Richard W. Silvia is an industry veteran with over 30 years of design, sales and marketing expertise in the home furnishing and apparel industry. He is president of RWS Marketing & Sales, which specializes in sales management and product development for the home furnishing industry. His main emphasis is working with international clients wishing to develop programs with US retailers. Mr. Silvia is also an adjunct instructor of textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Prior to building his consulting firm, Mr. Silvia held a series of executive sales positions with Tara Handcrafts, Phoenix Home Fashions, TerriSol Corp., and Artex International. Before that he was Senior Director, Retail Merchandising for Cotton Incorporated and Product Development Operations Manager with Quaker Fabrics.
Mr. Silvia holds a degree in Textile Design from Southeastern Massachusetts University.