Fred Godshall: Production & Development Manager in Tustin, CA

- Work with specialty clients on SMU products. - Work directly with sourced factories and manage the product from concept through final delivery. - Price negotiations with factory and client. - Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically. - Heavy Domestic Production Services.

Handle all aspects of Design / development / Print Room / transfer / Production floor, for a vertical dye sublimation advertising manufacturer.

13 Apparel - Production / Sourcing Manager March 2014 - June 2015 - Oversee all aspects of the Production/Development departments. - Domestic Production Master, Brought on as a Consultant and loved the brand. - Price negotiations with factory and client. - Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically. - Heavy Domestic Production Services. - Drastically improved Speed to market, on existing lines and new ones as well.

Work with a small but efficient team to design, develop, and produce various garments from fire retardant racing suits to board shorts. - Work closely with account managers on SMU products for specialty clients. - Work with Factories to insure on time merchandise in the quality the customer ordered. - Sourcing new eligible factories, both in Asia and here domestically.

Direct team of 12 to carry out day-to-day Production/development of Simso Tex private label brands, as well as full service to mainstream manufacturers. - Maintain margins, costs, vendors and development of all brands, increasing GP margins. - Work directly with owner, designers, to better the company with systems.

Global sourcing: Frequent travels to China to ensure product quality, design integrity, environmental compliance, and seek out new vendors and factories, as well as negotiate upcoming pricing and scheduling. - Product development: ensure accurate tech packs and costing, oversee the handoff process. - Maintained company calendar with 11 annual deliveries. - Manage staff of 6, including quality control, product development, and production assistants. - Established infrastructure and standards in and for, product development, quality control, logistics, and production. - Attained a gross profit margin increase of 5%.

Handled everything from Concept through finished product. Managed the development teams, as well as production teams. Implemented a QC division.

Direct design and production of men and women's mid-tier apparel and outerwear - Research fabrics, trim, silhouettes and color blocking. - Manage all aspects of production, domestic and international - cost analysis, profit/loss, margins and logistics. - Sourcing and vendor relations with frequent travel overseas - QC guidelines, vendor compliance. - Establish departmental budgets as well as overall gross profit margin. - Technical design manufacturing Additional Work history on request

Handled everything from Concept through store delivery.

Hi End kids line.