CURRICULUMVITAE
Seasoned designer with 20 years of experience and domain expertise in the design industry,
including home furnishings, home accessories, textiles and fashion. Experienced with providing
the creative vision, motivation and leadership to design teams to meet seasonal and annual goals
and deadlines. Well versed in international and domestic design operations and vendors.
Will bring a unique design aesthetic and world vision reflecting a multicultural upbringing
and heritage rooted in the Spanish countryside and honed in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bachelors in Arts / 1994
Brooks College
Fashion Design & Interior Architecture
Core Skills:
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Creative Vision and Execution
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Team Management
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Strategy Development
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Digital and Visual Presentations
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Product Development
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Brand Imaging
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Attention to Detail
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Adobe Suite
Professional Attributes:
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Work Integrity
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Good Listener
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Good Communicator
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Inspiring Leader
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Excellent Presentation Skills
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Flexible, Adaptable, Reliable
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Quick to anticipate needs
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Able to Work Autonomously and in a Team Envoirment
Co-Founder / January 2020 - Present
A Brand Promise
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Unlocking companies paths to success
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Global Branding
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Broad Company initiatives
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Social Awareness and Responsibility
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Sustainability
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Values
Founder / January 2020 - Present
RM Design and Branding
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Branding
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Design Development
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Creative Concept Development
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Color Concept Development
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Photography and Asset Creation Strategy
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Multi Channel Content Creation
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Set Design
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Web Design
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Creative Narrative
Vice President of Textiles / September 2015 - January 2019
Restoration Hardware - Interiors and Modern Brands
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Led creative vision for textile assortment across all RH channels.
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Creatively produced live conceptual presentations to the executive team
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Successfully delivered profitable and innovative initiatives in the
Textiles Department.
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Successfully led a team of designers.
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Responsible for departmental budget of 1M annually.
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Successfully developed strong relationships with domestic and
international vendor partners to deliver new and innovative
product types.
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Multifaceted experience working with numerous cross-functional
teams: Merchandising, Planning, Graphic Design, Photography,
Catalog and Web.
Head Design Mgr. / Design Director / August 2010 - September 2015
Williams Sonoma - Pottery Barn Kids
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Led and conceptualized creative direction for textiles.
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Creatively produced live conceptual presentations to the executive team
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Successfully managed a creative design team responsible for
Nursery Design, Girl Design and Boy Design for PBK.
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Supervised textile product development in Asia and Europe to
ensure successful brand consistency and integrity.
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Orchestrated design developments of the Print and Pattern
Atelier to execute brand vision at a high level while ensuring
on-time deliveries.
Designer Co-Founder/ June 2006 - August 2008
Volver Ready to Wear
With my partners developed Volver, a ready to wear line of women’s clothing
targeting career women. Successfully managed launch the business but were
unable to fair the storm of the 2008 economic downturn.
Duties included conceptualizing brand image, designing collection lines
and all marketing and PR efforts.
Designer - Founder/ June 2000 - August 2006
Rocío Manolis Interiors
I successfully ran my own small Interior Design firm while raising my small
children, completing home projects all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
Intern / Head Design Manager / 1989 - 1997
Celia Tejada Inc. - SF based women’s wear label
Joined Celia Tejada Inc. as an intern. Worked on and off with the
company while attending college, to finally get hired back on as a Head
Design Manager upon graduation.
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Responsible for seasonal collections’ vision and design.
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In charge of sourcing fabrics and trims.
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Successfully oversaw in-house execution of first samples.
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Organized and styled photo shoots.