QiaoZhen Zhang: Production manager in San Diego, CA

Served as the Interim Cutting Room Director, creating and analyzing tech pack, leading and executing patternmaking functions while communicating with diverse customers via email. • Piloted continuous improvement and operational excellence, leading the development and implementation of the quilt line template to increase work efficiency by 50%. • Fostered and maintained professional relationships with clients, including Stussy and Stranger Things production team, to boost business development and create jacket for the F/W2022 clothing line.

• Guided project management and execution, facilitating the development of on-brand patterns and cutting jacket samples for social media marketing to drive brand development and user experience. • Played an integral role in preparing jacket materials for production by identifying requirements and offering strategic design and apparel development solutions. • Sewed Seattle University Athletics Upcycle collaboration samples, transforming old apparel in new, vibrant pieces.

Provided support across all production operations, assisting with bulk productions to produce high- quality, final products while ensuring compliance with project goals. • Responsible for sewing pants samples and labels for customer review and deployed a high attention to detail to execute quality control processes for final garments. • Leveraged extensive interpersonal skills to secure 3 customer orders, resulting in generating $45K in purchase orders. SKILL Core Competencies: Project Management, Customer Services, Organizational Skills, Requirements Analysis, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Customer Experience, Brand Development, Project Execution, Process Improvement Technical Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Google Workspace (Slides, Sheets, Docs, Calendar), Slack, Zoom, Sketch