Jaime Dempsey: Co-Founder in Redondo BEach, CA

• Assisted in brand growth from start up to over $1m in total revenue within 5 years while managing the entire development and production process from tech pack handover to product delivery. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain a comprehensive GTM calendar, using Asana, increasing communication and task organization. • Sourced domestic and overseas factories and raw materials, meeting target lead times and negotiating costs, leading to increased margins and a more streamlined development process. • Utilized knowledge of materials and construction techniques to create and maintain tech packs, BOM, and accurate spec pages, resulting in increased efficiency and fewer prototype samples. • Tracked & monitored vendor performance with daily communication while maintaining weekly development and production WIP reports to ensure on-time delivery of both sales samples and bulk orders. • Ensured all materials and products are SGS tested and pass third party QC inspections for each season, resulting in quality standards which meet the expectations of brand loyal customers. • Managed the production process and determined the most optimal shipping methods based on sea and air freight price quotes and lead-times, resulting in a reduction of production costs. • Assisted in market research by working and attending events and trade shows to explore consumer product needs, refine garment fitting, research current industry trends, and new advances in raw material technologies.

Managed development and production process for a $8m category spread over multiple accounts including Bandier, Wear it to Heart, and L Space, working as a representative of the factory based in China. Managed sourcing and pre-positioning raw materials and trims from the factory in-house and overseas material libraries, as well as external sources, resulting in cost savings and shortened lead-times for core styles. Streamlined BOM creation and tech pack handovers, ensuring factory’s design comprehension with error-free development packages. Work with the factory and suppliers to create and maintain delivery calendars and ensure the development and sample process stays on schedule to maintain delivery dates to customer's DC's. Managed virtual fittings with remote teams in LA and NY, creating comments and revised specs for the factory, improving team efficiency. Negotiated target costs with customer accounts, and worked with the factory to submit pricing matching targets while maintaining factory margins. Proactively reviewed purchase orders and invoices to ensure accurate billing was passed to the accounting team for processing.

Travel Documentary host for "Ride N Seek" airing on History Asia. Ride different motorcycle brands such as Indian, Harley Davidson, Ducati, Ural, and Kymco around different countries in Asia while documenting different cultural activities, people and food as well as the motorcycle community. Seasons 1-6 have been completed and season 7 is currently being developed. View Episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ride+n+seek

• Created and maintained style matrix, BOM, and tech packs from initial development through production ensure delivery dates are maintained via internal and external calendars. • Communicate daily with domestic and overseas vendors to ensure the pre-production process is on schedule and orders are shipped on time. • Created, revised and issued sample and bulk purchase orders through Full Circle, and worked with the accounts payable team to submit invoices and track payments. • Managed and tracked raw material inventory for domestic factory partners not offering full package manufacturing. • Traveled to foreign countries to visit factories and attend market events, conducting research on materials, trims, and manufacturing trends and incorporated findings into the product development process.