Fashion

Lead Product Developer

Engineering & Production

• Work closely with the design, technical design and product development team
• Manage and update WIPs during development, pre-production stage through to TOPs
• Update BOMS in tech packs and send out to factories in a timely manner
• Communicate with vendors oversees on the daily
• Problem solve when issues arise with production timelines
• Negotiate with factories on costing for new development and production styles
• Manage the development and approval process including lab dips, strike offs, trims, tech pack review and sample
development
• Dual source with factory contacts to find the best costing along with quality for a garment
• Oversee development cycle from hand off to production

●   Lead trainings to help drive productivity
●   Conduct meetings to provide suggestions and adjustments to garments
●   Work with vendors on understanding of production corrections
●   Provide additional support to vendors on how to correct garments whether be by email or zoom
●   Navigate vendors on construction techniques and edits to hit target cost
●   Lead fittings with the fit models to ensure there is mobility and functionality
●   Guide pivoting garment silhouettes based on fabric compatibility and vendor capabilities
●   Ensure product development time line is being followed through efficiently

Associate Product Technician

●   Evaluate samples against specs and observe if vendors made adjustments
●   Communicate with vendors on a daily changes that are requested whether it be on aesthetic or fit comments
●   Lead collaborative meetings by presenting measurement and construction issues found on garments
●   Work along side buyers to insure that production is on time
●   Input measurements, weights, comments and issues into each tech pack

Sample Coordinator

●   Complete tech packs by measuring and communicating all adjustments and comments
●   Evaluate garments to make sure that factories followed specifications and measurements given at previous stages
●   Communicate with factories on errors and changes to tech packs and garments
●   Maintain WIPs from development to Bulk Production to help with the management of samples.
●   Review lab dips and strike offs
●   Approve bulk specs by comparing to our standard grade rule and communicate with the factory when issues are
present and seem unreasonable.

Tech Production Assistant

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Christy Rodriguez: Lead Product Developer in Santa Ana, California

Christy Rodriguez

California State University