LAB to Purchase order
I take new materials from lab trial to bulk production and onto a brand’s purchase order.
Twenty years brand side, four inside a material innovator. At Donna Karan, Saks Fifth Avenue, and HBC, I led fabric and product development and built a $25M+ private label from zero. As VP of Product Innovation at RTV, I scaled a patent-pending mono-material platform from 50 lb lab trials to 1-ton commercial runs, built the Tier 1 to 4 supplier network, and closed the company’s first brand contracts. Today that work runs through Circular Intention, for innovators, brands, and the investors behind them.
Lab to P.O.
The science is proven. The brand interest is real. There still isn’t a purchase order. That’s the gap I close.
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Map and qualify the Tier 1 to 4 network a new material actually needs. Set the spec, sampling, and test results a brand’s production team will accept. Adoption has to be drop-in, with no CAPEX ask.
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Move the material through the gate that kills most of them. Production-ready spec, not lab spec. Compliance filed, MOQ confirmed with a named supplier, landed cost revised for the full chain.
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Bulk runs priced per meter, QC sign-off, defensible claims, and the internal case that turns a sustainability team’s yes into a commercial team’s purchase order.
Who I work with
You’ve made the commitment. I structure development so a new material is proven against your incumbent before it reaches a PO.
You’ve made the commitment. I structure development so a new material is proven against your incumbent before it reaches a PO.
You need to know if brand interest will convert to orders. I pressure-test the supply chain and the offtake before you fund it.
Work completed while at Return To Vendor, Co. | © 2024-2026 Return To Vendor, Co. All Rights Reserved. Role: VP Product Innovation - technical framework and commercialization of mono-material nylon technology.
As a visionary leader and expert in material innovation,
I leverage a deep knowledge of circular economy principles and advanced technologies to drive revenue growth through strategic product development.
With two decades of experience spearheading innovation for world-class companies, my focus is on translating groundbreaking research – from textile chemistry and composition to patent-pending mono-materials – into scalable, turn-key circular solutions across diverse industries, including apparel, home goods, and performance materials.
Pioneering Circularity: Driving Material Innovation in Sustainable Textiles
Work completed while at Return To Vendor, Co. | © 2024-2026 Return To Vendor, Co. All Rights Reserved. Role: VP Product Innovation - technical framework and commercialization of mono-material nylon technology.