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Experience
& education

Twenty years across luxury hardware, plumbing fixtures, building products, and outdoor power — in product development, brand, channel, and sales.

Jan 2025 — present

Baldwin Hardware, ASSA ABLOY Luxury Group

Senior Marketing Manager · Lake Forest, CA

Product strategy and go-to-market execution across the Estate and Reserve luxury portfolios for Americas Residential.

  • Led the Reserve collection launch — the largest in company history.
  • Drove the Baldwin × Level smart lock integration to market in nine months against an 18–24 month industry standard.
  • Running new product introduction across Bespoke modular cabinet hardware, the Briarcrest collection, and custom finish expansion.
  • Presented world-premiere product at KBIS 2026 to architects, designers, and dealers.
Jan 2020 — Dec 2024

Promote Yourself Inc.

Founder & Chief Executive Officer · Orange, CA

Founded, scaled, and sold a product-driven company in the promotional products industry. Owned the full lifecycle — product ideation, manufacturing partnerships, operations, sales, and brand development — through to acquisition.

Nov 2018 — Dec 2019

Jam Design

Director of Marketing & Innovation · Costa Mesa, CA

Reshaped brand language and visual identity, driving sales growth through new product concepts and repositioned go-to-market.

Jan 2013 — Nov 2018

Spectrum Brands — Pfister & Fortis

Senior Global Marketing Manager · Lake Forest, CA

Led product development and marketing for Pfister and portfolio brands, managing global product lifecycles from concept through retail across design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales.

  • Launched Tisbury — 240% over sales projection, named Best Product Launch in Company History.
  • Built the Fortis brand and brought Uffizi to market, the first all-glass faucet sold in the United States.
  • Stood up the showroom channel and the training program behind it.
Aug 2011 — Dec 2012

Husqvarna Group

West Coast Sales Manager · Outdoor power equipment

Developed new markets and turned around underperforming West Coast territories, building dealer relationships and driving revenue growth.

Aug 2002 — Aug 2011

International Aluminum Corporation

National Accounts Manager · South Gate, CA

Drove $16M+ in sales at major retailers by identifying product gaps, training sales teams, and expanding market reach for aluminum building products.

Awards.

2018

Best Product Launch in Company History

Tisbury collection, Spectrum Brands.

2018

First all-glass faucet in the United States

Uffizi, Fortis.

2023

Most Innovative Product of the Year

Product nominee.

2023

FAMA Certified Facility

Licensed manufacturing certification, Disney and Marvel.

Education & credentials.

2000 — 2002

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Arts · Tempe, AZ

Communication, with coursework in entrepreneurship and small business. Swim team and water polo.

1997 — 2000

Golden West College

Associate of Arts · Huntington Beach, CA

Captain, men's swim team. Two-time national champion.

2005

Six Sigma Certificate

Santiago Community College, CA

Lean operations, 5S, and value stream analysis and mapping.

Current

Certifications

Claude Code Certified (Anthropic) · Microsoft AI Certified · Adobe Certified Professional · FAMA Certified · Stanford Online · MIT Online

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