Bio
Over 35 years in this amazing industry, doing what I love doing ~
Freelance Stylist
2001- Current
TV . Runway . Events . Promotion . PR . Fashion Editorial . Marketing Campaigns . Catalogues, Video shoots
International Educator / Global Creative Team Member for Living Proof
Boston & Cambridge, MA
2014 - Current
Current Title : Master Hair stylist
Travel globally teaching pk and demonstrating the newest collections to salons & stylists. Training stylists at Style Lab Cambridge, MA, annually.
PAST
National / International Educator for Alterna Haircare
New York City, Beverly Hills
2000 - Resigned in 2014
Title : Senior Team Member
Travel Internationally teaching the newest Alterna Hair collections and product knowledge to salons and stylists.
Alterna Stylist University - 2012 & 2013 (Vegas & Miami) / Annual New Collections Collaboration
2008 - 2011
US Representative for Fan out Shears.
Travel to tradeshows, demo-ing Japanese precision shears.
EDUCATION & TRAINING - Certifications
Living Proof, Cambridge, MA - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2019
Living Proof, - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2018
Living Proof, - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2017
Living Proof, Tampa FL - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2016
Collection désigned by Ward Stegerhoek and Chris McMillan for Living Proof Education team
Living Proof, Headquarters/lab, Cambridge, MA - Team Educator Training
Alterna Beverly Hills / NYC ~ Platinum level ~ Creative Team Member :: Collections Co-Creator w. Global Director
Easi Hair . Yuko . Brazilian BlowOut, Certified
Redken Exchange NYC . TIGI (Hair collections, Dusty Simington) . American Crew, CO . Lanza (silver trainer)
Trained all over the nation at these prestigious training workshops learning the latest in beauty haircare.
Traveled to salons in California teaching PK for brands like Paul Mitchell, Redken, Framesi for Forsyth distribution in the 90's
Certified Barber / Behind the Chair for over 30 years.
FASHION SHOWs/RUNWAY / SEEN in and on (20 yrs and running)
NAHA 2017/2018 - North American Hair Styling Awards- Living Proof Artistic Team: Runway Shows Main Stage finales
LA Fashion Week LAFW SS18- Living Proof Creative Team (Entire shows, 20 award winning designers from LA and around the world). Lead for some. MaryMe-JimmyPaul
2008-2018
NY Fashion Week (Perry Ellis, Nicole Miller, TiBi. Badgley Mischka, Ed Hardy, Eli Tahari, Jason Wu, Misha Nonoo, Kenneth Cole, Milly, Nenette Lapore, Concept Korea, Czar by Cesar Galindo, Libertine, Creatures of Comfort, Chadwick Bell, Richard Chai, Richard Chai Love, Rebecca Taylor, Lucio Casto (lead), Vivienne Tam, Adeam, Tuleh, Binetti, Erin Wasson, Patrick Ervell, Yigal Azrouel, Cala Ossidana, Eckhaus Latta ...)
LA Fashion Week (Donna Karan, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sue Wong, Maggie Barry, Christian Audigjer/Ed Hardy, Baby Phat, Joes Jeans ...)
Miami Fashion Week - SWIM (Maaji swimwear, Minimale Animale)
OC Fashion Week -
Photo shoots / Fashion spreads . Editorial . Charity & Fundraising Events . Celebrity repertoire
TV Project Runway AllStars . Remodeled on the CW . Dirty Soap . Young Hollywood . Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency . Fashion TV . QTV . SZTV . Kone2 Hawaii Television
My IMBD
PRINT Covers and inside editorials : Teen Vogue . Process Magazine . Behind the Chair Magazine . Hair's How Magazine . Ocean Magazine . TDINKezine . BL!SSS Magazine . Estela Magazine, Elegant Magazine, Salyse Magazine and more.
ONLINE press : Boston Globe . Boston Herald . Times Union . PR web . Guest of a Guest . Zimbio . numerous blogs.
articles / write ups about me in print : OC & LA Register . Aliso Viejo News . OC City Voter . YouTube . Voted Best Barber OC 2012/2013
Owner of Salon Platinum | Platinum Studio.Suites | Studio Platinum (photography Studio)
Orange County's premier Award winning Salon est. 1996
Award winning : Best of OC 2008-2019
Hotlist winner Best Salon 2017
2001- Current
TV . Runway . Events . Promotion . PR . Fashion Editorial . Marketing Campaigns . Catalogues, Video shoots
International Educator / Global Creative Team Member for Living Proof
Boston & Cambridge, MA
2014 - Current
Current Title : Master Hair stylist
Travel globally teaching pk and demonstrating the newest collections to salons & stylists. Training stylists at Style Lab Cambridge, MA, annually.
PAST
National / International Educator for Alterna Haircare
New York City, Beverly Hills
2000 - Resigned in 2014
Title : Senior Team Member
Travel Internationally teaching the newest Alterna Hair collections and product knowledge to salons and stylists.
Alterna Stylist University - 2012 & 2013 (Vegas & Miami) / Annual New Collections Collaboration
2008 - 2011
US Representative for Fan out Shears.
Travel to tradeshows, demo-ing Japanese precision shears.
EDUCATION & TRAINING - Certifications
Living Proof, Cambridge, MA - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2019
Living Proof, - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2018
Living Proof, - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2017
Living Proof, Tampa FL - Team Educator Training Spring Collection 2016
Collection désigned by Ward Stegerhoek and Chris McMillan for Living Proof Education team
Living Proof, Headquarters/lab, Cambridge, MA - Team Educator Training
Alterna Beverly Hills / NYC ~ Platinum level ~ Creative Team Member :: Collections Co-Creator w. Global Director
Easi Hair . Yuko . Brazilian BlowOut, Certified
Redken Exchange NYC . TIGI (Hair collections, Dusty Simington) . American Crew, CO . Lanza (silver trainer)
Trained all over the nation at these prestigious training workshops learning the latest in beauty haircare.
Traveled to salons in California teaching PK for brands like Paul Mitchell, Redken, Framesi for Forsyth distribution in the 90's
Certified Barber / Behind the Chair for over 30 years.
FASHION SHOWs/RUNWAY / SEEN in and on (20 yrs and running)
NAHA 2017/2018 - North American Hair Styling Awards- Living Proof Artistic Team: Runway Shows Main Stage finales
LA Fashion Week LAFW SS18- Living Proof Creative Team (Entire shows, 20 award winning designers from LA and around the world). Lead for some. MaryMe-JimmyPaul
2008-2018
NY Fashion Week (Perry Ellis, Nicole Miller, TiBi. Badgley Mischka, Ed Hardy, Eli Tahari, Jason Wu, Misha Nonoo, Kenneth Cole, Milly, Nenette Lapore, Concept Korea, Czar by Cesar Galindo, Libertine, Creatures of Comfort, Chadwick Bell, Richard Chai, Richard Chai Love, Rebecca Taylor, Lucio Casto (lead), Vivienne Tam, Adeam, Tuleh, Binetti, Erin Wasson, Patrick Ervell, Yigal Azrouel, Cala Ossidana, Eckhaus Latta ...)
LA Fashion Week (Donna Karan, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sue Wong, Maggie Barry, Christian Audigjer/Ed Hardy, Baby Phat, Joes Jeans ...)
Miami Fashion Week - SWIM (Maaji swimwear, Minimale Animale)
OC Fashion Week -
Photo shoots / Fashion spreads . Editorial . Charity & Fundraising Events . Celebrity repertoire
TV Project Runway AllStars . Remodeled on the CW . Dirty Soap . Young Hollywood . Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency . Fashion TV . QTV . SZTV . Kone2 Hawaii Television
My IMBD
PRINT Covers and inside editorials : Teen Vogue . Process Magazine . Behind the Chair Magazine . Hair's How Magazine . Ocean Magazine . TDINKezine . BL!SSS Magazine . Estela Magazine, Elegant Magazine, Salyse Magazine and more.
ONLINE press : Boston Globe . Boston Herald . Times Union . PR web . Guest of a Guest . Zimbio . numerous blogs.
articles / write ups about me in print : OC & LA Register . Aliso Viejo News . OC City Voter . YouTube . Voted Best Barber OC 2012/2013
Owner of Salon Platinum | Platinum Studio.Suites | Studio Platinum (photography Studio)
Orange County's premier Award winning Salon est. 1996
Award winning : Best of OC 2008-2019
Hotlist winner Best Salon 2017
