Carol Bader

• Design expert that sees the process from the start to the end of construction. Coordinates the team players for each project: draftman, architectural designer, interior designer, and project manager. Selects and manages all sub contactors bids. Maintains the highest GP in the company for 3 years.

35 year specialty, seasonal retail and wholesale couture hat design. Major marketing and branding, sales, product development, market sourcing, client relations, and project management of accounts. Worked directly with national retailers like Broooks Brothers, high profile clients, celebrity product placements, and press. All photo shoot aspects as creative director and styling all aspects with over 30 shoots with major photographers.

Residential: consulting directly with customers in design studio and home appointments to plan various home improvement projects. Design, presentation, sale, client relations, project management to completion. Set pricing and managed to maintain all on time and under budget.

Commercial: Design and Buildout Director for 10,000 sf health club facility.

I managed 2 locations: 1st: Davenport Iowa, 2nd: La Mesa, CA

Managed design consultants and entire staff. Managed project scope, presentation to sale, and results process. Consistent annual growth rate: 10%, 14%, 26% year over year. Top recognition on CEO's "top 10" store percent to budget 2 times in 2006.