MiJoi Fields: Apparel Development & Production in Los Angeles, CA
MiJoi Fields
Apparel Development & Production
Los Angeles | United States
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Industries
Fashion
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Skate
Streetwear
Work experience
First Development & Production
Apparel Development & Production | 02/2014 - Current
Expert in 'Made in USA' production. Can manage both small and large scale development through production. Many LA resources. Knowledgeable in Men's, Women's, Juniors, Accessories, and Novelties.
- Adobe Illustrator flat sketching (CADS)
- Technical Design
- Sourcing (Domestic & Overseas)
- Product Development (Domestic & Overseas)
- Apparel Production (Domestic & Overseas)
Diamond Supply Co.
Production / Apparel Development | 11/2011 - 02/2014
• Manage all aspect of development & production, from initial tech pack to consumer ready goods, up to 1200 sku's per season
• Handled 200-300 POs at one time, including drop shipments
• Daily correspondence and communication with domestic and overseas factories to ensure on time production delivery
• Liaise heavily with design/merchandising/sales department on status of approvals,samples/submits/trims,swatches etc.
• Create, update, and maintaining tracking reports, fabric/lab dip, strike offs, fit sample, and TOP approvals
•Managing relationships with factory owners, sewers, patternmakers and fabric agents to meet deadlines and troubleshoot issues during the development process
•Development and Production Costing - gather costing date, including yields, fabric widths+production cost, duty and cut/make and revise to meet goal margins
•Source new vendors to continue improve production cost and delivery.
DimePiece Designs
Product Development / Operations | 10/2008 - 08/2012
• Designed CADS, technical packages and line sheets.
• Create, update, and maintaining tracking reports, fabric/lab dip, strike offs, fit sample, and TOP approval.
• Update, and maintain bill of materials sheets with various updates fabric, color, trim, for various divisions.
• Create and update all cost sheets from concept, first fit, to approved production fit.
• Liaison between Designers and Pattern-maker in design concept specifications, and through all revisions.
• Coordinate and negotiate all pricing with contractors, and sample sewers.
• Create all outgoing purchase orders and cutting tickets and logging all incoming unit to manage inventory as well as check and investigate on any fall out units.
• Schedule and monitor all send-outs to domestic contractors making sure production flows with WIP.
Michael Kors
Visual Merchandiser/ Sales Associate | 11/2011 - 02/2012
Michael Kors
Visual Merchandiser | 05/2011 - 11/2011
Hot Kiss Inc.
Showroom Manager/ Product Development | 08/2008 - 03/2009
Assistant to the Executive Manager in a Junior Sportswear showroom. Processed and received shipments, maintain and disturbed all showroom samples. Submitted reports through PowerPoint and Excel, also daily assisted the sales team with their clients. Micro-managed other interns to carry out daily tasks. Maintained general upkeep of the showroom and office supplies/machines. Along working in the showroom I was an assistant in the design studio with the designers, choosing fabrics, logo modifications, and sample coordinating.