Crystal Arana: Apparel Product Developer in Long Beach, California
Crystal Arana
Apparel Product Developer
Long Beach | US
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Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co.
Senior Product Developer | 01/2025 - Current
Senior Product Developer for Collaborations & Special Projects
Liberated Brands
Womens Global Product Developer | 01/2023 - 01/2025
Stance Socks
Senior Product Developer | 08/2020 - 11/2023
VOLCOM
Womens Global Product Development Manager - Wovens & Denim | 06/2018 - 05/2020
AMUSE SOCIETY
Product Developer/ Merchandiser | 09/2014 - 06/2018
- Responsible for Product Development in women's sportswear & working closely with the Design team from concept to completion on all styles.
- Categories include: Wovens, Knits (Tops & bottoms), outerwear, dresses, denim & accessories.
- Attend all Line Plan & development meetings.
- Fabric & trim sourcing.
- Sending out development packages for fabric & specialty print/style developments.
- Tracking & Logging incoming samples.
- Attending all fittings from Proto to Production stage.
- Constant communication with overseas & domestic vendors to deliver comments & approvals for all submits/samples.
- Negotiating costs, Minimums and lead times.
- Making sure calendar dates are on schedule and met for each season.
- Coordinating SMS shipments to all sales reps for trade shows.
- Creating and managing seasonal line plans.
K. Bell
Technical Designer | 07/2012 - 09/2014
- Assisted Head Designers for both Mens & Womens divisions.
- Responsible for creating all technical packages providing full details, specs & measurements, color ways, graphics info and send to vendors overseas.
- Worked with managers to review upcoming season design concepts, gather fabric, samples, and ideas for the coming season.
- Inspecting samples for accuracy of design, spec & construction callouts all the way from proto stage to final production.
- Communicating comments and approvals to the production department and overseas factories.
- Worked closely with private label accounts to ensure proper fits tailored to their specific customers.
- Heavy illustrator and PLM work experience.
Freshjive Mfg
Technical Designer/Assistant Product Developer | 01/2011 - 05/2012
TCW Trends Inc
Freelance Technical Designer/Developer | 03/2009 - 12/2011
OBEY Clothing
Women's Technical Designer/Developer | 01/2006 - 01/2008
LRG Clothing, Lifted Research Group inc.
Production Assistant | 01/2004 - 01/2006