Mary Alayarian: Senior Product Developer and Technical Designer in Irvine, California
Work experience
BOEN
Senior Product Developer | 08/2024 - 05/2025
• Own product development across all categories – from initial concept to pre-production evaluation and final QC.
• Communicate directly with overseas vendors regarding development for all products.
• Maintain WIPs and trackers to ensure cross-departmental visibility and efficient workflow.
• Develop all trims with the trim supplier and liase with the factories when needed.
• Collaborate with leadership for fabric and trim direction, design, tech pack, and sample review.
• Provide guidance to design for tech pack revisions and CEO-driven requests.
Mad Engine Global, LLC.
Product Development Manager | 03/2020 - 08/2024
• Led all development for LRG, Neff, and Russell Athletics, managing multiple SMU and seasonal calendars.
• Negotiated factory costs to meet target margins, lowering the overall cost of styles.
• Supervised direct reports and coached them on tech pack accuracy, vendor follow-up, and fitting requirements.
• Directed fit sessions and implemented brand-specific sizing to ensure consistent garment quality.
• Maintained detailed WIP reports, aligning all teams and improving transparency.
• Spearheaded seasonal development by creating detailed BOMs, specs, and fit documentation.
• Oversaw all daily correspondence with 10+ overseas vendors, ensuring alignment on costing, timelines, and quality, and enhancing supplier relationships.
• Entered and managed POs using Full Circle ERP, ensuring system accuracy.
Pretty Great LLC
Product Development Manager | 11/2016 - 03/2020
• Led all streetwear development from design concept to production approval for streetwear brands including Nikita, Bonfire, Sessions, and SLVDR.
• Partnered with Executive, Sales, Marketing, and Design teams to meet calendar initiatives and deliver seasonal lines.
• Developed and sourced fabrics, prints, and trims.
• Generated Tech Packs, including CADs, BOMs, construction, specs, and graded specs for each style.
• Worked with Marketing and Sales to make all visual line plans for each season.
• Negotiated with factories to achieve target costs.
• Reviewed, measured, and fitted all development and production samples.
• Travelled internationally to build vendor relationships and streamline factory communication.
J BRAND
Technical Designer | 10/2015 - 11/2016
• Supported technical development through detailed tech packs, construction specs, and grade rules.
• Led fit sessions and translated feedback into clear comments for offshore manufacturers.
• Ensured product consistency by standardizing fit and construction across collections.
Epoch Apparel Group
Technical Designer | 05/2015 - 09/2015
• Created Tech Packs and communicated with factories on a daily basis.
• Measured and fitted samples prior to going to customer meetings.
• Attended customer fit sessions.
• Maintained detailed sample development history.
Ilovegorgeous
Assistant Product Developer/Technical Designer | 06/2013 - 04/2015
• Created Tech Packs and blocks, schedule fit sessions.
• Analyzed product returns and manage PLM system data.
• Inspected quality standards and coordinate samples.
Payne Associates
Assistant Technical Designer | 08/2010 - 06/2013
• Communicated with factories, measure fit samples, and attend fit sessions.
• Kept critical path dates.
• Coached a Junior Garment Technologist.
• Assisted in creating Tech Packs.