Bio: Brad Oldham – Co-Owner
Brad Oldham is a sculptor with the mind of an engineer who enjoys creating artistic, useful pieces. Oldham established his stand-alone company in 1998 to design and produce sculpture, architectural features, lighting, hardware and custom products for commercial and public projects. The company, known today as Brad Oldham International, Inc., builds upon Oldham’s highly regarded tenure with the country’s top interior design firms, well-known real estate owners and discriminating private art collectors.  
 
As President, Oldham is responsible for providing leadership for the company as well as for achieving operating and financial objectives, overseeing the quality of products, improving ongoing financial growth and responding to industry needs. Oldham implements strategies to improve overall operating income (i.e., on-time delivery, inventory reduction, process efficiencies, and reduced cost while maintaining quality) and grows the value of the overall company. He also is responsible for attracting world-class talent and manufacturing partners to the company. He focuses on continuous improvement and lean manufacturing processes and has a strong background in operations.
 
While setting the creative direction and overseeing the execution of all work in the company, Oldham is the primary business-development engine for the company and oversees the estimating and bid proposal process. Clients are drawn to Oldham’s routinely pushing the boundaries of what’s been done and what can be accomplished in creating custom products and sculpture. It is through his experimentation and understanding of how things are made that the company has garnered national media coverage, been included in educational programs and has several copyrights and trademarks in progress. He is more than an operational and tactical leader of the company; he keeps the company powerful through its flexibility, speed, efficiency and creativity, and inspires his team to do their best work through a lead-by-example approach to his work. 
 
Oldham’s artwork and products have been featured on Good Morning America and in Architectural Digest, Better Homes & Gardens, Veranda, House & Garden, The Dallas Morning News, and other national and local publications. In 2003, Oldham was honored with The Craft Award from Preservation Dallas for his dedication to preserving Dallas landmarks. Three years later, he was proud to receive The Rising Star Award in Homes and Interiors from Fashion Group International. In 2008, Coca-Cola named Oldham its arts role model for his work with high school students in the Boys & Girls Club. In 2009, Oldham introduced “The Traveling Man,” $1.4 million sculptural series, which has been dubbed by the media as a new “hallmark” for the city and as “Dallas’ new photographic ambassador.” 
 
Oldham earned a BS from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. In 1990, he joined the family apparel business, and in 1998, he launched his own company, leveraging the skills he acquired in the fashion industry to start Brad Oldham International, Inc. 
Oldham brings a background of education, craftsmanship, diverse culture and creativity to his endeavors.  Proud of his accomplishments and upbringing, he is the rare individual who today is doing professionally what he’s always dreamed of. The only thing that generates more passion than his work is his family; Oldham is married with three children, whose individual creative pursuits he much enjoys fostering. 

 
Bio: Christy Coltrin – Co-Owner
Every piece of artwork and product made at Brad Oldham International, Inc. has a story. Coltrin, a twenty-year marketing veteran, joined the company in 2007 to provide leadership in branding, marketing and communications, with a focus on growing the retail product line. Coltrin has expanded upon her marketing experience to assume responsibility for running the corporate operations, where she provides a balance of internal and external initiatives to build a sustainable company.
 
Coltrin’s primary responsibilities are setting the strategy and vision for the company. With help from the President and company advisors, she is in charge of selecting which markets the company will enter, analyzing the competitive landscape and identifying how BOII will differentiate itself from its competitors. Coltrin sets budgets, forms partnerships and allocates internal resources to steer the company in the strategic directions identified in the strategic planning process.  In her leadership role, she fosters a creative, engaged, enlightened corporate culture because the leadership team believes strongly that a great place to work attracts and retains bright talent. 
 
Marketing, branding and public relations are Coltrin’s responsibilities. She ensures that the organization and its mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive light to clients, partners and relevant stakeholders. She oversees design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services. With strong support from the CFO, Coltrin monitors the company’s annual budget and manages resources within those budget guidelines.  Coltrin is also responsible for effectively managing the organization’s human resources and internship program based on authorized personnel policies and procedures that fully conform to current laws and regulations.

In her previous positions, Coltrin has marketed such brands as Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Maserati. Before entering the automotive industry, she developed and executed marketing plans for upscale, commercial real estate projects in Dallas, Texas, and Washington, DC. Coltrin has earned several awards from the American Marketing Association and the International Association of Business Communicators and is known for combining creativity with strategic planning in the execution of unique business-based programs with proven marketing results.
 
In 1988, Coltrin earned a BA in marketing/communications from Texas A&M University. In addition to building her career since college, she has honed her fundraising and community-building skills by holding pro-bono leadership positions in more twenty nonprofit organizations. In 1996, she founded a media literacy campaign that today has become part of the curriculum for Dallas Independent School District 5th graders, and she is a Leadership Dallas alumni. These days, her interests outside of work focus on her family. With three, busy kids, she is bullish on bringing her best game every day – work and home.

Bio: Chuong Huynh – Senior Craftsman
Born in Vietnam, Chuong Huynh moved to Dallas, Texas in 1991 to be with family.  He grew up in the city of Cao Lanh and the providence of Dong Thap.  Not long after arriving in the United States, Huynh was hired as an apprentice working with Brad Oldham in the button and jewelry department of the family apparel business.  Oldham and Huynh have worked together for more than 17 years.  In that time, Huynh has become an expertly experienced craftsman.  In his position, he uses a variety of shop tools, equipment, supplies, building materials, and equipment in  his work.  He is skilled in materials such as concrete, wood, resins and all metals.  As Senior Craftsman, he assists with maintaining an accurate inventory of all shop materials and equipment.  Under the ultimate direction of Oldham, Huynh directs and teaches other craftsmen in the studio’s workshop on how to make beautifully functional pieces of artwork. 
 
Married with an 11-year-old daughter, Huynh became a United States citizen in 2002.  As the Senior Craftsman for Brad Oldham Int'l, Inc., Huynh ensures quality control on production.  From the doorknob to the sculpture, Huynh’s critical eye and trained hand translate into finely produced pieces of artwork.