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Chief Design Officer
FDDS
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 2021 - Present (3 years 2 months)
Leads the design and development of apparel lines, including ready-to-wear, special occasion dresses, luxury lingerie, high-tech apparel, and athleisure.
Manages trend forecasting, factory negotiations, costing, fabric sourcing, textile development, print and silkscreen, trim development, and cross-functional calendar and budget.
Directs global CAD design initiatives, leading a team of designers to produce innovative and market-leading designs.
Manages end-to-end print and pattern development, ensuring quality execution at scale.
Coordinates a team of full-time and contract CAD designers, managing calendars, budgets, and work allocation.
Optimizes design processes and tools, fostering effective cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.
Collaborates with print technicians to preemptively address potential manufacturing and costing issues.
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Product Development Manager, Designer
TCW Trends
Torrance, CA
Jan 2017 - Apr 2021 (4 years 3 months)
Global Manufacturer of apparel for Men, Women, and Children. * Labels: Hurley, Puma, Levi's, Columbia, Reebok, Eddie Bauer, Orvis, Natori, Felina, Marika, Tahari, Cathy Daniels, Margaritaville, Dickies, Disney, American Rag, Bally, Costco, and Sam's Club. * Product lines from casual to athletic wear, all tiers, including big box for Costco and Sam's Club. * Product Design, Product development, Merchandising, Costing and Production. * Manages staff of 6 including production coordinators. * Fabric and trim sourcing globally from China Manages fabric and trims library. * Designs, Merchandises, develops, TNA, factory negotiations, costing, fabric sourcing, textile prints, new factory sourcing, cross-functional calendar, factory audit, fabric & garment testing, budget and business acumen. * Creates professional vendor/customer relationships for high functioning, quick turn product cycles and process. * Travels globally for sourcing, shows, trend, buyer meetings and production. Production and sampling in 7 + countries. * Current Business knowledge, future goals and creates roadmap on how to get there. * Manages library for faster product development, and innovation. * Streamlined PD process for speed to market by decreasing sample lead times by 30%. * Increased club store business by 16%. * Increased overall growth 20% due to advanced Design, & PD technical skills.
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Vice President of Design & Merchandising
Omni Brand
Quebec, Canada
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
* Multi-million Manufacturer of apparel for Women, Men, Junior and Children. Brands- Pajar, Dickies, Realtree and Major retailer's private label. * Manages Fashion Designers, Graphic Designers, Production Managers, Product Developers, Web Designers and Merchandisers. * Creates CAD design, textile design, package design, embellishment design, web page design and trend forecast. * Develops cross-functional calendar to meet all deadlines. * Increased sales by 20% due to innovative product lines and new licenses. * High product costs, created processes and decreased costs by 7%.
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Vice President of Design & Merchandising
Perry Ellis
Miami, FL
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Isaco Vice President of Design & Merchandising * 200 million + Manufacturer of Men's apparel. * Labels include Perry Ellis, Papi, Rico, Undertech, Reckless and Equipo. * Key Accounts: Macy's, Dillard's, Lord & Taylor, Kohl's, JC Penney's. * Directed team of Fashion Designers, Production Managers, Graphic Artists, Web Designers & Merchandisers. * Created line plans, CAD designs, trend boards, calendar & POG * Private label sales decreasing created new innovative product, which increased sales by 22% and market share. * Needed sales growth, launched new successful Young Men's lines, opened new accounts and increased sales.
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Vice President of Design & Merchandising
Renfro
Los Angeles, CA
2010 - 2014 (4 years)
K. Bell Vice President of Design & Merchandising * 550 million + Manufacturer for Women, Men, Junior and Children. * Accounts: Costco, Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, & Amazon. * Managed team of 14, Designers, Packaging Designers & Tech Designers. * Directed CAD designs, merchandised line plan, catalogs, presentations, technical packages, trend boards, photo shoot, web page and trend analysis. * Needed sales growth, created new categories to grow business from 35M to 55M in 3 years.
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Design Director, Apparel
Modern Amusement
Los Angeles, CA
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Design Director, Apparel 500 million + branded licensed and private label apparel and uniforms. * Designed lines for Cherokee and Simply Basics. * Managed a team