John Gervasi: Senior Softgoods Designer in Somerville, MA

https://www.gbinternational.com.hk Overseeing all softgoods (think upholstery) design for car seats, strollers, and other children's products starting from ideation through sample testing and into production. Leading project in the US, China, and Mexico. All car seats go through mandatory crash tests which myself and other responsible designers and engineers analyze for any failures and create solution opportunities.

https://www.mndca.com Head of pattern and design development for upholstered home furniture, sold to popular retailers like Living Spaces, Jordan's and Macy's. Facilitated all sample reviews of new products and managed new product photoshoots. Led the surveillance and security development for the manufacturing facility of over 350 people.

https://shop.lululemon.com/ Lead of The Joinery team, a newly developed customer-facing service for Lululemon that collects customer feedback while providing in-store clothing alterations. I hired and trained multiple design school graduates to work on The Joinery team in different stores. Coordinated and executed the opening of two NYC locations and Joinery pop-up shops at the 2016 Boston Marathon and 2017 LA Marathon.