goods & Non-Apparel at Duluth Trading Company, Mt Horeb, WI

Sr. Global Sourcing Manager-Knit Apparel at Lands’ End, Dodgeville, WI

Sr. Design Development Manager-Textiles at At Home, Plano, TX 

Sr. Designer/Manager-Soft & Hard Window, Lighting at J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Plano, TX 

Lead Designer/Manager-Home at The Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

Technical Designer at Lands’ End, Inc., Dodgeville, WI

Textile Designer at May Merchandising Company, St. Louis, MO