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Stoney Clover LaneTiger & Eloise Product Development and Production
May. 2023 - Jun. 2024New York, New York, United StatesWorking alongside SCL founders to translate the brand’s unique style into a cohesive apparel line, ensuring alignment with Stoney Clover’s vision. Leading product & production lifecycle domestically in CA by coordinating with suppliers daily to ensure efficient production processes.
- Implemented a development and production calendar to track the progress of styles at each stage of production.
- Tech pack creation and maintenance including Sketches, Artwork, BOM’s, Specs and Construction details.
- Generate style numbers, UPC codes, and PO’s using Net Suite.
- Lead cost negotiations, capacity and delivery to optimize profitability without compromising quality.
- Regularly inspect each sample as well as finished production to ensure specs are followed and quality requirements are being met.
Laird Apparel LLCSourcing and Production
May. 2022 - Apr. 2023New York City Metropolitan AreaCollaborated with the CEO and Creative Director to elevate current product mix along with innovative materials to expand brand growth. Leveraging global business acumen and industry expertise to support and guide vendor and factory relationships.
- Sourced and developed beach towels as well as soft accessories to introduce newness within the first six months to drive newness.
- Led cost negotiations, capacity and delivery for new product lines.
- Partnered with new suppliers and fabric mills in the activewear space to develop new product lines.
Haddad BrandsSenior Product Development Manager - Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley
Jan. 2021 - May. 2022New York City Metropolitan AreaLed product development for all brands Nike Brand, Hurley, Converse. Including soft and hard accessories. Thus including the final approvals for fabric qualities, trim qualities, wash submits, lab dips, graphic strikeoffs, and sampling to ensure on time delivery. Facilitated cooperation between and Licensor, Sales, and Design along with development to always build a consensus for product approvals. Initiated Licensor approval process which included Costco, Sam’s Club, and Buy Buy Baby.
- Oversaw tracking of all styles including time, and action calendars to ensure all target deadlines are meeting delivery date by working closely with our overseas offices and factories to review all pre-production samples and placements to address any callouts or issues prior to final
production and delivery.
- Proactively managed pricing and time constraints, including communicating with factories regarding design needs and timeframes for creating samples for a global business.
- Partnered closely with the social compliance team ensuring safety requirements are being met.
- Led production team and provided direction to identify clear deadlines and send out tech packs to suppliers.
- Established, implemented and analyzed production strategies to maintain relationships with manufacturing partners.
- Continually researched and sourced new factory opportunities to ensure competitiveness.
Haddad BrandsProduct Development Manager- Nike Littles
Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
rag & boneTrim Developer, Mens and Denim
Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2019Greater New York City AreaPartnered closely with design to confirm and identity new developments seasonally. Launched new developments with vendors and maintained approvals through production. Issued purchase orders to vendors for SMS samples Partnered with Product Development on pulling trims to send for SMS.
- Met with Trim vendors for new inspiration and research.
- Created seasonal trim inspiration boards for the design teams.
- Attended weekly meetings with production to ensure trim developments were on track.
- Maintained daily trim recaps with our midtown team to ensure all trims were in stock
Outdoor VoicesTrim Development
Sep. 2017 - Jan. 2018Greater New York City AreaIdentified suitable sources to elevate OV’s brand identity through trim development. Strategically advised and developed with trim suppliers and factories to translate design’s vision into elevating current trims, sourcing new and innovative trims which met commercial needs of the brand.
- Initiated and monitored all new trim development.
- Led trim price negotiations with suppliers during development.
- Built OV’s trim library (future); archived, tracked and labeled all trim developments.
NikeColor Developer, Running
Jan. 2017 - Aug. 2017Beaverton, OregonDelivered 100% color consistency across each category while driving the design vision from concept to completion. Established a new process within Nike’s Global Apparel Material team of which conceptualizes how color reacts to fibers before lab dipping. Thus, creating a quicker to market process and ability to adapt to fashion colors.
- Created consistent color execution on materials; facilitated change to more sustainable substrates and finishes i.e., recycled polyester, changing anti-microbial finishes and sustainable dying processes.
- Oversaw and led the change from Colorfastness regulations to a new Nike standardization.
- Adept in material composition vs. dye methods that present color achievability issues.
NikeColor Developer, Men's Athletic Training/ Nike Pro
Mar. 2016 - Jan. 2017Beaverton, Oregon
Tory BurchTrim and Color Associate, Tory Sport
Mar. 2015 - Apr. 2016Greater New York City Area- Coordinated cross-functionally with Design, PD, Material Vendors to create a fluid process - reducing delivery times and sample errors; saving substantial time in start up cost and helped achieve on time and successful new product launch. - Maintained daily PDM, tracking, adoption records and crated a process to manage Fabric and Trim boards once samples were received. - Attended yearly trade shows to stay up to date on industry wide trends. Created Trim inspiration boards at the beginning of each season. - Developed the branding and identity story of Tory Sport through Trims. Brought to reality the rough concept of a new brand through rough sketches, trim creation and brand identity by aligning with the broader Tory Burch story.
Tory BurchMaterial Development Assistant, Tory Sport
Feb. 2014 - Mar. 2015Greater New York City Area- Managed all materials for the Tory Sport line to include: Fabrics, Trims, Lab Dips and Strike-Offs. Achieved accuracy, completeness, quality, and affordability as well as ensured compliance to achieve a successful launch.
- Fostered relationships with our factory and supplier partners to execute brand vision and deliver materials superior to consumer expectations while bridging institutional knowledge gaps. - Coordinated cross functionally with both design, PD, and our material venders to create a fluid process reducing delivery times and incorrect samples. - Maintained PDM, daily tracking, and adoption records daily and created a process to manage and own Fabric and Trim boards once samples were received.
Tory BurchAssistant, Tory Sport
Jul. 2013 - Feb. 2014Greater New York City Area- Worked directly with the Creative Director of Tory Sport; provided assistance and direction specifically in bridging the gap between idea and concept into execution. - Developed the branding and identity story of Tory Sport; brought to reality the rough concept of a new brand through rough sketches, trim creation, and brand identity thru understanding of bigger picture Tory Burch story. - Provided production and design support to the Creative Director and Design Director; to include creation of tech packs, re-coloring and adapting prints for initial idea and concept. Creating and maintaining a digital file system
RR DonnelleyFreelance Graphic Production Artist
Feb. 2011 - Apr. 2011Sony Music- Worked alongside Graphic Production Artists in reviewing all preliminary designs and
the final layout of album artwork and inserts - Oversaw production process to include resizing fonts, retouching photos, enhancing artwork and pre-flighting files for the printer. - Managed the digitalization of the photo archive of Sony Music
Tory BurchFreelance Graphic Artist & Receptionist, Tory Burch (2011-2013)
Jan. 2011 - Jul. 2013Greater New York City Area- Supported the knitwear team in a freelance capacity by creating graphics for the Tory Burch graphic tee shirt line - Designs were featured in four seasons and included the re-creation of prints into graphics, as well as the creation of novelty graphics - Researched current trend tee-shirt graphics to meet seasonal goals - Was the face of the Tory Burch brand; welcomed visitors and employees while embodying the Tory Burch brand - Provided administrative support to the Manager of Office Services as well as the larger Tory Burch LLC employees
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