Doug Chamberlain: in Baltimore, MD

September 2019 – May 2020 • Established and managed all key stage gates and deliverables of the 18-month product development calendar to include: seasonal kick-off meetings, product brief reviews, product requirements, design reviews, material briefs, material testing, product testing, prototype tear-downs, material confirmation, hangtag artwork development, costing negotiation and confirmation, IGTM (Integrated Go-To Market) strategy meetings. • Worked with Design and PLMs (Product Line Managers) during hand-offs to review technical packages which included CADs, shell patterns, construction guidelines and requirements, and material maps. • Primary point of contact for communication and responsible for the delivery of our tech packs to our factory partners in China and Vietnam. This often included after hours, evening Skype calls with factory management to ensure our company expectations are clear. In addition, trips to China and Vietnam were required to personally walk the production lines to inspect quality and construction, negotiate costing, and build relationships. • Established SOPs surrounding our CBDs (Cost Breakdowns) in terms of frequency of delivery from our factory partners, content, and format. Started within our own team first and then implemented this SOP companywide so that all product teams were following the same process and format.