Matt Hendricks: Design Director, Healthcare Apparel in Santa Monica, CA

• Manage team of 2 Senior Designers and 1 Senior Print Designer to create seasonal lines of healthcare apparel that generate 68% ($84M) of total company sales ($123M) • Oversee the licensee time and action calendar for Skechers and ABC/Grey’s Anatomy to ensure the timely development and submission of samples for approval to bulk production • Partner with PD, in-house pattern makers, and sewers to drive newness and innovation on cost-effective trim applications, construction details, and fit blocks to raise profit margin and support sales • Travel to and present the line to key national accounts to strengthen retailer relationships, gain product buy-in, and grow seasonal bookings

Design women's denim styles for Boot Barn exclusive brand Shyanne

• Managed team of 8 designers creating women’s denim and sportswear for all distribution channels • Collaborated with Creative Director and Men’s Design Director to create and present the brand’s seasonal concept direction consisting of fabrics, washes, graphics, color, mood, construction and silhouette • Rationalized denim fabric assortment by 25% with Production and Merchants to leverage volume across all channels, improve fit consistency, reduce cost, and strengthen mill relationships • Optimized wash development process to improve relevancy to trend and concept while reducing oversampling • Spearheaded the creation of extended size and APAC denim fits with Tech Design and Merchants to expand the body shape offering and achieve incremental sales growth for Spring 2019 forward

• Evaluated color submissions from overseas vendors • Developed seasonal color palettes with Design • Managed the file system for lab-dip documents to improve the accessibility of color history