Work at Pink began as a CAD/pattern freelancer. This soon led to working more and more on growing presentation needs. Many things were learned and many foundations were laid for things to come, including an intuition for best practices and an attention to detail, the ability to manage vast amounts of files and data, the ability to work with others, and most importantly the realization that all these skills and others came naturally.

This work and the technical, workflow, and networking foundations established eventually had to be abandoned, as needs and opportunity developed and the role evolved into that of team leader of collegiate and pro sports licensed apparel. (See Management section for more on that.)