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- Managed YC, Men's, and collaboration capsules from beginning development through final hand-off.
- Researched and developed seasonal fabric with key mills offering price value qualities.
- Developed fabric supporting the latest trends while adhering to textile standards at an affordable price point.
- Drove creative solutions to price challenges.
- Partnered with textile technologist and/or mill to understand technical issues/limitation of the raw material while working with suppliers to resolve/improve.
- Partnered with Product Development and Production teams to build and maintain a mill vendor matrix that meets the required sourcing strategy.
- Ordered prototype and salesman sample yardage on seasonal basis.
- Updated Enovia with all fabric specifications.
- Established and maintained seasonal fabric charts, seasonal core and fashion boards for high level meeting and the seasonal research fabric library.
- Set up fabric mills in the system.
- Managed calendar and schedule adherence of specific tasks to program T&A.
- Helped facilitate fabric performance and testing compliance.
- Managed and trained support staff (Fabric R&D Specialist).

Fabric R&D Manager - Guess Young Contemporary & Men's and Marciano

- Worked closely with design and production team for all new knit fabric developments.
- Managed calendar and schedule adherence of specific tasks to program T&A.
- Tracked WIP for fabric submit receiving and sending.
- Tracked, logged, and followed up on requests for lap dips, strike-offs, handlooms, and finishing trials.
- Communicated comments to mills, global team, and internal teams.
- Accurately maintained all relevant documents for fabric development, tailoring yardage, and sample yardage.
- Maintained fabric technical detail sheets with mills and external partners.
- Organized and expanded yarn, trim, and knit fabric resource library.
- Helped facilitate fabric performance and testing compliance.
- Set up and maintained production allocation charts for purchase order issuance.
- Worked with accounts: Jessica Simpson, William Rast, Nine West, Gloria Vanderbilt, Bandolino, Erika, Energie, and l.e.i.

Fabric Product Development Associate Manager (R&D) - Tweens, Young Contemporary, and Missy

- Worked closely with product developers, designers, and factory to receive timely initial quotations and accurate pre-production samples.
- Was responsible for all product tracking beyond order placement including ongoing follow-up on color approvals, samples, spec packets, production details, etc.
- Overviewed and understood quota situations, labor issues/labor rates, and fabric costs.
- Monitored and maintained strict Product Development time-lines with product developers and factory.
- Managed and trained support staff (Product Coordinator) for product tracking.
- Was responsible for timely receipt of counter-samples.
- Maintained semi-annual projections for planned regions of future activity.
- Prepare preliminary design research, including competitive analysis on fabrics and trends.
- Provided quality and relevant market research for brands and area specific concepts.
- Worked with accounts: Walmart USA & Canada, Kohl's, JCP, Gap Brands, Victoria's Secret, and Reebok SLD.

Associate Pre-Production Manager for Fabric/Trend R&D, Knits - All Genders

- Established and maintained all design essential tools (i.e. tech packs, line assortment reports).
- Created and maintained design body boards; established and maintained all color and fabric records.
- Established and maintained all sample requests.

Assistant Designer, WTW Woven Collection, Denim, and Outerwear

Sourced vendors; entered POs; tracked production orders; managed samples; maintained lab dips, bulk fabric approvals, and lab testing.

Production Coordinator, Accessories

Analyzed selling reports and created recaps; entered POs, transfers, and RTVs.; prepared pre Market.

Buying Intern, Designer Handbags

Updated weekly sales reports from retailers; entered POs, and created line and pricing sheets; assisted during market.

Wholesale Intern - Woman's Collection

- Tracked press activity and compiled credit information; coordinated event production and RSVPs.
- Assisted in styling and coordinating samples for editorial/celebrity photo shoots.

Public Relations Intern, Men's Collection

- Purchased components to run production for Samsung products (including OEM and R&D) by using SAP.
- Negotiated prices, created price contracts, and distributed forecasts.
- Presented weekly reports on electronic/technology trends and current related news.
- Directly worked with engineers, purchasing team, marketing, and production team at Headquarters Samsung Electronics Korea.

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Parsons The New School of Design

University of Brighton

University of California, San Diego