Maria Vlahos
Director of Product Development · Artful Home
Southern California, California
In My Own Words
<h3>Result driven Apparel Director of Product Development, with success in leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, market-leading products from concept to launch. Skilled in product strategy, lifecycle management and aligning development initiatives with business goals to help drive growth and productivity. Experienced n managing end to end product pipelines and optimizing process and fostering collaboration between merchandising, design and production partners. Adept at identifying emerging trends and leveraging customer insights to ensure product success and competitive markets.</h3>
Work Experience
Director of Product Development
Artful Home2025 – Present
Oversaw and managed the full product development cycle for Lisa Bayne, private label for Artful Home. Owned the prototype sampling and fitting process, ensuring accuracy in materials, construction and execution. Oversaw and managed the full product development cycle for Lisa Bayne, private label for Artful Home. Owned the prototype sampling and fitting process, ensuring accuracy in materials, construction and execution. Collaborated with Design and Merchandising to ensure creative intent aligns with target cost, quality and functionality.
Design Director
Sherpa Adventure Gear2019 – 2025
As the Design Director of a global team, I spearhead the creating of product for a heritage brand with a strong culture and ethos. Rooted in Himalayan heritage while still grounded in the outdoor market, I establish standards and processes to produce consistent, high-quality results while ensuring all projects and goals are being met. By fostering a collaborative and creative culture that focuses on innovation, sustainability and solutions, we consistently meet and exceed our customers expectations.
Design Consultant
Wondery2019 – 2019
Consulted with owner/founder on implementation of initial products, key silhouette's, sample development, and technical package. Assisted in initiating processes and factory allocation.
Womens Senior Designer
prAna Living1999 – 2018
Led and executed seasonal product for the Women’s line. I established seasonal design direction in themes, color, graphics, and silhouettes while planning and implementing seasonal strategy for the women’s category. My ability to define on-brand, on-trend design led to innovative creative direction for seasonal product assortments