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Senior Designer + Product Manger
Aalfs Manufacturing
Minneapolis, MN
Jul 2016 - Present (8 years 2 months)
• Develop and own the project roadmap from kickoff through creative presentation to production
• Implement and maintain detailed development schedules; determine integration plan for concurrent work
• Manage communication with internal and external clients, to build and grow multi-million dollar programs
• Champion creative services processes and navigate client communication to ensure clear understanding of timelines and deliverables
• Collaborate with sales team to deliver on costing and margin goals. Cost engineer the garment through construction and fabric to meet targets
• Diligent approach to workload, maintaining timely communication with business partners and CFTs
• Identify potential challenges that could delay project timelines and bring actionable solutions to the table
• Cultivate strategic creative relationships with fabric mills and supplier partners
• Drive the development and production processes through monthly, or as needed, travel to fully owned factories (i.e.: fabric, wash concepts, garment dye, shadebands, fit review, workmanship, etc.)
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Trend Developer + Graphic Designer
Portu Sunberg Marketing
Minneapolis, MN
Jul 2013 - Jul 2016 (3 years)
• Produced tailored trend concepts that include mood, color, material, key items and print & pattern for teams to translate through to product development
• Substantial domestic and international travel for market and lifestyle research, trade shows and overall concept inspiration and direction
• Curated a Trend Corner from various channels in order to elevate the entire companies awareness of incoming and outgoing trends
• Partnered with Sales Managers, vendors and national retailers to ensure concepts are brand-right and deliver at the appropriate time within the trend cycle
• Designed assets for both print and web including invitations, business cards and marketing collateral
• Created die-lines, packaging, and print & pattern for beauty, home, hard goods and grocery products for national retailers and vendors
• Rendered in-aisle visual merchandising solutions for entire product category plan-o-grams (POGs)
• Mentored and oversaw Creative Intern's projects and day-to-day tasks
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Associate Production Designer
Creative Apparel Concepts
Minneapolis, MN
Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 (11 months)
• Partnered with design/sales teams to manage the development of product from concept to production
• Provided seasonal color direction and trend to design and sales teams
• Created clear submit comments to factories for lab dips, strike offs, trims, bulk fabric, PPs, TOPs
• Handled all licensing for team sport programs including NBA and Collegiate
• Traveled to tradeshows with sales team to promote internally designed product for wholesale
• Interviewed, hired and managed the Design Intern's projects and daily tasks
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Design + Merchandise Consultant
Aalfs Manufacturing
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 2012 - Jul 2012 (5 months)
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Assistant Colorist
Christopher and Banks
Plymouth, MN
Dec 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 1 month)