THE LINK TEAM

Eugene has an inherent eye for success, knowing the right path to take on both an individual project level, as well as long-term company success. After graduating from West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, he served in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He received his MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and worked as a Certified Public Accountant for Coopers & Lybrand. Eugene joined a to-the-trade furniture and fabric manufacturer in Dallas as the CFO/COO in 1998 where he helped manage the company through a tremendous ten-year growth period. As a partner with the company's two original owners, he co-founded four successful furniture and textile companies serving the design industry. Drawing on that success and experience, Eugene founded Link Outdoor in January 2008 and serves as the company's President.

Scott attended Stephen F. Austin University graduating with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Scott has been in the interior design business for over 28 years with vast experience in showroom sales, management and manufacturing. He started his first 23 years at one of the top showrooms in the country; George Cameron Nash working in the sample department and growing to the rank of General Manager for both Dallas and Houston showrooms. In 2010 Scott re-located to Los Angeles where he became the Director of New Business Development for Rose Tarlow Melrose House and later elevated to National Sales Director. Scott is well respected within the design community and is known for his exceptional sales ability and his penchant for customer service. Scott serves as Link's Sales Director.

Marc Kurlander is an award winning furniture designer for both residential and commercial projects. Since receiving his BFA in Industrial Design from Columbia College Chicago, Marc has been active in the fields of furniture, interior, and industrial design while contributing to the theory and philosophy that drive these vocations. For several years, Marc has partnered with numerous Chicago-based design studios working closely with partners and manufacturers to maintain project integrity as design concepts move through each stage to completion. Marc believes that the objects we choose to have in our lives tell a story and reveal our personal identities, how we live and who we are. Determining the aesthetic of objects around us, and what inspires us, helps in the strategic design decisions that enhance quality of life. The objects he designs strive to articulate function and intent through honest form and spatial awareness. You see this most strikingly in Link Outdoors FLUX collection where a thoroughly modern aesthetic is distinctly visible. Marc serves as Link Outdoors Director of Design and Product Development.

Michelle Clarke graduated with a B.A degree in Textile Design from the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, Ireland. Michelle moved to New York City to pursue a career in textiles, where she began her 25-year career. She worked for several American mills weaving for the apparel market but was drawn towards creating textiles for the home.

With that focus in mind, Michelle joined Sunbury Textile Mills where she grew her career there for the next 18 years. She specialized in designing decorative jacquard wovens for performance brand Sunbrella and established her position as VP of Design. She helped develop the aesthetic to appeal to a more high-end client base, through yarn development, color, and hand.

While working for Sunbury Textile Mills, Michelle worked with Link from the beginning of their textile collection and collaborated with Doug & Gene Meyer. She helped build their line into a successful performance fabric collection. ‘I felt an affinity with Link and the next step in my career felt like a natural one by joining the Link team as their Design Director of Soft Goods.