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Senior Design Consultant

I offer extensive Sports, Surf, Swim, Snow, Outerwear, Active Sport, Yoga wear Industry experience with a wealth of knowledge through many years in the Action Sports apparel design industry, an in-depth perspective, through personal immersion experience of the contemporary active sports lifestyle culture.

My intent is to drive business performance through creative endeavors, work closely with Apparel Merchandising, & Marketing managers to create a preeminent assortment of apparel for the Brand’s Target market, connecting seamlessly with The Brand’s total apparel and lifestyle offering. 

Inspire and lead a team of creative and passionate designers, foster a healthy environment of sharing and connection, merge everyone’s unique design insights and individuality to create a synthesis of what drives and motivates the Brand’s consumer to continue to be Brand loyal.

My personal inspiration, drive and motivation is based on challenging myself to create solution based experiences primarily, through apparel designs that lead with both a unique, on trend aesthetic, bringing an allure and cultural significance to the end user with a minimum of fuss. 



Descente America Cycling Men’s and Women’s Cycling Jersey graphic print design.
Ibex Women’s Spring 15, Women’s Wool Jackets, Dresses, and tops Design
Karbon Ski F 16 Women’s Ski outerwear. Insulated.
Giaim Yoga wear  Sp-15,  F-15 , Sp-16,  S-16, for Kohl’s, Lead Designer as part of the launch team, in design development, sourcing of GAIAM yoga apparel. Apparel Product Design in alignment with Brand Identity and goals for Kohl’s Product Launch Sales $25 million 2016 calendar year.
Spyder Active Sports F16 Women’s Ski Sports Premier Collection. White Spyder Collection
Fits Socks Fall 18 Sock Graphic Designs.
 Allic Free Ski F18 Start up:- Created the complete product development strategy for Allic Ski Co, Ski outerwear and soft goods assortment, sourcing, factory negotiations and communications, fabrication, color direction, design, B.O.M. tech pack development, technical sketches,Line Plan, Pricing cost break down and margin structure, trim development, sample review. 
Ojas Life Resort

Senior Design Specialist Consultant

Skea an American icon in the ski industry. Skea is pivoting it’s business to build a new look, understanding of the Mountain and Alpine market will be invaluable. 
The mission will be to help build the Skea apparel brand to focuses on the current ski trend direction and market analysis for this genre, create a merchandising plan, original designs, sketches, specifications, selection and recommendation of materials, technical garment fit, product engineering and development. Communication with manufacturing factories and suppliers, and create computer graphics / technical CAD rendering execution for apparel product and print development.


Updated the EMS vision for apparel and color palette for the entire apparel offering, in line with the
Company’s targeted customer and priority sports, of climbing, ski, outdoor, cycling, Swim and S.U. paddle for both Men’s and Women’s Apparel (Travel, Hike, Climb, Base layer, Casual, Yoga, Water Sports)
Outerwear (Ski, off Piste, Nordic, Hike, Climb, Rainwear) Cycling (Road, Mountain)
Oversaw design team of soft goods and hard goods, graphics and juniors


Senior Designer Manager Eastern Mountain Sports

Conceptualized and created Nativa, a high end market collection of organically sourced, and botanically dyed Spa
Wear and bath products, with the use of fine quality textiles, Ahimsa Silk, Hemp, Organic Cotton


Owner Designer Sydney Australia

Design, and creative direction and manage production of company’s Apparel Brands and targeted priority sports
of Ski, Snowboard, Outdoor sports, Apparel (Travel, Hike,)
Outerwear (Ski, Snowboard, Resort Uniforms, Team Uniforms,)
Vigilante, http://www.vigilante.com.au/ Black Wolf http://www.blackwolf.com.au/ 
Mambo. http://mamboaustralia.com/collection/mens/surf-deluxe/


Senior Design Director and Product Manager Sydney Australia

Design golf knit polo’s, knit sweaters, pants, skirts, fleece and rain outerwear, graphic design, logo design, of the
Company’s targeted customer and priority sports of Golf and Team Uniforms, Resort and Golf Club Logo design,
Australian Tennis Open and Australian Swim Team.


 Senior Designer Golf wear 

Design Women's and Men's competition swimwear, Australian Swim team uniforms and work with technical team on Swim Skins. 

Senior Swimwear Designer

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Maria Ellers: Senior Design Consultant in Boulder, CO

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