Michael Paskin: Project Management in Huntington Beach, CA
Michael Paskin
Project Management
Huntington Beach | United States
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ToughBuilt
Project Management | 04/2022 - Current
Responsible for all aspects of project management for assigned product development and deployment projects
throughout the entire lifecycle.
• Prepare a detailed project plan to schedule key project milestones, workstreams and activities
• Oversee gaps between teams within assigned projects, processes, and systems, helping teams mitigate risk
factors
• Maintain constant communication with all applicable stakeholders
• Integrate product development, production, subcontractor, and customer activities into an overall program
management structure
• Analyze and resolve project roadblocks.
• Implement tasks and maintain unique project flows in the project management software WorkFront.
• Exercise judgment to prioritize and communicate to meet and exceed project deadlines and commitments
• Monitor and report on the progress of all project activity within the project including significant milestones and
any conditions which would affect project cost or schedule
Mike Paskin Photography
Photographer | 06/2017 - Current
Photo assistant to professional photographer Joey Wright for Hard Rock Tampa Bay Calendar (2017-2018). Gained experience with outdoor photo shoots, shot list creation, photographer & digital photography management, and editing using Lightroom, Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud. Portfolio available at www.mikepaskin.com.
Happy Factories
Project Manager | 01/2022 - 04/2022
Manage apparel & merch projects for high profile brands, bands, musicians, and social media influencers from concept to execution.
• Managed all aspects of the order development process including client relations, sourcing, and sampling.
• Managed the production process which includes developing timelines, transportation logistics, vendor management, and quality control.
• Created and fostered relationships with new vendors resulting in a more streamline production process that can handle more projects at one time.
Happy Factories
Production Coordinator | 07/2021 - 12/2021
Manage apparel projects requiring custom dye and embroidery for high profile brands, bands, musicians, and social media influencers from concept to print.
• Managed product integrity, order specifications compliance, and delivery logistics with the vendors to meet established production milestones.
• Established strong relationships with dye and embroidery vendors resulting in a responsive and quality production process
• Managed the preproduction process including Prepare For Dye blank sourcing, design development, and sampling.
Paige Denim
Technical Design Assistant | 11/2020 - 07/2021
Logging and processing prototypes and samples through the preproduction process. Measuring samples and logging specifications. Logging and tracking the fit list for upcoming fittings with fit models. Tracking completed stages and stages needed to be complete for products through preproduction.
Public Life Private Life
Product Development Intern | 08/2020 - 11/2020
Product Development intern at apparel brand start up. While at PLPL I provided insight on line development helping in creating a mood board and color pallet. My role includes producing digital flat sketches, fashion sketches, and tech packs. I also assist in website development as well as provide product photography.
Paige Denim
Technical Design Intern | 02/2020 - 03/2020
Pulled and sorted samples from previous seasons, updated and confirmed excel documents, and performed administrative work. Time was cut short due to COVID-19.
Rockstar Energy Drink
West Sales Operations Coordinator | 01/2015 - 11/2018
Joined the organization as a sales rep; advanced in six months to sales operations to lead a 60-person sales and sampling team covering a large territory. Excelled in a fast- paced, multi-faceted role encompassing promotional program planning and execution, field marketing, product education, hiring, training, team leadership, internal/external problem solving, and weekly reporting on promotional campaign effectiveness.
Successfully managed projects and people to meet or exceed goals every quarter:
? Field Marketing & Promotion—Drove success of new and existing products as well as the launch of a new brand by coordinating 150+ promotional events and marketing campaigns each year at universities, military installations and convenience stores. Established a consistent process across all projects to ensure timely, accurate completion and maintained photographic documentation.
? Team Building, Communications & Leadership—Took over a high turnover 20-
person team and fostered an atmosphere that improved morale and company’s
reputation with customer accounts. Reduced turnover through communications and more thorough, effective hiring.
? Hiring & Training—Selected as national hiring manager based on ability to select quality reps. Hired nearly 50% of 200- person sales force on a rapid timeline. Trained 70+ entry-level reps in the field and educated consumers on products.
? Region Leadership & Process Improvement—Managed a large territory spanning the Pacific Northwest and parts of the Southern U.S. Introduced processes for tracking and holding reps accountable for their daily actions/achievements. Coordinated national military sales to 140+ bases and posts with 60 military sales reps.
? Advertising & Merchandising—Strategized and executed visual merchandising initiatives and placed point-of-sale advertising for events and sales programs. Negotiated and acquired valuable shelf space and built displays.
? Relationship Building—Turned around an underperforming region and rebuilt/restored relationships with accounts (300+) and distributor reps. Maintained regular contact and traveled with/to rep team, key accounts and retailers.
Rockstar Energy Drink
Sales Representative | 08/2014 - 01/2015
- Managed and merchandised over 300 accounts in the coastal Orange County area
- Sold Rockstar products through concept selling and price point management to push incremental volume
- Promoted and improved the marketability of Rockstar products through shelf management, display position and frequency
Robinson Pharma Inc
Sales Representative | 07/2013 - 01/2014
- Researched and obtained new domestic and international clients resulting in 8 new accounts, 6 of which are international
- Established international contracts and worked with the R&D team to provide insight and recommendations about potential new products
Education history
Loyola Marymount University
BS | 2009 - 2013
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
AAPD | 2019 - 2020
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