Leslie Singer: in Long Beach, CA

Leadership / Management • Implemented and drove Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to enhance efficiencies, build metrics, create accountability, and monitor improvements • Established priorities to meet all WIP milestones and troubleshoot Production and Quality Control (QC) issues • Improved Private Label fit approval metrics across all brands • Travelled to vendor sites to expedite fit process and maintain delivery calendar • Responsible for hiring / termination of Technical team Technical Design • Established fit / specification blocks for all size categories as related to Private Label brands • Successfully met fit requirements across all private label categories via live and form fit sessions • Improved fit and production quality while maintaining target costs and margins • Mitigated production quality issues, maintained deliveries, monitored fit guidelines with Internal and External partners • Interpreted pre-production / development samples /sketches to intended fit specifications

Leadership / Management • Provided effective leadership, management and training to the Production team members consisting of Tech Designers, & Pattern Makers, Sample Room Sewers & Cutters (7 direct reports, 9 indirect report). • Ongoing evaluation of team to re-align and maintain balanced workload and maximum output • Built, implemented and drove Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to enhance efficiencies, build metrics, create accountability, and monitor improvements • Led weekly Work in Progress (WIP) Production meetings, communicating all production and delivery updates to ensure the team to achieve targeted deadlines • Identified improvement opportunities in the production process collaborating with internal cross-functional teams to ensure processes are aligned with company initiatives • Responsible for hiring / termination of Technical team; train and cultivate career development within Tech Dept. Technical Design • Established vendor relationships for fits on all apparel categories that include knit/woven tops, knit/woven bottoms, dresses and sweaters in China, India, & Vietnam • Took solution-based approach with Internal and External partners to mitigate production quality issues, maintain deliveries, monitor production guidelines • Collaborated with Design & Production teams to guide & monitor fit process ensuring “intended fit” is achieved • Led team to successfully meet all calendar milestones through lifecycle of pre-production to TOP stages

Production / Procurement • Improve shipping schedule by 2 weeks through execution and managing production calendar, time-and-action and WIP for specialty, big store and private label production • Initiate and facilitate new cross-functional team meetings to assure shared goals • Issue grading/marking contracts, sewing contracts and cut tickets for all production • Order all raw materials; negotiate raw materials/trim pricing and delivery to meet target margins and deadlines. • Manage logistics of duty and freight forwarding for imported fabric and garments ensuring compliances. • Examine all TOP samples • Conduct QC on production • For all line development, conduct material analysis; partner with design to consolidate and optimize material / trim costs • Manage raw material inventory control • Re-evaluate and update production cost sheets with actual costs Pre-production / Technical Design • Schedule and conduct fittings, ensuring that garments meet target specifications, design requirements, and cost targets. • Work with cross functional teams to improve fit and production quality while maintaining target costs / margins. • Ensure sew-by samples are relevant for production • Build and manage full garment technical packages for overseas production • Manage and fulfill private label pre-production and production requirements • Developed technical specification forms and packages • Spec and evaluate fit and TOP samples Leadership / Management • Transformed culture, improved morale by establishing employee appreciation initiatives for entire staff. • Reduced turnover by focusing on teamwork and open communication • Provide coaching for staff • Led the establishment of new processes and procedures in areas of fittings, TOP procedures, full package production, inventory management, raw material procurement • Led development of paperwork for full package production, technical specifications, purchase orders, technical specifications, garment identifiers • Drive cross functional team meetings